3/4T Manac trailer tires

[rob love]

STA in the US has the 9.50-16.5 tires in bias ply that will fit the bill perfectly. However, they will run you over $200 a tire, and I, personally, had a bad experience with them as they all severely cracked within 6 months. https://www.stausaonline.com/tires/sta-super-traxion/

There are also many chinese brand 16.5 trailer tires available off ebay, but they will have more of a car/bus type tread so look a little out of place. Here is a link to some firestone commercial tires that will fit for $205 each delivered in Canada: https://www.partsengine.ca/189820-vp...SABEgIXEfD_BwE

The part number for the rims for the manacs were actually a bit later than the 5/4 ton, but I believe you can use most 8 bolt rims of that generation in 16", and they will work out. That will likely include Ford 3/4 tons and possibly Dodge.

The brakes and hubs are commercial trailer, so you could change the hubs for possibly 6 bolt, but the 8 bolt is plentiful and cheap....perhaps you are best off going that route.

[chris vickery]

Thanks Rob, I knew you would be lurking...
For whatever reason, perhaps misinformation, I was under the impression that the Manac bolt pattern and rims were something special.
Ill have a look at 8 bolt 16" rims. As you know, my son is a mechanic who works for a large tire shop so perhaps we can find a deal somewhere.
I did see the STA ties but at over $200USD a pop and negative review, [I]'d be better off to stay with the crapped out, cracked tires that I already have.

[rob love]

We had a discussion on them years back here on MLU, and I was always under the impression that the rims were just 5/4. But the part number was in fact for trucks from 1978 onwards (IIRC). Now if that has something to do with offset, or clearance, I have no idea....it could just be that those were the rims available at the time the trailers were being built. But for a trailer. which does not have calipers, I suspect there should be no problem installing most common sizes of 16" rims.



If you have (as most grown men in this hobby will/should have) a Dodge diesel 3/4 ton in the driveway, try one of the tires from that onto your trailer and see how the fit is. That should give you an idea of the fit. Heck, even a lowly Ford or Chev could work. Of course, owners of the latter will try and jealously insult the Dodge owners.



My money says you could also use some of those cheap 8 bolt rims that you buy for trailers.

[chris vickery]

With this new information I'm sure my son can find something out in the scrap stack out back. You'd be surprised how many customers scrap perfectly good tires and even rims in favour of something else. I've even seen him pull new tires for replacements and customers say scrap them....
I'll forgive your Dodge comment as we all know Dodge guys are like Ford guys on a budget...

[Robin Craig]

Chris I have a pair on rims, let me look at them again, they are dry stored.

I am sure we can come to an agreement on price or fair trade exchange when you visit the tropics down here in the coming months. They are one step away from our disposal pile.

Robin

[maple_leaf_eh]

Here is an alternative.

I'm on a Quebec HMV group on Face Book and there is a current post offering 9.00 R16 XL and 9.00 R16 XZL unmounted Michelin tires. I think they are LSVW tires.

Rob identified the bolt pattern as an issue, but it you could get beyond that, there are any number of LS parts, wheels, pieces etc in circulation.

The group is called, Vehicules Militaires du Quebec. I travel to Quebec often enough that if you get a deal on something, I can get it to Ottawa. The usual overland voyageur canoe, portage and pack mule routes could get items upriver to Nippissing.

[Paul Singleton]

If I recall the bolt pattern on trailers we had at work was eight studs on 6 1/2 bolt circle. This was the same as our 3/4 ton trucks until the trucks went to metric bolt pattern in the 2000’s. The only problem using truck wheels was the offset. On some trailers the tires would rub on the inside. Your trailer should be okay as the 16.5 wheels were quite wide. The 16” rims should fit with no problem.