Karrier ST175/80R13 Radial Trailer Tire with 13" Galvanized Wheel - 5 on 4-1/2 - Load Range D

by: John02/18/2019

Got two of these wheels for my jet ski trailer , great investment. 606153

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I ordered this tire wheel combination because its simpler to order combination than just buy tires and not that much more expensive. I also wanted to change to galvanized wheels so combo was the way to go. I also wanted load range D and hopefully a better quality tire than readily available locally , which I hope this turns out be. I have had extensive experience with large and small trailers including jet ski pontoon and ski boat, equiptment trailers, goosenecks, 4 wheeler / lawnmower trailers and john boat fishing boat trailers which this purchase was for. Essentially all the 13 inch and under down to 8 inch trailer tires I have ever had failed from sidewall cracking aging . Hope the rubber in this tire is more like normal car tire formulation. Only time will tell. The tires arrived in 3 days as indicated when ordered and order was correct. The condition of the tires was as expected with no observed defects they were also pre inflated . The one thing that prevented me from giving this a five star was the quality of the galvanization on the wheels. In some areas there was excess small sheets of the galvanized coating hanging off wheel near tire bead edge and between the spokes. This excess pulls off easily but makes me think it will leave a small crease of unprotected metal. Only time will tell. I do believe the wheels will look better 3 years for now than the painted ones I had and am using as spares. The website was fairly easy to use but the choices could have been further filtered to galvanized etc wheel and especially load range and Bias vs Radial tires . It took a while to go through the 25 or so choices then I placed possibles in cart then went to cart to review those and remove all the ones I did not order. Overall very good experience with shopping and ordering and I have ordered from here several times. 607207

There are a few things you can do to maximize the longevity of your tires. 1 Observe the weight rating. Exceeding the weight rating will cause a high heat build-up, which decreases tire life. 2 Observe the tires speed rating, for the same reason as above. 3 Maintain the tire at the full pressure listed on the tire sidewall. If the tire is underinflated, its load bearing capability will be reduced. Trailer tires are meant to be operated fully inflated unlike passenger vehicle tires which can have an acceptable inflation range. 4 Protect the tires from UV rays if the trailer is stored outside. UV rays from sunlight cause the rubber compounds in tires to break down prematurely. Trailer tires should be replaced around the 6 year mark, regardless of tread condition. At 6 years, dry rot will start to be a problem.

-- Mike L - 02/22/2019

Fast delivery. Tires look nice have not had them on the road yet. I will update after our family vacation. 406398

Tires and wheels both look good, the galvanized is a nice change from just painted. If you want even better looking, you'll have to get the aluminum wheels. Customer service was excellent. UPS broke the box and lost one tire, etrailer folks worked with me and them and got a replacement wheel/tire out to me. When UPS found the missing tire, they dropped it at my house and I contacted etrailers to buy it as well to use as a spare. I loved that they stayed in email contact with me on an almost daily basis as we tracked down what happened. Only took a week to sort it all out, and two days of that was because I let the initial box sit without opening it up. Tire wheel price combo seemed higher than some, but I got free shipping, which more than made up for the difference and made these guys the best deal. I would definitely buy from them again 172789

Tire and rim look very good. I will be used as a spare on my boat trailer. Shipping was very fast. Havn't had time to mount it yet. 426465

super fast shipping,great products, good prices. the tires& rims look great and balanced out well.easy site to find what you want and need. I have no worries about pulling my camper with these tires any where, I searched a lot of sites wasting time to find they dont have load range D witch should be std in my openion. these guys have an awassom selection of my towing needs at prices I can afford. 58382

there still going strong, perfect for the camper witch has a slide,shower water heater etc,no issueas at all,too many people put the wrong loadrange on thier camper like this one had.get the right tire

mark t - 04/30/2014

fast shipping and the new wheels make my 4 year old boat look new ! 131002

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great , showing very little wear and i fish year round

curtis p - 05/16/2015

by: Darian09/26/2018

I've only put about 1200 miles on these, but they still look like I put them on my boat trailer yesterday. For the price, couldn't ask for better. 568997

Bass Tracker Boat Trailer had chrome rims. Only a few years on it and it is garage kept. Rust was showing. Found the Rim and Tire combo made out of Galvanized metal to be a much cheaper and fast fix to problem. These tires are great. The price for the mounted set sent was delivered in less than 1 day at miles less than 300 from MO shipper. Saved on taxes, mounting, disposal, shipping. When it is time to replace tires again than would do it over with exact replacement. Chrome on old rims made my Alum boat look dull. No dulling down the rims makes boat look even better. Getting a spare too! The combo height from old to new was about an inch. Old tires don't loose this much rubber. No more excessive bounce when hitting potholes. 40939

