trailer Axles

family xj

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So I am thinking about getting 8 lug axles. I have 6 lug axles now and from the way the tires are wearing I am thinking they are bowing in at the top.

So where is the best place to get 8 lug axles? I haven't looked around at all
 
What kind of tires? Radial truck tires or cheap bias trailer tires?

Do the tires have obvious negative camber when loaded? What about unloaded?

What is the weight rating on the axles you have now? You can get up to 6k in a 6 on 5.5" pattern, which is probably plenty. It would let you keep your tires and wheels as well, assuming they're up to the task.
 
Redneck trailer supply in Lincolnton, nc. I'm told they have the best prices, I'd like to go up to 6 lug axes on my trailer when the money comes easy to get haha
 
I've seen very few trailers with bias ply tires that wore very well...
 
shawn said:
What kind of tires? Radial truck tires or cheap bias trailer tires?

Do the tires have obvious negative camber when loaded? What about unloaded?

What is the weight rating on the axles you have now? You can get up to 6k in a 6 on 5.5" pattern, which is probably plenty. It would let you keep your tires and wheels as well, assuming they're up to the task.
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I bought the tires from a tractor supply store in burlington 2 years ago. I don't remember what kind they were. load range C though.

They don't appear to have any negative camber while loaded nor unloaded. They just seam to have worn weird. i use to run truck tires but they were to wide and would rub the inner fenders.

Not sure on weight rating as they were on the trailer when i got it. I just know they are 6 lug axles on a heavy trailer. Its the same pattern as Toyota rims.

I may just get some load range E tires since I can get them at cost. So about $320 mounted and balanced.
 
family xj said:
Not sure on weight rating as they were on the trailer when i got it. I just know they are 6 lug axles on a heavy trailer. Its the same pattern as Toyota rims.
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Check the VIN plate, if it has one. It might clue you in. If it says 9990# GVW or something like that, it won't help, but sometimes it will tell you what the axle capacity and tire size/ratings are.

If you really get into it, you can check to see what bearings, what shoe size, etc, are in the axles and decode it that way.
 
I'm betting on the tires being bias ply Carlisles! Are they worn on the inside AND outside with a chopped edge and still perfect tread in the center? A buddy of mine bought a 6x8 trailer from TSC. It might have 1000 miles on it and needs tires already. Air pressure is fine, bearings are fine, and the heaviest load it sees is a 1200lb 52" Ferris mower.
 
Shawn; No VIN plate as I had to register it as home built.

Croatan Kid; That's exactly how they were worn. I am gonna buy better tires this time. i bought those on a Sunday out of desperation when a wheel sheered off on the lugs and the other wheel blew out. I will just get new tires that are better quality. How are your buddies new tires wearing?
 
He hasn't put any on it yet :D Even though he works for Colony Tire :rolleyes: I did put a new one on my big trailer though and I went with the Maxxis M8008, but any decent, radial, tire will do you well. I assume it has something to do with the way the plies are laid on a bias ply tire than makes it wear like that. Radials have a sidewall bulge when they're loaded and it looks like that lets the tread ride flat against the pavement more so than a bias ply.
 
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