Am I stuck with R4’s?

[L35]

So my tires are about at the end of their life not due to wear but age/weatherchek/previous damage, etc. looking online i cant really find anything in my size but R4s. Am I missing something? I’d like R14s this go round but none of the major players seem to have my rear tire size.
sizes are;

front 27x10.5-15NHS
rear 15x19.5NHS

 

[old and tired]

Check with a salesman at a dealer and ask for the wholegood prices of a new set (tires and rims) of the style you like.

Otherwise, I think you can buy R14 tires that might fit your rims...

 

[The Evil Twin]

You need to go by your wheel size and what tire size will be suitable for it.

 

[L35]

My rims are good so really only need tires. For wheel size I have;

front 15x8
rear 19.5x12.25

I will have to poke around. I need to research further than that to compare outside diameters etc so I don’t tear up my 4WD.

more to follow.

 

[The Evil Twin]

You need to go by your wheel size and what tire size will be suitable for it.

My rims are good so really only need tires. For wheel size I have;

front 15x8
rear 19.5x12.25

I will have to poke around. I need to research further than that to compare outside diameters etc so I don’t tear up my 4WD.

more to follow.

You could give your local dealer a call and see what tires will be suitable for those wheel sizes.
What O&T was alluding to is that the whole good price is worth a complete wheel and tire is sometimes equal to or less than the retail cost of just tires + mounting.

 

[Orange man]

titan makes the 15x19.5 in a r14, that is what came on my L2501

 

[jimh406]

From what I read a bit ago, the point of the R14s is to replace R1s or R4s. So, some company might make R14s, but it could be some work to find the right size to replace the R4s.

I'd try contacting tire manufacturers.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

GOODYEAR R14T TL

15-19.5 C TIRE ONLY

www.gallaghertire.com

 

[L35]

GOODYEAR R14T TL

15-19.5 C TIRE ONLY

www.gallaghertire.com

My bad, Must be the fronts I couldnt find. There’s a 27x8.5-15 but no 10.5

 

[Orange man]

The new Titan trac loader II comes in the front size, it is a r4 but much better tread design

 

[jyoutz]

Go to a local large truck and heavy equipment tire shop. They can source about anything in any size made.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

My bad, Must be the fronts I couldnt find. There’s a 27x8.5-15 but no 10.5

I'm pretty sure you can safely run these, they are just a little narrower:
You can go on goodyear and get the RC values and make sure.

GOODYEAR R14T FRONT TL

27-8.50-15 D TIRE ONLY

www.gallaghertire.com

 

[L35]

The new Titan trac loader II comes in the front size, it is a r4 but much better tread design

I have trac loaders now, not the new design. They have held up well considering the abuse haha

 

[L35]

I'm pretty sure you can safely run these, they are just a little narrower:
You can go on goodyear and get the RC values and make sure.

GOODYEAR R14T FRONT TL

27-8.50-15 D TIRE ONLY

www.gallaghertire.com

I figure I can put those on my rims but was thinking they would be “straight up” from the bead, no bulge like I have now making the edge of the rim more vulnerable to damage. Thoughts?

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

I figure I can put those on my rims but was thinking they would be “straight up” from the bead, no bulge like I have now making the edge of the rim more vulnerable to damage. Thoughts?

If you want to keep the sidewall strength stay with the R4 and sipe the snot out of them!
That's what I would do with a TLB.

Have @mcmxi show you his tires.

 

[mcmxi]

If you want to keep the sidewall strength stay with the R4 and sipe the snot out of them!
That's what I would do with a TLB.

Have @mcmxi show you his tires.

Here they are ... front and back. There are many examples on this forum of siped R4s but this is the direction I went in. Traction on snow and ice seems to be good.

 

[PoTreeBoy]

I figure I can put those on my rims but was thinking they would be “straight up” from the bead, no bulge like I have now making the edge of the rim more vulnerable to damage. Thoughts?

I don't think I'd want to go any narrower. Those little front tires leave ruts already.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Those tires on mcmxi's ride, looks more like R14's than R4's!
They look awesome!