Hi,
I am thinking of upgrading the 12" wheels on my HF 4X8 trailer and wanted to know if anyone has experience with this and any modifications needed.
I would like to put 175/80 - 13 wheels/tires on and based on some tire size charts and the current clearances with the original tires, it looks to be too tight of a fit.
1 - My first concern is tire clearance from the frame - currently it looks like around an inch with the original 5.30 - 12 tires. With the 13" tire, this clearance will be virtually gone so my question is; can I insert spacers between the hub and wheel? I have seen 5/16 spacers that would still give me enough thread on the bolts. Can I go with thicker spacers?
2 - I assume I need to get wheels that have the same offset (zero?) as the original HF wheels. Is this correct?
3 - I will only have about an inch of travel with the new tires before they hit the bottom of my Teardrop floor, and wanted to know if anyone has any idea how much the tires travel with original leaf suspension?, assuming mid-weight trailer and moderate bumps. Not such a big issue anyway since I am perfectly happy cutting in to the floor and building a taller wheel-well, but curious to know about suspension travel.
These are the wheels I'm looking at. (still need to confirm correct bolt pattern and inner hole diameter:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/131281894507?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT
Thanks!
Barak