Amazon wheel and tire combos

"Future next gen S2000 owner" (future-next-gen-s2000-owner) 08/09/2019 at 13:54 • Filed to: cheap wheels, Amazon

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Has anyone ever bought a trailer wheel and tire combo off of Amazon? They are really cheap. I’m suspicious they are garbage and will need to be balanced after arrival negating any savings.

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ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Future next gen S2000 owner 08/09/2019 at 14:05

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I have bought trailer tires from Amazon. They were cheap Chinese tires that were equivalent to most anything else out there for trailer tires. That is to say they were fine, but I always carry a spare on my trailers anyway. I wouldn’t expect them to come balanced. I’ve never bought a trailer wheel and tire combo anywhere that was.  For some reason, many tire shops won’t balance trailer tires unless you specifically ask them too.  I’m always that guy...

Future next gen S2000 owner > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 08/09/2019 at 14:10

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I usually try to get Carlisles, they seem to be a bit better than others. At least in my experience. I think their trailer tires are from China. They are Hq’d in the US. So that’s something.

I’ll have to look at the wheels and tires on my trailer now. Maybe they aren’t balanced ?

benn454 > Future next gen S2000 owner 08/09/2019 at 14:16

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 Even 80 years later, Duesies are still sex on wheels.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Future next gen S2000 owner 08/09/2019 at 14:25

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You have reminded me that those guttersnipes at Amazon are too declasse to offer wheel and tire combos for even so much as a Peerless! The nerve! I cough down my sleeve at you, you unwelcome dirty peasant.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Future next gen S2000 owner 08/09/2019 at 14:28

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I used to stick to those or Goodyears, but eventually I came to the conclusion that they’re all cheap as shit carcasses, but with high load rating for the size. In reality, you’ll almost never wear them out any w ay. They’ll dry rot long before you can put enough miles on them for tread life to matter.   I’ve actually had fewer Chineseium no-name trailer tires come apart at interstate speeds over the years than more expensive Carlisle or Goodyear tires .

If there’s a light-truck tire available in a suitable size and weight rating, they’re always a better option on a trailer. The one thing I do try to avoid is bias ply trailer tires. My new racecar trailer came with those, and they actually do seem to be trying for some kind of tread wear record. Those C hineseium bias ply tires will eventually get replaced with C hinesium radials .