coolbreeze01
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Alcoa wheels only rated to 60# is pretty sad.
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highdesert
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coolbreeze01 wrote:Alcoa wheels only rated to 60# is pretty sad.
My mistake, I went to the trailer and it has POS Carlisle wheels and only good for 60psi!
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tmprkswyo
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Do what you want but I would buy the load range D tires and run them at 65 psi. If you are really worried about it, run them at 60psi. I would not worry about running them on a 5 1/2" wide wheel either, but that is just me. I will guarantee you someone will jump right on here and say it is a big deal! Guess what? It's not!
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tmprkswyo wrote:Do what you want but I would buy the load range D tires and run them at 65 psi. If you are really worried about it, run them at 60psi. I would not worry about running them on a 5 1/2" wide wheel either, but that is just me. I will guarantee you someone will jump right on here and say it is a big deal! Guess what? It's not!
Times Two.
This hogwash about not installing E rated tires on 60 pound rated wheels is just that.
There are zero threads about wheel failure.
There are 50 threads per year about tire failure.
Improve the weakest link , the rires as much as you can.
Load Range E or D . Run em at 65 psi +
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highdesert
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I wish I knew more about wheel pressure ratings, I mean is running a 65psi tire on a 60psi wheel really going to hurt anything? I kinda doubt it. I may just have to find out.
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I just replaced my set of Mile Star tires. I went with D rated Maxxis. They went on the very same rims/tires that came on my trailer.
No one at the tire store mentioned anything about the tire rating, it's size or anything else.
They put them on and said "These are great tires - have a nice trip." and that was it.
This is in fact the first I've heard about NOT upgrading from C to D rated tires without considering your wheel. I think some times we over think things.
Put the D rated tires on - and disregard this thread. 
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The Sendel brand aluminum wheels on my Funfinder are rated for 60 psi. My plan is to replace my LR C tires with LR D tires and run them at 60 psi. If I were a betting person, 65 psi would most likely be safe as well.
To the OP, if you are concerned about the wheels being rated high enough, is it in the budget to replace both the wheels and the tires ?
If your trailer has 15" rims, then, for instance, Sendel makes a 80 psi wheel that would likely fit:
http://www.sendelwheel.com/product_details_2.php?cat=trailer&wheel=t04
....obviously there are other wheel companies as well.
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JIMNLIN
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highdesert wrote:I wish I knew more about wheel pressure ratings, I mean is running a 65psi tire on a 60psi wheel really going to hurt anything? I kinda doubt it. I may just have to find out.
Using 60 psi in the D tires won't hurt a thing. Now if your trailers load on the axles required full 65 psi then the tires would run hot and wear out prematurely from being overloaded.
I've split my share of trailer wheels and truck wheels by doing really dumb tricks like using a 80 psi tire on a wheel not rated for that pressure/capacity back when I was young and thought I knew everything.
Most cracked/busted wheels I've seen on open roads forums have been the cheap china made aluminum wheels on our heavier trailers.
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highdesert
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The wheels are aluminum Carlisle . I was thinking of the load range D and running 65psi I mean is 5 extra pounds gonna split the wheel ?
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JIMNLIN
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highdesert wrote:The wheels are aluminum Carlisle . I was thinking of the load range D and running 65psi I mean is 5 extra pounds gonna split the wheel ?
Only your wheel manufacturer can answer that question.
Will using 5 psi above the tires max pressure cause it to blow out ??
Its possible in both cases depending on circumstances such as a brusied tire or a wheel that has had a hard impact somewhere back down the road. Remember tire and wheel damage is accumulative.
Your not carrying max axle loads so I would run the D tires at 60 psi. Tire and wheel manufacturers know that tires heat up at speed when loaded and will increase pressures maybe another 10 percent (est). However the tire cools and pressures drop to normal.
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