Trailer wheel width ?

[BIGNASTY]

My son is going to put XPS ribs on his trailer. The rims he has now wont work so buying new ones they come in 6 or 7 in width what would be better and why? Tires can go either

 

[Road Dog]

The tire size will have a recommended width so go with that.

 

[BIGNASTY]

It did 6 or 7 inch can get rims in 6 or 7 in that is the question. They both have 0 offset so just wondering. The only thing that I could come up with would be difference in sidewall flex ???

 

[Matt42]

It did 6 or 7 inch can get rims in 6 or 7 in that is the question. They both have 0 offset so just wondering. The only thing that I could come up with would be difference in sidewall flex ???

What size XPS Rib are you going to be installing? This will matter a little bit. All else being equal, I would do this: For the LT215/85R16 and the LT235/85R16 I would go with the 6 inch. For the LT245/76R16 I would use the 7 inch.



But if fender clearance is tight, go with the 6 inch. The wider wheel will make the actual, exposed tire profile a wee bit wider.



If the trailer will be used on nasty, ugly gravel roads, I would go with the 6 inch wheels. Having said that, I use LT245/75R16E XPS Rib tires on wheels from a 1996 Dodge CDT 2500 on a trailer used on nasty mining roads. They are, I think, 7 inches wide. I've never had a problem.

 

[BIGNASTY]

Lt/225/75r/16 e