Storage problem, Smaller wheels?
My Coleman specs say 10'4" high, which if were true, would not be an issue. My storage plans are to park it in my pole barn alongside my horse trailer during the winter. It would remain dry, out of th...
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Acdii wrote:
My Coleman specs say 10'4" high, which if were true, would not be an issue. My storage plans are to park it in my pole barn alongside my horse trailer during the winter. It would remain dry, out of the weather, and be safe from the chance of damage.
The problem is, after measuring it twice, it turned out to be 10'8", which is the exact height of the bottom of the trusses, no room for error. If I deflate the tires I could gain the room to get it in, damaging the tires in the process, not a good idea.
My solution would be to put 12" 5-4 1/2 wheels on. This would give me 3" of clearance needed to park it, also gets the travel tires off the ground and kept round.
My question is, will 12" rims fit on the 10" brake drums? If not, anyone know of an alternate method to lower the trailer a few inches?
I have 3 light fixtures I will have to move to new locations to do this, and would hate to go through all that, only to find I cant get the trailer lowered.
The last thing I would want to do is modify the suspension in any way shape or form, so not an option.
After reading your post I was thinking why not a solid rubber tires on the same size rims that are on the trailer now except with just 1 or 2 inches of rubber from rim to ground, that would help with the dirt to concrete problem you said you have using just a rim? I know it might be more $$ than you want to spent, but I found this company Solid Boss Tires (solidboss.com) that does custom solid tires.
