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I've run 4.8x12 on a several small boats over the years and never had an issue it's a pretty common size on small trailers.
Those tires bug me!My war eagle 542fldView attachment 120508 on a ez Trac trailer has 13" tires...
Tires with a larger diameter will wear less in a given distance than their smaller counterpart. More wear material, and less revolutions to go the distance.
Same concept with wheel bearings. Less RPM, less wear, less heat.
That said you are only talking about a 10% difference, give or take between a 12" and 13" tire. The trailer would be recycled into a new Hyundai before you ever got your money back out of that upgrade.
I just learned that I might be wrong about the hub thing, given that this hub uses centering lug nuts. From what I am hearing, the hole can be bigger, assuming it's not a hub centered wheel/hub.
I just did this, three 13" wheels & tires, new for just over $200.I have an Alweld 1542 boat on a painted steel boat trailer. It has a Minn Kota foot control motor and a 15HP Mercury outboard. Add in some accessories, but generally it's a relatively light boat (compared to a bass boat). The trailer has basically new 12 inch wheels like you get from Walmart (5 bolt). The fenders have lots of room, and I COULD upgrade to 13 inch wheels. The chst would be about $500 for two wheels and a spare.
My trips are generally less than an hour each way, maybe 1.5 hours max. Road speeds up to say 65 here in Texas.
Is it worth upgrading to 13 inch wheels given this set of conditions? Like I said, the 12s I have are basically new.
Looks a little tight to me to be honest. Better take it easy on the bumps. Not so sure the extra space isn't by design to ensure the tires don't bottom out in the fenders.
It went from Load Range C to D.What was the difference in max load per tire?
Thanks for the response. It was a worry at first but I think there is plenty of room there. If I find it's an issue, I'll have a welder raise the fenders, but I don't think it'll be necessary.Looks a little tight to me to be honest. Better take it easy on the bumps. Not so sure the extra space isn't by design to ensure the tires don't bottom out in the fenders.
I did the exact same thing a couple of years ago prior to a 3000 mile round trip except bought 4 tire wheel assemblies so I would have two spares. Also bought a spare hub with bearings kit and carried a tool box with basic set of tools, shop tools brake clean etc. (a lot of open country in Arizona, Nevada and Oregon) As it turned out we didn't have a problem but it was comforting knowing that I could make a quick tire or hub change if needed. I did have to adjust the fenders slightly to ensure that the tires didn't contact the fenders when the springs became compressed if you hit a pothole or severe bump etc. tires and bearings run cooler due to less rpms.Thanks for the response. It was a worry at first but I think there is plenty of room there. If I find it's an issue, I'll have a welder raise the fenders, but I don't think it'll be necessary.
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