Radial replacement tires for Harbor Freight trailer?

[Krusty]

I'm looking around now for some slightly larger radial tires to go on my harbor freight trailer. Anyone have some good sources for 4 bolt pattern wheels that'll hold a 13"-14" radial tire? I actually wouldn't mind finding some car wheels instead of trailer wheels (with the lug mounting surface further out to the side) as I upgraded the axle and put some brakes on it since I'm towing with such a small car.

[bobhenry]

THIS WILL KEEP YA BUSY FOR A WHILE............

Bolt Circle Chart for tires "Mike's list":
http://tinyurl.com/2n4qrm
Printable Bolt Circle Chart for use when your searching for wheels:
http://www.teardroptrailers.us/images/bolt%20circle.jpg
http://tinyurl.com/3b3b9v = Thread

The bolt pattern for Tow V or bolt circle proper measuring methods.
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/tec ... ?techid=92
http://www.stagewest4x4.com/store2/stor ... attern.htm
http://www.sromagazine.com/shop/wheelguide.html

Vehicle Bolt Pattern & Offset Reference.
http://tinyurl.com/3j2tv

The bolt pattern for trailer tires thread.
http://tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?t=11850

Wheel and pictures of bolt patterns
https://www.rsracing.com/tech-wheel.html

How to measure wheel bolt patterns
http://www.randpcarriages.com/tech/boltpatternhtml.html

See more on Wheel bolt patterns and or Tire bolt patterns
http://tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?p=155689

[Krusty]

Many of those links are now dead :-(

It looks like my first step will be to measure my lug spacing though. I'm mostly certain it's 4 on 4 but need to measure to find out.

[Krusty]

With enough googling I've confirmed the lugs are 4" apart. Alas, most 4 lug car wheels are 100mm (3.93") apart so it may be exceedingly difficult to find a 13" or 14" radial tire rim with an offset.

Oh well. it's probably for the better as I don't need to spend money on new tires right now.

[Krusty]

Well, here's something that could work, but adds extra cost:
http://www.ezaccessory.com/Wheel_Adapte ... -4100v.htm
http://adaptitusa.com/4x400to4x100wheeladapter.aspx
http://www.amazon.com/Wheel-Adapter-101 ... +4+lug+100

Combined with the fact that I found some 4x100 Mazda Miata wheels on craigslist just now for cheap, this might not be a horrible plan.

[eggsalad]

etrailer.com has 13" 4x4" wheels for $25.

http://www.etrailer.com/Tires-and-Wheels/Americana/AM20222.html



You won't find much bigger than 13" in 4x4"

[bobhenry]

I'm looking around now for some slightly larger radial tires to go on my harbor freight trailer. Anyone have some good sources for 4 bolt pattern wheels that'll hold a 13"-14" radial tire? I actually wouldn't mind finding some car wheels instead of trailer wheels (with the lug mounting surface further out to the side) as I upgraded the axle and put some brakes on it since I'm towing with such a small car.

I forgot to add you can simply change out the hub for a 5 on 4 1/2 bolt pattern they are about $25.00 each and come with the bearings. Now the sky is the limit on options.

[dales133]

I think English fords were 4x4

[Krusty]

I'm looking around now for some slightly larger radial tires to go on my harbor freight trailer. Anyone have some good sources for 4 bolt pattern wheels that'll hold a 13"-14" radial tire? I actually wouldn't mind finding some car wheels instead of trailer wheels (with the lug mounting surface further out to the side) as I upgraded the axle and put some brakes on it since I'm towing with such a small car.

I forgot to add you can simply change out the hub for a 5 on 4 1/2 bolt pattern they are about $25.00 each and come with the bearings. Now the sky is the limit on options.

I got an axle with brakes on it so I don't think I can change the hubs. It may be worth asking about however. Anyone know if I am able to replace the hubs on a Dexter axle with brakes?

etrailer.com has 13" 4x4" wheels for $25.

http://www.etrailer.com/Tires-and-Wheels/Americana/AM20222.html

http://www.etrailer.com/Merchant2/graph ... 2_1000.jpg

You won't find much bigger than 13" in 4x4"

I think I did come across that in my searching. I was trying to dig my way down into finding some high offset car tires to bring the tires in a bit closer and cover the brakes though.

[MtnDon]

I actually wouldn't mind finding some car wheels instead of trailer wheels (with the lug mounting surface further out to the side)

Changing the offset of a wheel changes the loading on the bearings. It is possible for that change to affect wheel bearing longevity. It may not happen for a long time, great number of miles, but that is a possibility. Just a heads up.