looking for spare tire rim for 26x tailer

[pfcjoe]

I know the size is 205x75x14 but does anyone know bolt pattern is it 5x4.5 like other trailers.. also any recommendations on where to buy one at good price.
Thanks
Joe

[Night Sailor]

Stock wheel size is 14 inch, 4 x 4.5 " lugs. You can get 8 spoke white painted steel trailer wheels like the originals at PepBoys, Discount Tire, TireRack or NTB for between $25 and $30.

Since the Mac trailer tire size is only adequate for a bare hull, when it comes time to change tires get 215-75-14 radials to carry more load safely on the stock wheels and axle.

[Bobby T.-26X #4767]

my '02 came with 215-75-14.
those were the Titan's that seperated/blew last week.
got two new galvanized rims ($40 each) and two Goodyear Marathon trailer tires of same size ($90 each).
rated at 1870# a piece it's still an overload for the Mac.

gotta do the dual axel conversion soon!

Bob T.
"DaBob"
'02X w/ '04 90-TLDI & '06 2.5-Suzuki

[Captain Steve]

I got my spare from a friend that changed out new tires and wheels when he bought a Ford Ranger Pickup. Rims fir perfectly!

[Chip Hindes]

I got my spare from a friend that changed out new tires and wheels when he bought a Ford Ranger Pickup. Rims fir perfectly!

Be careful with automotive rims. Somebody out on the left coast - was it Duane or Frank, maybe? bought some aluminum truck rims on eBay on the theory that the bolt circle was right (5 x 4.5) so they should fit, but then found the bore in the center of the rims was too small to pass the trailer hubs. Bummer.

Of course, if they are free, no loss. And any machine shop could bore them out for the larger hubs.

[Frank C]

It was me. Yes, the center bore on trailer wheels is usually much larger than for cars ... the used alloy wheels with too small a bore were advertised to fit Ranger and Cherokee. This might not be a problem if choosing basic steel truck wheels. (BTW - careful of earlier typo ... the wheels are 5-lug on 4.5" circle, not 4 on 4.5). You can get more capacity with 15-inchers, but it requires a mod to increase fender clearance (search on "fender").

I asked a machinist if he would bore the centers, he said no. Not only was the wheel too large to chuck, he didn't want the liability of messing with wheels.

Automotive wheels are rated to carry much less weight and pressure (~1,700 lbs. and 35 psi). Trailer wheels are rated for 2,500 lbs. and 60 psi. In the end, my aluminum alloy trailer wheels (see below) were cheaper ($75 each) than the used Cherokee alloys ... Live 'n learn~!
Better yet, read 'n learn! (search on "alloy" for more info.)

... My factory white trailer wheels starting turning rusty orange-brown within six months (see following post), so it was an easy decision to change to these aluminum trailer wheels from Greenball Corp. I chose from among GB's half-dozen wheel styles, the one pictured below. If that one doesn't stir yer soul, look on their aluminum wheels page for a better design!

Instead of trying to order these onLine, a MUCH BETTER STRATEGY is going to your local America's Tire store. Ask them to look up GB aluminum trailer wheels in their catalog, order 'em at $75 each, zero shipping costs, AND they'll mount 'em pretty cheaply too. I have already had numerous compliments on the new looks of the trailer.


. . . . Style code: GBC2000

[Captain Steve]

The rim I got was a stock black steel one.

[kmclemore]

I can vouch for the fact that trailer wheels are thicker. Back 30 years ago when I was racing an Elva Courrier I used to have so much traction that I kept ripping the centers out of my stock rims out on the track - not fun, particularly when it happens on a tight turn. Well, being a poor racer, fancy alloys were simply out of the question, so I got creative and switched to cheap trailer rims.. and never had another failure. They weren't pretty, but they were bulletproof.