Replacement Wheel and Tire for a 26-Ft. Travel Trailer

Published 02/04/2021

Question:

Should I upgrade to a radial tire?

asked by: James S

Expert Reply:

Your dry weight and payload come out to 7396 pounds. This being a travel trailer, you probably have two 3500-lb axles. As such, each tire will need to have a capacity of at least 1750 pounds, so the tires will need a load range of C or higher.

For your ST205/75D14 tires, we have options for load ranges C and D. However, your current tires are bias, and the only load range D that we have are radial, so C will be our option for you. I recommend the Loadstar ST205/75D14 Bias Trailer Tire with 14" Galvanized Wheel, part # AM3S450. It has a load range of C (1,760 lbs at 50 psi) and the wheel has a 5 on 4-1/2" bolt pattern. I've linked to a video review of this combo for you to look at.

expert reply by: Kef G

James S.

2/4/2021

Should I upgrade to a radial tire?

Kef G.

2/4/2021

You shouldn't need to upgrade your tires to radial. If the tires that came with your travel trailer were bias, then the manufacturers had this in mind and chose the appropriate tires for it. If you're asking if you should upgrade one or less than all to radial, then definitely no. You don't want to have some with radial and some with bias since the build qualities are different. If you mix, then some tires will end up taking more weight while the others take less, which is bad/dangerous for both.