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DRR Sportsman![]() |
Look inside and out. Always check for cracks ![]() ![]() | ||
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DRR S/Pro![]() |
Yup. A good forged aluminum wheel is fine, cast aluminum, not so much. Lots of side pressure/force on trailer wheels when turning..... 272" Spitzer 540 Chevy The Blower Shop XR1 FTI XPM Series Converter FTI Level 6 Powerglide 3.69@199 .916 60' 2017 Bradenton Heads Up Madness Open Outlaw Champ 2018 PDRA T/D #5 2019 PDRA T/D #2 2020 Retired From T/D Competition.... 2020 Bradenton NMCA Hemi Shootout Winner 2021 getting back into bracket racing with a Gen3 Hemi powered 87 Cutlass. | |||
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DRR Pro![]() |
I'll keep my steel ones. They aren't fancy but they do the job! Mark Goulette Owner/Driver of the Livin' The Dream Racing dragster www.livinthedreamracing.com "Speed kills but it's better than going slow!" Authorized Amsoil Retailer | |||
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DRR Elite |
What trailer is this with disc brakes? | |||
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DRR Sportsman![]() |
Looks to be A 16 ON 6.5. 8 LUG More so a high end RV.. It was sent to me some time ago. Asked WTF is "THAT"?. When i was doing mobile RV work when i had time. Seen more shyt fly off. Wheel included. Worst jobs i hated were slide issues at like KOA's and RV parks. It sucked. One in particular was, front hydraulic legs were stuck down. would not retract. He was furious. Stupid relay. I stick to trucks. Easier lol. | |||
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DRR Elite |
so this is fake news and NOT a car trailer. | |||
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DRR Trophy![]() |
WOW....I just bought a new 34' and had them switch rims so I'll keep an eye on them now. | |||
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DRR Sportsman |
Never see that happen to an generic old steel wheel | |||
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DRR Pro |
We quit offering aluminum wheels on Trailer Toads and no longer sell them for trailers. Far too many failures when 12 or 14-ply tires were installed and the air pressures turned up to 90-110 psi. There are some "extreme duty" aluminum trailer wheels available and they make thicker steel wheels in 15 and 16" for heavier rated tires and the higher load air pressures. Check the rating, torque the aluminum wheels often as the steel seats for the lug nuts are pressed into the aluminum wheels and with the side loads and temperature changes, we all realize "aluminum can move". Check the wheel ratings that are stamped on them, I suggest not going right to the limits but be aware, they are ALL China-type products. By the way 1320- Trailer Disc brakes are AWESOME! Jok - TrailerToad.com | |||
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DRR Elite |
Not have I on any car trailer with “fancy aluminum wheels” because it ain’t ever happened! Again, the photo above is not a car trailer, fake news! | |||
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DRR Pro |
I have had between 10 and 15 customers over the last year or year and a half, have cracked wheels, both steel and aluminum. We have also had customers call about the lug nuts seemingly never really seating and staying. Is it common, no. Do not deny the truth until you deal with 300 trailer tire/wheel sales a year, I do. Those customers have another 1200 to 1500 trailer tires and wheels they deal with. Probably 24,000 trailer wheels on Trailer Toads and the trailers behind them. Stuff happens, just be a little more aware when adding a tire rated higher than the wheel and By the Way Ed- they are ALL China Junk you are rolling on. | |||
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DRR Elite |
shyt does happen and usually to those that don't inspect, don't do maintenance, over load their trailer/axles/wheels and generally don't give a fuc or are clueless! I ain't worried about my trailer wheels failing and again, the failed "fancy wheel" in the photo is NOT a trailer wheel nor a trailer! | |||
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DRR Pro![]() |
This was probably pointed toward those people and not you then? Just a thought. ____________________________ 2017 and 2018 Osage Casinos Tulsa Raceway Park No-Box Champion 2018 Div4 Goodguys Hammer award winner | |||
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DRR Elite |
it must have been intended for those with "fancy wheel" on trucks that run off road! | |||
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DRR Pro |
I didn't point my comments at anyone. More of a warning in general for people's safety is all. Doesn't matter to me who has or doesn't have what. Personally I use aluminum trailer wheels and aluminum wheels on the Trailer Toad. I am also a bit if a maintenance freak and have had zero issues, the same cannot be said of everyone who tows trailers. | |||
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DRR Pro |
#1 Loser B!tch, wearing MONKEY SEE....MONKEY DO....T/F Wanna-Be Headset Wearing Crew Chief. Calls Fake News, when he's Fake Newser himself, wait for it...... ![]() That being said, I'll be keeping an eye on my fancy trailer wheels. 2BKing ![]() 1980 Camaro Taking the Best Working Small Tire Shyt Box & making it Greater Than Before! 3000 lbs. Pump Gas 436 | |||
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DRR Sportsman![]() |
This occurred to me this fall on a 3k mile trip. I had a 8 lug 16 inch wheel that came with my trailer crack 3 of the 10 spokes when I got stupid lucky and saw the hairline marks. These were the original wheels with @70K miles. The were rated 3500lbs per wheel. I have 16k lbs on the axles. They "should" be enough wheel. I replaced them with the newer 4500lb wheel with 16 spokes. Wish it was easy to post a picture here. It was a very sobering thing to see and realize how bad a 100lb wheel and tire might be if it hit someone. RIP It's a dangerous time in America. The communists are inside the gates. Our survival is not guaranteed. | |||
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DRR Trophy |
One of the 16 inch 8 lug aluminum wheels that came as original equipment on my Haulmark Edge cracked. The wheel did not fail like the "fancy wheel" in the picture, and the trailer did not have drum brakes. I did learn that a heavier duty aluminum wheel is available. I went back with the higher load rated wheels (aluminum). No problems the last 5 years with the new wheels. | |||
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DRR Sportsman![]() |
Came off the trailer in front of him at highway speed. Escaped with his life. Standard Alcoa assemble. Had to replace 20 studs and nuts on the back axle. Front axle over torqued by 150 Ft lbs. Only one purpose for a 1" impact and that is to take them off period. The 1' impacts will produce 1200 Foot Lbs and stretch the studs. Yield and stretch>>> Snap...... ![]() | |||
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DRR Trophy |
Correction on my earlier post---the trailer did NOT have DISC brakes. | |||
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