putting hubs on a trailer that will accept 4x4 rims

Post by **wazza73** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:01 pm

How hard is it to do this and any ideas where to get the hubs from in bris/gold coast

Grateful for any help

Thanks
Warren

Post by **jav** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:24 pm

any trailer builder should be able to help you, easy do to, supercrap might even be able to get the bits for you.

Post by PK » Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:36 pm

supercheap are probably as good as any. Originally had 6 stud cruiser rims, I changed to falcon hubs which fit my Jeep rims, so all wheels are the same. Needed longer axle though.

Post by **pongo** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:39 pm

Also 4wd tyres may not fit under the guards. Eg going from a 13/14 inch car tyre to a 15 inch muddie. The new hubs generally take the std holden/ford bearing so easy to do if the tyre is gunna fit

Have fun

Post by **wazza73** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:45 pm

they guards are quiet wide and the axle protrudes far enough out i think

one way to find out i guess

any idea what the hubs are worth?

Post by **procompman** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 4:39 pm

last time i looked at them about $140 each from supercheap

Post by **pongo** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 5:20 pm

http://www.alltrailerspares.com.au/

http://www.alltrailerspares.com.au/html ... mzinozwqhw

Post by **frp88** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 6:03 pm

my trailer has a ford pattern i went to wrecker and got 15inch rims and put 31 on them no drama

Post by **wazza73** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 6:44 pm

yeah i want to be able to carry 2 spares when i go away with the camper
one on the car and one on the camper so they are interchangeable.

also in the event of several tyres going you can leave the camper and use the wheels to go get them fixed

Post by **blackmav** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 7:04 pm

I took the hub off and took it to the trailer joint so they could give me the correct size bearings in the new hubs to match the axle.
They wern't really keen on putting a 6 stud hub on my size axle .
Its only a small tool trailer but I wanted to run 35s
Also have to look at your offset as your axle may not be wide enough and your tyres will scrub on the trailer..
I also did a spring over

to gain a bit more clearance.

Post by **Mad Cruiser** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:08 pm

procompman wrote:last time i looked at them about $140 each from supercheap

No way !!!! You've got to be joking !

I got mine for wayyyyy less than that at supercheap

Post by **jav** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:26 am

i think the f100 ones i bought were $45 each with bearings to suit holden stub.

Post by **phippsy** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 8:24 am

wazza73 wrote:yeah i want to be able to carry 2 spares when i go away with the camper
one on the car and one on the camper so they are interchangeable.

If it's on a camper, make sure the floor of the tent will still reach the ground properly. If I run the same tyres on my trailer as my lux, the floor of the tent is off the ground by about 4 inches and is a mongrel thing to put up anywhere near properly.

Post by **Jeff80** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 10:43 am

I was contemplating doing this also. I wanted to do a bit of welding work on my current 6x4, doing a SOA conversion, adding shocks, trigg hitch and putting on cruiser stud pattern with sunnies. I want to do mine in the next 6 months or so and will post pics progressively as its done. Any one got any pics of their own?

Post by **wazza73** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:00 am

i have done the SOA and im going to try to get the hubs done this weekend

ill post some pics throughout the weekend

Warren

Post by **dieseldude** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:39 pm

When I made my motorbike trailer 24 months ago, I purchased the hubs from Supercheap at Cannon Hill for about $30 each. They were 6 stud to suit cruiser rims. You can get any combination you like.

Just recently I put mags on my boat trailer and I used ford stud pattern to suit the Mazda RX7 ricer mags - except they had to suit my axle which used Holden bearings! Pretty much any combination is possible.

If you need a new axle spun up (as was my case with my boat trailer because the new mags weren't offset enough) try BATC Brisbane Axle and Trailer Components at Tingalpa. New Cleveland Road to be precise. Les Duffel also makes 4by parts for patrols etc such as panhards etc. He'll hook you up with an axle spun to any specs for like $40.00!

Hope this helps.

If you need anymore info about where in Brisbane this is, just hit me up and I'll get some more details for you.

Post by **beatle_bayly** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 6:21 pm

Just tell the trailer place/Supercheap what style of axle and bearings you are running. They can then get a hub to suit your rims with the correct centre for the bearings.

Some places will tell you it's illegal to put a 6 stud hub/wheel onto a 1/2 ton axle (small holden bearings) and may not sell the combination. Just smile.....they aren't dong the work, you are, so it's on your head if anything lets go.

However, technically they are correct, so if you intend giving the trailer a hiding I'd recommend you swap out the axle for one which supports the larger bearing sets (3/4 ton ??) then fit your 4X4 wheels.

Post by PK » Sat Mar 18, 2006 4:17 pm

Sorry to hijack the thread, but how much would I be looking at for a treg coupling (or similar)?

Post by **pongo** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 6:28 pm

PK wrote:Sorry to hijack the thread, but how much would I be looking at for a treg coupling (or similar)?

http://www.alltrailerspares.com.au/

Post by **chimpboy** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 8:57 am

Make sure you use locking hubs!

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