Hey, do you recall where you saw those 4 lug radials?

The only way I've read of is to replace the hub for a 5 lug version, which I'd rather not do, what with my trailer being so new.

I've only been able to ever find the regular and very cheap, admittedly 12" tires.

Rob.

 

I used the existing 12" HF rims and bought radial tires from Ebay. Nankang 155/80-12. See if this link works. 1 NEW 155/80-12 NANKANG CX-668 80R R12 TIRE | eBay

 

Radial truck or car tires are the way to go. My boss pointed out to me after i had got new trailer tires that trailer tires have 1/2 the tread or a trailer tire at 2x the price. Have had my trailer for 3 years and next year it will be due for tires. He has had his boat trailer for 8 plus years with radial tires on it and they are showing little signs of wear..

 

155 MM is 6.1 inches wide and a lot of trailers are made for 4.8 or 5.3 inch wide tires. It's possible they could rub the fenders on some trailers.

 

On my 4 x 7 trailer I upgraded from the standard 4.80 x 12 to 5.10 x 12 as that was the only other option for tire upgrade on the rims that work. Best price I found was from Sam's Club.com .

 

Mine are 5.30 x 12 but I've seen nearly identical tires that were 4.80 x 12. I think mine are load range C and the 1/2 inch narrower tires are load range B. It seems like they would be the same but they aren't.

 

The 155/80-12 car tires cleared the frames with room to spare on both the 4x8 fold up HF trailer and the little 40"x 48" HF trailer.

 

Its funny I just saw one of those for sale on one of my local facebook pages. They were asking $650 for it with the new treated wood floor. I dislike how flimsy they look though. I hate those tiny tires, it seems they wouldn't be able to handle much weight. I'd rather buy a slightly larger trailer like a 5x10 with sides and a rear gate. Someone locally to me had one of those used for sale as well on one of the facebook trading pages. He was asking $950, I countered $650 and he said no but I think I could meet him in the middle at $800 if I really want it. They sell for around $1200 new.

 

yes, mine were 5.30's, I just couldn't remember exactly. Forget the load range, they did make my trailer noticeably taller. I was able to sell my 4.80's so I did get a little in return for upgrading.