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Acdii
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Jun 23, 2016

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 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.

33 Replies

  • Concrete, and I would have to pretty much deflate them to almost no air to make up the 3" difference. The AC is 15" high, and thats the bugger that prevents me from getting it in there easily. I have to back an 8' wide long trailer down an 11' wide aisle, using my tractor, so the less I have to be concerned with, the better. :)
  • Guessing that it is just the AC that is an issue. Taking air out of the tires to pull it in and then putting the air back in once you are between some beems should not do any damage to the tires.
  • Is the entrance to your pole barn....dirt or gravel???
    Maybe dig down a little...just thinking....:h