I am in search of 2 new 165/80R13 tires with rim 5bolt pattern for my trailer. I have called every major tire company, big box stores, Amazon, Ebay and Market place without luck. I can't change tire size because of tight space in wheel well. Anyone have any or know of a place? Thanks
Boats & Motors
Boat Trailer Tires 165/80/R13
Recstuff.com located here in wisconsin can get you the right size tire/wheel combo.
Are the wheel wells removable or welded on? If removable, I would be replacing them with ones offering more clearance if it were my trailer. I have never even heard of that tire size before...I have the 175/80/13 tires on my trailer and for what most tire shops want for the tires and to mount them, I just buy the pre-mounted tires from FleetFarm, WalMart, etc. and in 10 minutes, I am ready to roll. I rotate my trailer tires side to side and usually get 6-7 years out of them before they need replacing. But I have a 16.5' boat with a 90HP, so it isn't very heavy or hard on tires.
You could go down to a 155/80/R13 but they are not very common either. Just bought a couple for my trailer on the rim from recstuff.com.
Here's a thought to keep in the back of your mind. In the future, if it becomes even more problematic to find the size tire you need, take your trailer to a welding shop or to any local guy with metalworking skills. A person with the right tools and experience can easily re-mount your fenders to make room for those larger tires which you have found to be more commonly available. I thought of this just now because my boat is very small and the trailer is light duty and old-fashioned, originally equipped with 8" wheels. A couple years ago I switched to 12" wheels, just to minimize the risk of wheel-bearing problems on longer trips, but to make that possible I had to build new fender mounts from scratch. If I were not able to do such things myself I would have hired the job done, and you can too.


