17.5 in wheels and tires
Considering the move to 17.5 inch wheels and tires after a short life and a blowout on a set of Goodyear G614s. Anybody made the move? Any advice? Thanks folks Tom
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Check out this website too.
http://www.ricksontruckwheels.com/
They sell 17.5" rims with various bolt patterns, mostly 8 lug and set up for dual rear wheels.
If I was to design a trailer, I would use dual wheel type of rim and tire, so that the brake drums or disks are inside the center of the rim, thus less space is required for the tire and axle assembly in the floorplan.
I would also want disk brakes on any fifth wheel over about 14,000 GVWR.
You can find convertions for most axles at this website. ETrailer.com
Fred.
http://www.ricksontruckwheels.com/
They sell 17.5" rims with various bolt patterns, mostly 8 lug and set up for dual rear wheels.
If I was to design a trailer, I would use dual wheel type of rim and tire, so that the brake drums or disks are inside the center of the rim, thus less space is required for the tire and axle assembly in the floorplan.
I would also want disk brakes on any fifth wheel over about 14,000 GVWR.
You can find convertions for most axles at this website. ETrailer.com
Fred.
