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Post by Juan on Feb 25, 2015 5:33:57 GMT -6
I need a spare tire/wheel for the new (40 year old) bass boat trailer. It has 5 lug 13" wheels and the same size tires that's on the Sea Pro trailer...
Question is: Are all 13" wheels the same.. car wheels and trailer wheels? or is there a difference in the bolt pattern? Will any 5 lug 13" wheel fit or are trailer wheel like car wheels? (I know you can't use Chevy wheels on a Ford, can you use Ford wheels on a boat trailer?)
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Post by freezerfiller on Feb 25, 2015 7:05:04 GMT -6
Most 13" 5 lug rims are on a 4.5" pattern. There is a 5 on 5" diam version but not common. (Maybe old ford fiestas)
To measure a 5 lug pattern measure from the outside edge of one lug, to the center of the lug nearest to being across from it.
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Post by Juan on Feb 25, 2015 8:35:25 GMT -6
Got it:  but if most all 5 lug patterns are the same, can I just go to a junk yard and get a 13" wheel & tire that will fit the boat trailer? |
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Post by gnrphil on Feb 25, 2015 8:51:07 GMT -6
I don't see why not as long as it's the same width.
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Post by freezerfiller on Feb 25, 2015 14:01:06 GMT -6
Got it: but if most all 5 lug patterns are the same, can I just go to a junk yard and get a 13" wheel & tire that will fit the boat trailer? If it doesn't have brakes, you should be able to, but it probably won't have as good of a load rating on the tire. |
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Post by Juan on Feb 25, 2015 15:01:36 GMT -6
If it doesn't have brakes, you should be able to, but it probably won't have as good of a load rating on the tire. Great.. Thanks.. I thought about the load rating and it not being rated like a trailer tire but the boat is light and I'm just looking for something cheap that will get me home should I have a flat. A trailer wheel and tire is about $130 where I can pick up one at the local junk yard for about $25. emthup |
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Post by yolo on Feb 25, 2015 17:16:14 GMT -6
bolt pattern like you guys are onto here and the axle size too.
If the axel hole on the wheel does not go over the trailer axle, well you know.
If the axle hole on the wheel does go over it but its not snug then you have to get a spacer. (being forward you should get a spacer but if it fits the pattern and its not moving then i wouldn't worry about the spacer.
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Post by Juan on Feb 25, 2015 18:00:25 GMT -6
Got sum hub caps but they won't fit over the buddy bearings.  |
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Post by CaptWoody on Feb 26, 2015 17:16:19 GMT -6
If it doesn't have brakes, you should be able to, but it probably won't have as good of a load rating on the tire. Great.. Thanks.. I thought about the load rating and it not being rated like a trailer tire but the boat is light and I'm just looking for something cheap that will get me home should I have a flat. A trailer wheel and tire is about $130 where I can pick up one at the local junk yard for about $25. emthup When I moved my boat from Louisiana to Texas I blew a tire on the freeway and then blew the spare in the middle of a twenty mile long bridge over the Atchafalaya Swamp and had to drag the trailer off the bridge on a rim. After that you can bet I was glad to pay $130 for a quality tire and wheel, INCLUDING the spare. |
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Post by Juan on Feb 26, 2015 18:35:56 GMT -6
Probably wise advice Capt. and I think I may do as you suggest and get a "real" spare even if I won't be pulling that boat more than about 30 miles one way in any direction. I found wheels with biased tires selling on Amazon and I can get a spare, a mount to mount it on the trailer and a lock for the mount for $83. Sounds like a bargain.  |
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Post by freezerfiller on Feb 26, 2015 21:20:18 GMT -6
If you have a tractor supply nearby, they have some pretty good prices on trailer tire/rim combos as well. (not galvanized however)
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Post by Juan on Feb 27, 2015 7:12:54 GMT -6
Thanks freeze....that's one of the first places I checked...and as you said, they have a white steel wheel for the same price as the local Wally World.. ($99.00)
I need a spare more for peace of mind than anything else, so I'm going as cheap as possible.
I'm ordering the same but cheaper one from Amazon. emthup
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Post by CaptWoody on Feb 27, 2015 9:44:58 GMT -6
Thanks freeze....that's one of the first places I checked...and as you said, they have a white steel wheel for the same price as the local Wally World.. ($99.00) I need a spare more for peace of mind than anything else, so I'm going as cheap as possible. I'm ordering the same but cheaper one from Amazon. emthup "Peace of mind", "as cheap as possible"... Are those not mutually exclusive?  |
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Post by Juan on Mar 20, 2015 5:28:35 GMT -6
Got sum hub caps but they won't fit over the buddy bearings. UPDATE: After getting a spare tire and getting it mounted on the trailer, I drilled a whole in the center of the Walmart plastic hub caps with a hole saw so the buddy bearings would fit in the hole and put them on .. Believe it or not, they look good! Closest thing to mag wheels that boat trailer will ever see and cost less than $25.. |
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Post by Juan on Mar 20, 2015 15:02:58 GMT -6
UPDATE: After getting a spare tire and getting it mounted on the trailer, I drilled a whole in the center of the Walmart plastic hub caps with a hole saw so the buddy bearings would fit in the hole and put them on .. Believe it or not, they look good! Closest thing to mag wheels that boat trailer will ever see and cost less than $25.. Just Sayeeeng!! piccs You're right  |
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Post by gnrphil on Mar 20, 2015 22:07:33 GMT -6
Very nice
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Post by freezerfiller on Mar 21, 2015 16:04:15 GMT -6
Groovy man.... groovy. 8)
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Post by Simple Man on Mar 22, 2015 13:22:22 GMT -6
In Africa...Can't see the pic...
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Post by Juan on Mar 22, 2015 13:49:54 GMT -6
Do they have Wal-Marts in Africa?
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Post by Simple Man on Mar 27, 2015 14:03:49 GMT -6
I haven't seen one. They have a three story KFC though. That, I have seen.
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