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Old 03-02-2008 | 10:34 AM
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I've got Hummer wheels on my triple axle 48 foot fifth wheel trailer. It has the 6000 LB axles and the wheels fit just right. I'm running the 265/70 E stock Dodge tires. They look much better than the old steel wheels.

I still can't find the load rating on the wheels but the trailer is not loaded to the max and they probably have seen more stress on my truck than they will on the trailer.


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Old 03-02-2008 | 01:00 PM
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Well with all this being said what are the stock 17" that come on the 2500 and the SRW 3500 rated at? I was thinking about going up to 17" rims on my trailer and was thinking about using the Dodge rims then I would just use my dually tires on my trailer and lift up my trailer a little bit. I am more interested in the steel wheels but curious about the aluminum ones as well.
Old 03-03-2008 | 09:22 AM
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I don't know what the load rating on the stock Dodge wheels is, but they have too much backspacing for the trailers I've seen. They have about 6.25" of backspacing where normal trailer wheels have about 4.5" The H2s work in some cases with about 5 3/8" backspacing and 8.5" width.

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Old 03-03-2008 | 09:53 AM
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No problem on useing Aluminum rims. Check out a few trailer RV wheel makers.
These are 16" G rated rims and tires to 110psi
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