Tires were ordered on Good Friday and showed before noon on Tuesday. Great service as expected. The tires are very nice and there was no shipping damage. I think they will work great on my camper for this years long distance tow. Only little complaint is that the rims don't look like a lot of finish work went into them. They are rough, almost look like they were spray painted rather than galvanized. Surface has drips and runs. But otherwise is well covered and I don't anticipate them rusting like my old white painted rims did. They may look better with a bit of hand polish work. But they are trailer tires not mag rims on a GTO so I can live with it. 183877

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Bought three of these tires and selected the galvanized option for use on my boat trailer. Another reviewer commented on the quality of the galvanizing. My rims looked as if it was sprayed on vs. dipped as well. However, for my application looks less important than function. The three tires individually balanced with weights ranging from minimal to heavy. one required weights on both sides of the rims. I've had them out for a hundred mile round trip and they performed well. So far very satisfied with ease of ordering, prompt shipping, customer follow up and price. If tires hold up well will upgrade rating. As an aside... very impressed with the wealth of information this site makes available to the consumer. 195301

A year ago I promised to upgrade my rating if he tires held up well. They did and I will. Five Stars! Put about 2000 highway miles and numerous dunks in various lakes. The tirres hardly look used and track true. The galvanizing has done its job as well. No issues with rust. Im satisfied with the tires and rims. will consider again when time.

Sid H - 05/26/2016

Tires look excellent, maybe the rims could be better with a heavier coat of galvanized material,, we'll see. Delivery was fast. Have ordered from e trailer before, and will definitely use them again and again. 112074

Product quality is good, ordered lug nuts, thinking I was ordering stainless steel, since I launch in salt water, but received galvanized, that was my mistake, very happy with product and etrailer.com.

Bob L - 01/07/2015

Great price, nice wheels and tires, fast free shipping. I would recommend you to anyone needing stuff for their trailer, 159606

The price plus free shipping is impossible to beat. The tires worked perfect and I recently bought another one for a spare.

Bob M - 11/05/2015

Just what I wanted. Delivered when prom ised! 658733

by: Johnw06/13/2019

No issues, still looks like a new tire. This is on a boat trailer that gets about 1000 miles a year, lots of sun and salt water. Normally the sun does them in more than the miles, in this case the Kenda Karrier still looks new. The galvanized rim was well done, heavy galvanizing that again looks brand new after many dips in salt water. Would buy again. 657744

Delivered fast and fit trailer. It's a spare so won't be used for a while. 657586

tire/rim combination looks to be just what we needed 656752

Customer Service is awesome. When you call then they answer the phone promptly and that person is very knowledgeable. All products were perfect, and shipping was FAST. I will be passing the word. G 656342

Shipping was very fast. The wheels looked better than I expected, the tires look very good. I got them mounted up on a pontoon trailer but have not taken it down the road yet. Think they will do just fine though. 655682

Quick service! Tires and rims look good. 652618

by: Patrick D.05/31/2019

Very satisfied. No issues pulling. Quality product and shipped very quickly. 650256

by: Wayne P.05/30/2019

Excellent product. Purchased 4 wheel with tires for my pontoon boat trailer. Drove to Lake Conroe Rx from Lafayette La. with no issues. Put considerable mileage on these tires and they are performing very well. Excellent product. 649254

by: Dave H. Don’t buy overpriced tires!05/23/2019

See the title. At a local tire shop they want exorbitant prices to mount a brand new trailer tire. If your wheels, like mine were aging, and you don’t care about fancy looks, this is the ticket. Two brand new galvanized wheels and matched tires that look great for way less money. They’re a basic design but these were a great fit for me. They track perfect, way better in fact than the factory rims with overpriced tires that I would have the tire shop “balance” every time I got new ones. Another tip, make sure you get a tire that is speed rated appropriately for your load. I was blowing those overpriced tire shop tires about every two to three years before I figured this out. The stress on a fully inflated max pressure tire is more than you think once you load the boat down with gas and gear, and you like to get to the lake quickly like me. I’m very confident in this purchase, no complaints we will see about the longevity after some time. Etrailer is exceptional to do business with as always! 645175

Surprised, but the quality was better than expected. Thanks 644863

I was originally going to get the tires without the rims to replace a current shredded tire and an existing tire on my Aliner popup. However, for only about $30 more per tire, I now have new tires and rims, a good spare (the existing one) and the possibility of having a spare spare, should I want it. My ordering process was quick and easy, and the tires were shipped the same day, and delivered within 2 days. 639881

