Rim center pilot hole size for 7K axle?
Hey everyone. I'm having a trailer built for me and want to run the same rims/tires my truck uses on the trailer so I only need one or two spare's. The truck rim has a little more offset than a ce...
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Id have to respectfully disagree and say dodge mounting is both hub centric and lug centric, but you could use it with only the lugs since they are cone shape and center the wheel. But the pilot hole on both the dodge and trailer rim is 4.75". I think hub centric rims use flanged lug nuts?
Actually the hubs center locates and keeps the wheel centered while the lugs regardless of type simply clamps the wheel to the hub. Truck makers use mostly conical design lugs and a few have used some type lug nut with a flange in the past.
The center hole in a automotive wheel on our trucks is closely matched to the wheels center unlike a center hole in a trailer wheel is just for clearance and not closely matched.....something to watch when using a trailer wheel on a truck.
