Been a minute, the trailer has seen some miles, many different vehicles and everything has been good... until last weekend. One of the new Maxxis 8008 trailer tires I put on started coming apart on my trip to Ephriam last weekend. I ended up tossing on the spare tire the morning of the trail run and felt pretty disappointed with the Maxxis tire coming apart. I always check tire pressure before and during a trip and it's never been ran low. Fortunately it didn't blow out, but still... it's junk. The Maxxis 8008 is a 7 ply, load range C tire.
Not wanting the other Maxxis tires to follow suite, I decided it was best to replace all 4 tires with something better...
I found a set of 4 tires with 10 ply construction, E load range and plenty of great reviews on Amazon. Max load is 2400lbs @ 80 PSI per tire, I'd guess I'm loaded less than 7,000#'s with the TJ on the trailer, so I won't be pushing the maximum rated capacity. For $75/ea with great reviews, I'll try them out.
They're not a big brand name, but seem to have quite a following. I'll keep the remaining Maxxis tires for spare, spares... probably even pick up a 2nd wheel for a backup spare tire.