Quick delivery. Perfect condition. 639865

Purchased two trailer tires and both arrived in easy to carry boxes and went on just like they were made for it! :-) Easy to order, arrived fine, and all is great. I haven't put any miles on them just yet, but I'm sure they will ride just fine. 635292

by: Paul W.04/20/2019

Very pleased with the purchase. Tires were new stock (approx 1 month since manufacture) and rims in great shape. Good price and fast shipping 633599

Best prices! Fast shipping and a big selection of trailer parts. 633408

Prompt delivery,video was informative 633131

Tires and wheels look good. They are what I expected. 623205

I needed some new tires for my boat trailer. Looking online I found etrailer.com. They gave instructions on what to measure for bolt pattern and everything you need to know about ordering the right ones that you need. Very easy to do. 620204

I recently purchased a 21' maxum pleasure boat,the trailer had new tires (C load) that at 50 psi appeared overloaded ( this is a heavy boat.) I found the etrailer website very easy to navigate,and following the wheel/tire listing, picking replacement wheels and tires with D load rating difference of 1360 lb to 1610 lb. The 2 wheel assys,were promptly shipped and received with free shipping, I can now tow without risk of blow-out.the galvanized finish on these wheels looks great. I highly recommend etrailer.com for excellent products at very reasonable prices,and keeping the consumer informed with shipping and delivery information. THANK YOU. 617375

Quick ship. Good experience as always 617361

I bought these to replace the original wheels and tires on my utility trailer and installed them yesterday. They fit as expected and look like a quality product. 616243

What I was looking for , great tech info , easy to navigate website, fast shipping , and good products at a good price is exactly what I got . Thank you I will use your company again. 612234

Order shipped free and arrived the next day. Very happy so far. 608620

Great product! Great price! Extremely fast delivery! Thank you! 606817

A hearty "Thank You" to Christina J. for her guidance with my trailer wheel/tire order. Well done Christina, I can count on eTrailer! Pat 605852

Very fast delivery! Great product! Completed satisfying purchase! Thanks again! 603504

Thank You to eTrailer.com! Very fast shipping, in fact so fast I have not opened the boxes my trailer wheel/tire were shipped in yet. This weekend I'll get that done. I've bought trailer parts from eTrailer in the past. Those were pleasant experiences, just like this one! Great products, great pricing, great delivery too. I've not had to contact customer service as all the items have been as expected. Good job eTrailer. Pat 603230

Quick and easy purchase...delivery was fast (couple days). best pricing of all the options i looked at (including the shipping costs) and that includes purchasing locally where there are no shipping costs. 603174

by: Pincus02/03/2019

Great Send pics next time. Everything was GREAT !!!! 602299

What can I really say, They are tires? Anyhow they arrived early by two days! They were less expensive with new rims than just the tires would have been at a well known local tire store. Everything was just as advertised on the etrailer web site. Great job 600080

Excellent products and delivered just like I asked. I would highly recommend as they listened and followed through with superb service. Customer service is outstanding. 596533

This is the second time I have purchased trailer tires from etrailer. As in the prior purchase it went with out a hitch... : ) The online purchase was easy and delivery was FAST, even with the fee shipping. These tires went on the trailer easy and fit just like the originals but upgraded. For the trip from South Carolina to Michigan I am expecting no problems. 596443

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by: NormO11/23/2018

Excellent. The transaction was as promised and there have been no issues with the wheels. I was taken back by the boxes these wheels were shipped in. You won't want to toss these out. The galvanizing on the wheels was excellent and the Kenda tires have never let me down. 584755

by: Robert11/09/2018

I love these tires and wheels. So far I have about 2000 miles on them. I used these to upgrade my Harbor Freight folding trailer, which I use to pull two Hobie Outback kayaks behind my Subaru Outback. I used the CE Smith 48-inch axle and hubs, which was a direct fit and upgraded to these 15-inch wheels. The trailer pulls great at freeway speeds and I have assurance that the cheap Harbor Freight axles, bearings, hubs, etc. won't fail with an expensive load onboard. I would highly recommend these tires and wheels. 581438

Good sturdy basic tire and wheel. I use these on a Zeiman single axle tandem pwc trailer. The tires run cool and quiet. This is my 3rd set. I would buy these again. 524449

Awesome experience from evaluation to purchase. I’ve run a Load C tubeless trailers tire for many years in my tandem axle boat trailer. After researching several options, I decided to go with something more substantial that will hold more air and provide less flex and bounce. It’s hard to tell this heavy boat is being pulled behind me. These were the ticket. Shipping was fast and tires were ready to roll. Thanks Guys! 522570