Upgrading axles
I have a 22' arctic fox and I want to upgrade the axles to go from 15" tires to 16" tires. Any advice or guidance on how to proceed is greatly appreciated. My current wheels are 5 x 4.5 x15".
Forum Discussion
- You shouldn't need to upgrade the axles. I put 16" wheels on my Desert Fox, which had 15" wheels originally.... but the DF had heavy axles, 5200lb, with 6 lug brake drums.
Does your AF have 5 or 6 lug wheels?
5 lug wheels might be hard to find in a 16" size.
If you can't find 16" 5 bolt wheels (if your AF has 5 bolt wheels, swapping brake drums over to a 6 bolt pattern would be the easiest method. - My first questions would be what are you trying to accomplish ? What is the weight of the trailer on the axles, and what axles are currently under it ?
- Can you not find a 16" rim with your existing bolt pattern? There should be no need to change axles.
