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OK, let's talk tires! I searched the forum and was surprised to not find anything about tires. My trailer came with the boat and best I can tell it is constructed by Malibu. I have a 2018 21VLX with 700 hours on it and a decent amount of towing done (roughly 18 2-hr road trips plus the returns, and then 15min trips to local ramps times, say, 100). Although that said, I was a bit surprised last summer when one of the wheels basically fell off the trailer, but that is another story. I need to replace at least two of the tires. They are Trailer King ST 215/75 R14. Should I stay with this brand, even though I have not been impressed with the durability? Or are there better tires out there for me to consider? One of my tires is bald, so that one needs replacing for sure. And assuming I want to keep the same type of tires on a given axle, I figures I would also replace the second-worst tire and put those two new ones on one axle, and move whatever is best from those two to the spare position. With the wheels off, and perhaps the boat "up on blocks," I want to check the wheel bearings. I will check for a thread on that as well. Thanks

Heeding the advice in my other thread about a long road trip to Lake Powell, I took a close look at my trailer tires. While the tread and sidewalls look great, they're over 5 years old, so going to replace them before the trip. They're low profile - 255/45-18. There are no "trailer tires" in this size. What is everyone running on the new trailers with low profile tires?