Oh and jake 2 piece rims are actually pretty much illegal and tire shops will not mess with them due to the fact that so many people has died from 2 piece rims when they basically explode on you
I dont think they are illegal, just pretty much obsolete. Alotta farm stuff and industrial stuff still has it around and i still see a few floating around on big rigs also, I used to do a ton of split rim stuff at the tire shop I worked at.
I prefer them as they are a piece of cake to do. Just gotta take the necessary precautions when working around them. Hell i never even used a tire cage to air them up, just used locking air chuck and stand off to the side a ways, NEVER IN FRONT OR OVER the tire.
And to the original poster, those are mobile home axles, very heavy duty and I dont think you can get a trailer tire with a higher load rating than those. They used to be dirt cheap and were common to see on home built trailers. Price of them has went up though, used to be able to get a pair for 75 bucks with tires and breaks on one axle with springs. Now I think they are over 400 a set.
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