D2 wheels onto trailer ?

[Rosscoe68]

how hard will it be to fit D2 wheels onto my trailer ?
i did a search and only found 1 thread that didnt really have an outcome to this question.

[imatt]

As long as you can get hubs to match the LR pattern it should be straight forward, but I don't know how easy that is.
Cheers

[Lotz-A-Landies]

There are a lot of threads on this matter, but you may need to go back about 2 years. e.g http://www.aulro.com/afvb/trailers-vans-campers/22151-my-camper-disco-ii-hubs-rims.html or http://www.aulro.com/afvb/trailers-vans-campers/20681-landrover-wheels-your-camper.html

To summarise, the DII/P38a PCD is almost exactly the same as a Holden Commodore PCD so you can use AlKo hubs and brakes.
However The DII rim will not allow the AlKo parrallel (Land Cruiser) bearing hub to pass through the centre, so you can only use Holden bearings (1000Kg per axle) or Slimline (Ford Falcon) bearings (1450Kg per axle.

Also the AlKo studs are AF not metric so you may need to drill out and replace the AlKo studs with DII/P38a studs, if you wish to use DII alloy rims.

Hope this assists.

[smally4.6]

G/day Rosscoe68

Just get some hubs made up( d2 stud pattern) that will take the same bearings allready fitted to your trailer.
I got some hubs made to fit onto my trailer(holden bearings) d1 stud pattern
$100 a side ..
cheers Smally

[slug_burner]

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/trailers-vans-campers/40943-off-road-trailer-born.html that thread covers it. if you have to enlarge the hole in the centre of the wheels then it will not go well on you d2 hub centric hubs

[Rosscoe68]

G/day Rosscoe68

Just get some hubs made up( d2 stud pattern) that will take the same bearings allready fitted to your trailer.
I got some hubs made to fit onto my trailer(holden bearings) d1 stud pattern
$100 a side ..
cheers Smally

do tell, where abouts ?

[zzsteve]

Roscoe,
I had hubs made up at:
Vehicle Components - trailer parts suspension winches brakes axles (http://www.vehiclecomponents.com.au)
(Geebung, Brisbane). At the time I requested Range Rover stud pattern and now would like a D2 pattern, but need to source some rims first. Interesting to see that the Commodore PCD is very close.
Cheers,
Steve

[Redback]

EDIT

[smally4.6]

do tell, where abouts ?

I got these through a local company(vendor) that deals at work....
I asked for a good price:) so hopefully he has looked after me, as i didnt shop around....
cheers smally

[Rosscoe68]

hmm
methinks this might be a simple way to make it work
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 3 FRONT HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY - eBay, Land Rover, Car Parts, Vehicle Parts Accessories. (end time 24-Apr-10 22:56:25 AEST) (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/LAND-ROVER-DISCOVERY-3-FRONT-HUB-AND-BEARING-ASSEMBLY_W0QQitemZ370251353148QQcmdZViewItemQQptZU K_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item5634b34c 3c#ht_838wt_1165)

[mattg]

Hi Roscoe

I recently tried to change the hubs on my trailer by fitting 505 GTi Pug hubs.

I found the centre of the axle was to small. best thing to do is as has been said. get some blank hubs drilled to fit the FR stud pattern then you can still use the $10 holden bearings.

cheers

matt

[Lotz-A-Landies]

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then you can still use the $10 holden bearings.

cheers
mattMatt

If I were building a new light trailer, I wouldn't be using Holden bearings even at $10.

Two Reasons: I had a pair of $10 "ARK" Chinese made Holden bearings and they lasted less than 500KM before the hardening started breaking down.
Holden bearings and stub axle are only rated at 1,000KG per axle.For a light trailer I'd try for parallel bearings 2000KG+ per axle or at a minimum Slimline (Ford) bearings 1,450KG per axle.

We all know how often we see light trailers massively overloaded, with a broken stub axle left lying at the side of the road. Most frequently you will find that they have Holden patten stub axles, and the outer threaded part is just too small.

[Hoges]

I signed up today for a 45mm round axle, electric hubs (10") with Holden Commodore PCD (120mm) (I supply the 14mm studs -they'll drill the hubs and press them in for $44). did a mock up with a "commodore" dimension hub on a Disco2/RRP38 wheel and the hub boss fits perfectly just before it gets to the 47mm opening in the 16" rim...there's enough room to fit the axle bearing cap as well -no milling of wheel rim to expand hole necessary.

hub fitted with Japanese "Ford" slimline bearings...good for 1.4ton. Hub with parallel bearings won't fit the disco 2/ RR P38 16" alloy wheel (it's not a stud size issue but rather the length of the journal on the axle etc.

will post pics when I get all the bits and start putting it together next week

cheers

[LOVEMYRANGIE]

I just had a tube axle made with flanges to fit LR spindles and LR hubs. Works excellent

Cheers

Andrew


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[Redback]

I signed up today for a 45mm round axle, electric hubs (10") with Holden Commodore PCD (120mm) (I supply the 14mm studs -they'll drill the hubs and press them in for $44). did a mock up with a "commodore" dimension hub on a Disco2/RRP38 wheel and the hub boss fits perfectly just before it gets to the 47mm opening in the 16" rim...there's enough room to fit the axle bearing cap as well -no milling of wheel rim to expand hole necessary.

hub fitted with Japanese "Ford" slimline bearings...good for 1.4ton. Hub with parallel bearings won't fit the disco 2/ RR P38 16" alloy wheel (it's not a stud size issue but rather the length of the journal on the axle etc.

will post pics when I get all the bits and start putting it together next week

cheers

Done this 4 & 1/2yrs ago about 12mths after I got the Disco, I have FORD Slimline bearings, only replaced them once.

EDIT; I just found my old post on this with pics, it was 5yrs ago, 3 yrs ago I changed to Disc hubs.
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/trailers-vans-campers/22151-my-camper-disco-ii-hubs-rims.html

Baz.