Just a heads-up; I recently purchased 4 new Goodyears for our trailer and all say "made in China" right on them. I was a bit disappointed to say the least, BUT the price was $64 ea shipped to my local Wal-Mart. Certainly no complaints on the price.
Over the years I've had the best success with General trailer tires, but they were twice the price of the Goodyears I just put on.
OEM on this trailer (7X14) was Goodyear, so I wanted to give them another try.
Maxxis were pretty good on another trailer I had previously, I wouldn't be afraid to purchase those again.
MOST tires are coming from China today and are pure synthetic (ie plastic.) Plastic doesn't do well in extreme temperatures (hot or cold.) Our cold winters won't do them any good, so don't expect them to last long.
As for sidewall: I prefer the soft sidewall (2 ply) with a stiffer tread ply for trailers. The soft sidewall tires act more like shock absorbers and your trailer will ride significantly smoother. They also dissipate heat better, so they're not as susceptible to over heating and blowing at high speed (not that any of us ever run late to the track.)
Now, if you are way overloaded for the weight rating of the tire, then I'd suggest going to load range E or F tires to better accommodate the weight and sidewall deflection.
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