Tire sizes for trailer

[Roy Suomi]

I'm building a trailer to haul my stuff to Williamsfield tractor show for flea market.. My issue is what tire size can I put on K-5 Blazer rally wheels.. I want to stay under 31-10.5-15 tires as the OD of the tire is real close to fender brackets.. The rally wheels are 8" at the bead.. I don't want narrow tires with bulging sidewalls.. Looks "hokey"...I need a smaller OD with wide enough bead to fit wheels..

 

[miner09]

What size is trailer and what kind of load will determine size of tire.

 

[hd6gtom]

lt235/75rX15 6 ply should work ok.

 

[Hay hay hay]

Go to the Tirerack website. Go to --Diameter Comparison of Light Truck Tire Sizes.

 

[mkirsch]

235's will look all stretched out on 8" rims.

You need a tire with at least a 265 tread width, preferably a 285.

If you want to keep the overall diameter down, go with a 70, 65, 60, or lower profile number.

 

[Roy Suomi]

6 X 10 single axle.. Not a heavy hauler by any stretch of the imagination..

 

[SDE]

Call your local tire shop for the right size tire. I think my LT245s are on an eight inch rim.
SDE

 

[Pops1532]

Your diameter, section width and rim width are a strange combination. I think you're pretty well limited to 265 width tires, and even they'll have a slightly wider section width than you want. Basically, the wheels you want to use are too wide compared to the diameter restrictions you have.

 

[oleblu]

How about 30x9.50x15????

 

[hd6gtom]

Roy, I see you are being told 235/75X15 will look "stretched out" on 8" rims. They are designed to go on 8" rims. The LT version usually run a little wider profile than a car tire, that is why I recommended them. That is what I would have recommended to any customer that walked in the door of my tire shop. They should give you the clearance on the sidewall you need.

 

[Pops1532]

Remember the OP says he needs to keep the section width under 10 1/2 inches. Even a 235 will have a greater section width when mounted on an 8" rim than the OP says he has room for. There are several options if he were to use wheels with 6 1/2 or 7 inch rim width. The 8" wide wheels are his problem.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Yes. Corvettes came from the factory for years with 235/75-15 on 8" wheels.


Glenn F.