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Originally Posted by Ronnie Smith Jr
If you decide to run the 15" tires, do yourself a favor and a little insurance to last those nasty Texas summer heat on the roadways; change the rubber valve stems to the steel valve stems. The heat generated by the friction of the tires and the roads have caused rapid deterioration and cause tire failure as well.
FWIW, I had the 3500 axle and typical 15" tire and wheel combo. I went through 2-4 tires a year, irregardless of their age. I always carried 2 spares with me - and have used both on trips before. Ended up selling that trailer and bought a 28' 5200 lb axles with a 6 lug 15" wheel combo. Sold those wheels and put a set of 16" aluminum wheels and LT 245/16 without ANY issues over the last few years.
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Thanks for the response and that's a great idea about the valve stems. I checked today and the total price of the trailer with 5200# axles and 15" 6-lug wheels with 15" 225 D rated tires (2,540#) is $4899. I think I'm going to pick one up and run the tires until they go and then sell the wheels and go with 16" E rated.