Low and behold on our way home from the campground this afternoon one of the tires decided to throw a chunk off of itself and rip half the fender off with it which in turn bounced the fender back and got sucked into what was left of the tire. I can now peel the tread off with my hands like I am peeling an orange.

Anyway I am really due for tires now so I was just wondering what tire will fit and look good after a lift?

I have a 2019 4runner that I lifted 3" with 33" tires so lifting the Pod will put it more in line with the TV.

Thanks for any ideas!

Quick edit: I need a fender too haha.

After I lifted my 180 using the lift I purchased from a forum member, I put on LT235/75R15s that I bought from another forum member.  They came installed on the Hood River Editions that already had the lift.

Thanks for the insite. The fender is junk, it folded the back quarter in half and then I hand to do some hand wrenching on it on the side of the freeway to get it mobile again.

I'll have to look into buying a set of 15" wheels.

Originally posted by mcarter Also my opinion, if you lift TV, then use the hitch to level the TT, not modifying TT suspension to lift TT to TV. IMHO

It is currently level, I purchased a different hitch to get the TT level. It is just really low compared to the TV and I am always afraid I will end up damaging something when we get on the fire road of the Chequamegon forest. So far so lucky but I don't see a lift hurting it any.

Whatever you get be sure to get 5 on 4.5" bolt pattern wheels for that axle. 

What wheels did you end up getting? Thanks for the bolt pattern info, I was looking for that.

I have had no luck with the delivered tires on any of my TT's. They are always some off brand and always have an issue. This is the first time I had one completely fly apart. Worst part is the never used spare has a couple broken bands in it so I couldn't go over 50mph the rest of the ride home without shaking us to death.

That is why I just want to get something with a name behind them, Goodyear, Firestone, Michelin, etc.

Order from TireRack or etrailer,, you don't get random tires or wheels.. you get exactly what you ordered.

I bought these, and I've been happy with them, but they don't meet your "name brand" requirement. 

https://www.easternmarine.com/loadstarr-st225-75r-15-radial-tire-aluminum-5-star-rim-lrd - https://www.easternmarine.com/loadstarr-st225-75r-15-radial-tire-aluminum-5-star-rim-lrd

If anyone was curious of what the tire looked like.

We have had 2 pods over a period of 11 years. We have had the original Chinese tires, Carlisles, Maxxis 8008 and now Goodyear Endurance. the Goodyear tires have been the best by far-no blowouts, no air leaks, solid sidewalls, easier towing. I would recommend them as the best trailer tire.

Regardless of which tire you buy, make sure you get them balanced. Balancing makes a huge difference.

Vann

Depending on what size wheel you have and which rPod, I would suggest you get load range D or possibly LRE tires. The tires that come on the rPods are usually only LRC so are pretty marginal. Basically, you want to look at the axle rating of your rPod, which is 3500 lbs for most sizes, divide that by 2 (1750 per tire) and get a tire that has a load capacity with good safety factor above that, say around 2200 to 2500 lbs. Too high a load capacity and the trailer will get a lot of shaking on rough roads, too low and the tire can fail. 

On to brands. Lots of folks here like Goodyear trailer tires, others Carlisle, others like me are fine with Chinese brands as long as they have adequate load ratings. Whatever you get, do keep the tires properly inflated, which for trailer tires means at the tire pressure stamped on the side of the tire.

One more thing, long drives on rough rocky roads are not what rPods are designed for. You are very likely to have other problems besides tire issues. Things like bent axles and frames, broken cabinet doors, stuff coming loose, etc. If you do go ahead with your trip as planned, keep the trailer as light as possible and please do go slowly especially through potholes which can expose the trailer to heavy g forces and bend things. 

In addition, while repairing the broken brake wires before our last trip, I discovered that the better of the two tires had a sidewall failure.  We are replacing the two Westlakes with Carlisles 205/75R15LRD's.  The third Westlake, that was mostly in the spare tire spot, is fine for now, but I'll be replacing it in the near future.