rock well centers needed 4 trailer

[chaplinfj60]

good am all,
does anyone have a decent source for Rockwell wheel centers. i found a couple places and OMG they want a huge price for them.. i was gonna change out this axle on my m105 military trailer but why not just get new wheels that are lower to the ground and that solves my issue if trailer being too tall.

 

[pennsylvaniaboy]

like you want a 16" wheel vs a 20" wheel? I know i have seen guys in the past just do a 6-7k trailer axle that uses standard 8x6.5 wheels

 

[chaplinfj60]

exactly. i was thinking it would be easier to find wheels. i did figure out a M1061 trailer uses this bolt pattern but in a 16.5 wheel. but them wheels are hard to find. they dont even pop up on ebay. lol

 

[IowaOffRoad]

BLING!

Spendy, but would add some flash

 

[chaplinfj60]

BLING!

Spendy, but would add some flash

can you find that in a iowa rusty price..... lol

 

[chaplinfj60]

damn painted ones are more
lol

 

[IowaOffRoad]

If you feel your welding skills are up to snuff, go find some old straight truck wheels that used that pattern from a junkyard and cut the centers out. Weld them to some 80s/90s ford single wheel 16s. I'd say buy the weld-in centers but the ones I could find are 125/ea. Junkyards or old tire shops might give you the old truck wheels for a few bucks.

 

[pennsylvaniaboy]

looks like mitsubishi fuso, NPR, wheels would work,

 

[chaplinfj60]

i did not even think about old trucks like mitsubishi and such. good find. hell i honestly thought this was some dumb military pattern so this has taken me down another road to explore. junk yard truck wheels

 

[IowaOffRoad]

looks like mitsubishi fuso, NPR, wheels would work,

x2, though some of those may have a weird dish or shape that may not clear well. Fuck it, flip them around and get a wider stance!

Good call, plenty of those in 16s

 

[pennsylvaniaboy]

2.5 Ton Rockwell Axle Wheel Spacer


Wheel Spacers & Rim Spacers


Southwest Wheel 16" x 6" Steel dual wheel with 6-8.75" bolt circle - 28860W | Southwest Wheel®

 

[chaplinfj60]

i like option 3 170 for a rim. then get tire and be done

 

[chaplinfj60]

that would drop the height of this thing like a foot or there abouts awesome sauce...

 

[arse_sidewards]

i did not even think about old trucks like mitsubishi and such. good find. hell i honestly thought this was some dumb military pattern so this has taken me down another road to explore. junk yard truck wheels

That bolt pattern isn't special to import cab-overs. A bunch of old domestic junk used it back in the day too though they're likely to be a 20" rim.

 

[total newb]

If you go to some truck yards id be you could get for mits npr pretty cheap.

19.5 with 225-245 or 8r are 32-33 tall.

Edit. Late to the party i see.

 

[chaplinfj60]

If you go to some truck yards id be you could get for mits npr pretty cheap.

19.5 with 225-245 or 8r are 32-33 tall.

Edit. Late to the party i see.

thats all good info.