Trailer tire and wheel upgrade

[Ruskeyjdm]

Looking to upgrade my wheels and tires on the double shorelandr
Currently has the smaller, wider wheels and I am looking at my options to go to a bigger set.
Looking for feedback or opinions on which size would be best

Looking to get something like this but they show offset of 0

Tried out a old spare 12" rim and it fits but the offset is a bit narrow

 

[jhjesse]

I am a fan of the short fatties as they are like me.

Seriously I am not sure on a single trailer, but on one of my doubles I have the short fat tire setup. I like it a little better as it seems to give a softer ride for my skis.

 

[Ruskeyjdm]

Yeah they do seem to ride smooth, but I really like the look of the aluminum wheels [MENTION=77343]Ankeneyou[/MENTION] trailer looks great

Are your tires radial or bias ply?

 

[Coastiejoe]

Short fat are better for weight, launch and retrieval. Tall are for long hauls as there will be less RPMs on the hubs and bearings.

 

[Ankeneyou]

Thanks yah I really liked the look of those rims on the trailer. They were 14's so I had to raise the fenders an inch and was still close. I found out later Triton sells a wheel upgrade kit which is basically spacers for the trailer suspension.

I actually now have the exact rims you posted above on the same trailer in 13's. I don't like the look as well but they didn't have the other rims in anything smaller that 14. I changed them for piece of mind hauling two 3 seaters 600 miles and I was afraid the extra weight would cause wheels to rub. I'll be getting the triton spacer kit and swapping wheels back over winter.

I think I would have been fine if the trailer had leaf springs, but the torsion axle seems to give more and be a little bouncer when loaded down.

As for tires, I got the Kenda Loadstar bias on both sets. Also got them from the same site you are looking at, and get them next day since I'm in ohio.

 

[jhjesse]

Is there such a thing as alloy wheels in the shorty size?

 

[racerxxx]

Trailer wheels have a zero offset, so.. those 12" have the correct offset of 0. I run the fatties on my double. Fat and short or skinny and tall, I have seen NO difference in hub temp after a haul. The big diff is at the ramp, you land lockers don't have tides, but here the Delaware river south of Trenton NJ is tidal as is the ocean (obviously)where I ride so, with tall tires I'm either in or out of the water when launching or retrieving. When you gotta get the ski onto the trailer by hand it sucks. I never have that problem with the short fatties.


You can get fatties on aluminum, but they're 10" wheels

http://www.trailertiresandwheels.com/page/478727754

 

[mikidymac]

Can't say enough good things about trailertiresandwheels . Com. I went with the Kenda radials ST145R12 on the same trailer.

 

[Ankeneyou]

Here is the other set I don't like as well.

 

[Ruskeyjdm]

Thanks for the help guys, [MENTION=77343]Ankeneyou[/MENTION] can you post a side view picture of the wheel width on the trailer?
Website says 4" so I think it will be good, I'll prob go with the 13"

 

[Ankeneyou]

Swapped skis and trucks... ready for the lake!

 

[Ruskeyjdm]

Thanks, nice setup man! Really liking the truck.