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That's some high dollar rubber for a boat trailer. Very nice! Other then cool and aggressive looks, what's the reason for the all-terrains on a boat trailer? If I could fit 16's on my MFI trailer to get LT tires I would do it in a heartbeat. I upgraded to 16's on our camper a little more then a year ago and I couldn't be happier with the looks and piece of mind of no ST tires to worry about.Having a custom Boat/PWC trailer built so we can have all the toys at once. Today the builder sent this pic of the tire and rim combo I selected. Looks great so far, hoping the final product is equally nice.
I currently have the same All Terrains on my Shorelandr in 15" form, and like the look, and the upgraded sidewall protection of 3 ply's vs 2. They also have a very high load capacity. But otherwise, they are no better than a standard highway tire for trailer service so the sidewall strength and looks are the final equation. Obviously I ditch ST tires the moment I buy any trailer (even my 41' 5th wheel went straight to the tire guy for LT Michelin's in place of the ST's.) So yeah, 100% agree on the LT over ST issue, as long as the load capacity is same or higher than the ST's they are replacing, of course. Here are the 15" units on my current factory trailer. View media item 3471
Yeah the 6 spokes kind of disguise the 8 lugs, which was one of the selling points for me, usually the spoke count follow the lug count. Definitely overkill with twin 8k axles, but the manufacturer feels this leaves plenty of additional overhead for heavier boats, more equipment, etc. Plus the price was the same as 5k or 6k axles so that was nice.
I just got the same wheels for my boat trailer in 15". Unfortunately for me they are on back order till beginning of June.Having a custom Boat/PWC trailer built so we can have all the toys at once. Today the builder sent this pic of the tire and rim combo I selected. Looks great so far, hoping the final product is equally nice.
So you're running a 15" all terrains that are obviously a LT tire. What load range are you running? I originally had 15's on our camper and I wanted to run LT's so I bought 16" rims because of the lack of LT's in a 15. I'm running Michelin LTX load range E on the camper by the way. I doubt a 16" will fit our boat trailer, but if I can get a LT in a 15 then that is something to look into when it's time for tires again. We don't tow as much as we used to since have a cruiser now too.
I also run the Michelin LTX's on our trailer and my TV. Best tire made for that purpose IMHO.