Could a 4.80-12 Wheel and Tire be Replaced with a ST175/80R13 on a Pioneer Pop up Camper  

The Stromberg Carlson will work with your tire on a 15 inch wheel as long as the wheel has a 5 on 4-1/2 bolt pattern. The tire carrier is designed attach to a 4 inch square bumper or trailer frame.

The main concern when you want to install bigger tires and wheels on your trailer. You will want to make sure you have the clearance needed for new tires and wheels. Going from 12 inch tires to a 15 inch is going to raise the trailer substantially.…

The 5.30-12 tires, being wider, are going to make more contact with the road. This means that the noise, and heat build up will be higher than a 4.80-12 tire but the rolling resistance will actually be less because the tire is larger diameter. The…

You can move to a larger wheel and tire as long as you have enough room in your fender well between the wheels of both axles, between the inside of your wheels and the trailer frame and from the tire tread to the inside of the fender. You will also…

It is for the type of tire. Any tire with an R is a radial tire. If you see a D instead, such as the Loadstar ST185/80D13 Bias Trailer Tire w/13" White Modular Wheel - 5 on 4-1/2 - Load Range D, part #AM3S333, it is a diagonal or bias ply tire.…

In order to determine the torque rating for the lug nuts on your trailer you will need to know check out the chart I attached that shows all of the torque specs for all the trailer lugs available based on stud size, wheel material and wheel size.

The difference between an load range C and load range D tire in the same size is the capacity and psi rating. The two tires will still have the same dimensions and fit on the same wheel. The D rated tire has a higher capacity. For a ST175/80D13 like…

Since both a ST145/R12 size tire, like the Kenda Karrier S-Trail #AM10130, and a 5.30-12 size tire, like the Kenda K353 #AM10068, fit a 12 inch wheel, a ST145/R12 size tire can replace a 5.30-12 size tire. Keep in mind that these tires do have…

Load range B trailer tires are going to have a lower capacity than C load range tires. Basically that, psi rating, and the ply rating are the only differences. A higher load range tire would last a little longer than lower load ranges of the same…

The difference between load ranges varies based on the tire size and brand. When comparing two tires of the same size and brand, a load range D tire will always have a greater weight capacity and psi rating than a load range C. However, when…

The three most common lug stud sizes for a trailer are 1/2"-20, 9/16"-18, and 5/8"-18. In order to make sure you get the correct lug nuts you need to measure the lug studs on the trailer now as we have no way to look this up for…

You can add larger wheels and tires to a trailer as long as you have enough room for the larger size. The main clearance issues we find when putting larger tires and wheels on a trailer is from the top of the tire to the fender and from the inside…