Trailer tires

37chief

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I found a 15 inch rim that fits my 6 bolt trailer pattern. I would like to get rid of the 14.5 rims. The 14.5 tires will not wear out at the same time. Say I have two that I can replace with 15 inch. Can I put both 15 inch on one side, or put one 15 and 14.5 on one side together? Or put all 4 15 rims on at the same time? Stan
 
If you could run one tire size per axle, that ought to be satisfactory. Miss matched rubber on the same axle will probably cause trouble. Kind of like running bias and radials. I feel your pain on 14.5's.
 
I'm with Matt....These wheels are just 1/2 ton Chevy PU wheels aren't they ? That's a real common hub pattern ...
 
6 hole Chev rims are a dime a dozen so to speak. Toyota and Chev and Nissan all used the same bolt pattern. Shoot I bet I have at least 10 if not more on the place
 
I think the answer needs more info. Were it mine, I ould stand the fully infated tires next to one another. if withinn a half inch, I would run one of each on each side. If not, I would only run them mixed at all if the suspension had a rocker pivot between springs front to rear to assure equal loading, and again I would run one of each on a side. Jim
 
put all 4 on together and save 1 or 2 of the 14.5 for spares. I never seen a trailer that did not need a spare.
 
My 6 lug trailer has the same bolt pattern as the Chevy truck but the center is larger. I took the cutting torch and very carefully opened the center up. There was a ridge that was easy to follow with the torch so it went well. I have 15" on front axle and 14.5" on the rear. I had a set of Rally type with the very short "spokes" in them.
As a side note. I built my trailer out of an old house trailer frame and axles. The people I got it from said it was a mid fifties model. The running gears are much heavier than modern HT stuff! The leaf spring ends and the rocker are all fit with bronze bushings and grease zerks. The axles are heavy solid square stock with heavy hubs and bearings. I have a second old fifties trailer frame to build another but it is five lug. Still a beafy setup.
J
 
(quoted from post at 05:51:56 05/23/15) put all 4 on together and save 1 or 2 of the 14.5 for spares. I never seen a trailer that did not need a spare.

Best way to go, and dont buy radial tires for anything that hauls
heavy loads.
 
(quoted from post at 12:41:45 05/23/15)
(quoted from post at 05:51:56 05/23/15) put all 4 on together and save 1 or 2 of the 14.5 for spares. I never seen a trailer that did not need a spare.

Best way to go, and dont buy radial tires for anything that hauls
heavy loads.

Why?? I've got radials on everything. I run 14 ply on my trailers and 10 ply on my trucks. I know you can get 8 ply 15 inch radials and maybe even 10 or 12 ply that are made for trailers.
 

That sounds like your putting car tires on the trailer and overloading them or under inflating them. Just about all, if not all, semi trailers are running radials.
 
Never, but I do haul some loads. I was referring to the sizes mentioned by the OP. This one is on Ebay now. The trailer runs 10 ply 15 inch bias tires. You let something like that start wagging the dog, and its game over.

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