Thread: Trailer Hubs?

Thanks for the help guys. All the info I needed

Originally Posted by PhilipA

...DM digital . I note you have steel wheels on the camper. Have you tried a mag wheel nut on the Kamper , as a 9/16 SAE is the same size as a 16MM but with a different pitch...

Yes I have and they also fit no problems.

I'm also going to fit Disco1 mag wheels to my trailer.
It currently has Disco1 steel wheels on it and I have already fitted 16mm LR studs in place of the imperial ones a few years ago.

I remember reading somewhere that steel wheels locate on the studs but alloy wheels locate on the centre hub hole.
Has anyone machined up a spacer to fill the gap between the hub ring and the inside of the alloy wheel?

Will I be setting myself up for failure if I don't worry about the spacer?

I only want to do this as I have a set of alloys with good tyres and the trailer steelies have shagged tyres. If I have to I will swap the tyres on the rims but at least for the short term it would be nice to just put the alloys on the trailer.

I remember reading somewhere that steel wheels locate on the studs but alloy wheels locate on the centre hub hole.
Has anyone machined up a spacer to fill the gap between the hub ring and the inside of the alloy wheel?

I have had 3spoke RRC mags on my trailer with no problems for a couple of years now and the worst roads in Australia. The old 3 spokes never located on the centre spindle AFAIK, and they use the same nuts as the Disco wheels.

So my opinion is that there will be no problem.

BTW AFAIK the centre hub location is more to do with eliminating sources of NVH than safety.
Regards Philip A