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Originally Posted by Sheridan
C J,
That's interesting, down sizing the rim and up sizing the tire. I never thought of that. Why did you go that direction?
I've got some radial passenger tires that are on the trailer now that are ST 205/75R X 15's with a C load rating (1820 lbs. at 45 psi). The 205's are only 4 ply and about an inch shorter than the recommended stock tire of 6.70 X 15.
Dan
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I went with the smaller rim because the smallest ST rated tire that was available to me was too close to the outriggers on both sides. I wanted more clearance between the tire and the outriggers. So I went down in rim size and up in tire size to get the largest tire I could and still be comfortable with how close the tire is to the trailer outriggers.
on a side note -- should the need ever arise, I will be able to use cable chains during the winter. I have towed the Caravel in the snow but the chain law wasn't up at the time. I take my Caravel off-road too so I wanted the clearance.
In a nutshell it was personal preference. I probably would have been just fine if I stayed on paved roads and out of the snow.