txoil
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Post by txoil on May 21, 2013 6:12:57 GMT -5
It turns out that Tallulah Belle came with 15 inch wheels with a 5 on 5.5 bolt pattern. I cannot locate a plain steel trailer wheel in this size and bolt pattern anywhere! Does anyone have one they would sell me, or maybe know of a source where we could obtain one??
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Post by bigbill on May 21, 2013 7:12:43 GMT -5
That is the wheel pattern from a ford f100/150 in the 60s, 70s & 80s should be able to find in a wrecking yard.
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Post by schweetcruisers on May 21, 2013 9:18:33 GMT -5
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Post by txoil on May 21, 2013 15:30:24 GMT -5
Thanks for the quick responses guys!!! The listing for the vintage Ford rim says it has 3" backspacing.. aren't trailer wheels set up with no offset, and if so then I don't think that wheel would fit, or would it??
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Post by kto17 on May 21, 2013 16:05:25 GMT -5
I don't mean to offend you, but did you measure or a tire shop? It should be a 5x4.5" lug pattern, unless a prior owner changed it, and possibly the whole axle was changed.
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Post by txoil on May 21, 2013 16:45:05 GMT -5
No offense taken. It is indeed a 5 on 5.5 pattern wheel, and the hubs do NOT have studs, the wheel is held on by bolts that thread into the hub. This trailer is a Nomad, a virtual clone of a Shasta Deluxe, and it is entirely possible that a PO, sometime in the last 53 years, swapped out OEM for these oddballs...
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Post by schweetcruisers on May 21, 2013 18:54:41 GMT -5
My new trailer wheels have an offset, I don't remember what it is but it's there, but again I have Shasta!
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Post by kto17 on May 27, 2013 10:21:57 GMT -5
No offense taken. It is indeed a 5 on 5.5 pattern wheel, and the hubs do NOT have studs, the wheel is held on by bolts that thread into the hub. This trailer is a Nomad, a virtual clone of a Shasta Deluxe, and it is entirely possible that a PO, sometime in the last 53 years, swapped out OEM for these oddballs... I know I read someones post in the past that said they had bolts bot lugs, might have been yours, very interesting. 5x5.5 was used by Ford on the f150, Broncos, and Vans until the end of the 1996 model year. The other thing you should consider is the weight rating of the wheel. If it weighs about the same as a Deluxe you could be around 3600 pounds including gear. You shoukd be about to measure your current backspacing. I can't remember exactly how but its not hard. I had to do it a few years ago. You can google it and find the info you need. |
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Post by bigbill on May 27, 2013 10:59:29 GMT -5
Take your wheel off the trailer lay it face down then put a straight edge across the back of the wheel and measure from the back of the rim to the surface that makes contact with the hub when bolted on that is your back spacing. then measure the width of the rim measuring from where the tire contacts the rim on each side. these two measurements will allow you to select the proper wheel you need. If you buy a different backspacing or a wider rim your tire could contact the springs or the trailer causing damage. Sometimes there is room for a slight difference but be careful. Any tire shop should be able you measure this for you, and I would think at no charge if you have the wheel off and take it to them. This is how they sell you new tires once you get the proper wheels to mount them on.
Different models and years of Ford F150s have different width wheels. Any Ford F150 wheel should exceed the weight rating you need.
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