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Archive for October 8th, 2006
Changing the original tire size of a 53 ft trailer?
Posted by Hakan on October 8, 2006
If I change the original tire size of a 53 ft dry van trailer, does this have any negative effect on fuel economy, ABS brakes, brake claibration and performance, axles or anything which might be releveant?
My truck tires are 11R22.5 and I want the same size in trailer. I am interested in buying a new trailer but original trailer tire size is diferent than 11R.22.5.
The seller offered to have them changed to 11R22.5, but is this right to do.
You haven't mentioned what the current tire size is on this trailer. If it happens to be 11R24.5, the diameter of the is about 2 inches more than the 11R22.5 tire. If the current size is 295/75R22.5, the diameter change goes about 1 inch the other way. Finally, if the current tire size is 285/75R24.5, the diameters are nearly identical. I don't think that you would have any particular problems with any of the items you've mentioned but, it would be best to check with the trailer manufacture regarding the ABS and brake calibration questions.