Hubs and electric brakes with Toyota lug pattern

[vincentdevries]

Hi there,

Maybe similar is posted earlier but could not find anything: I have a military trailer M101A2 and want to swap out the axle for a Dexter torsion axle. Now the trouble I run into: I want to have my hubs and tires the same as my 2011 Toyota Landcruiser (spares etc) as well as electronic brakes and the possibility to keep the original handbrakes. The lug pattern is 5-150 (5-5.9). I looked into the trailer suppliers but this pattern does certainly not exist in trailer world. Does anyone have a solution, point me in the right direction or ran into the same? Cheers!

 

[mep1811]

That is a tough one. Just get an axle and carry a spare tire for your trailer.

 

[Peter_n_Margaret]

Any decent machine shop will re-drill the stud holes. Buy the new studs and nuts first.
Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 motorhome

 

[JayOtheMountains]

That is a tough one. Just get an axle and carry a spare tire for your trailer.

This, really, is a good option. Run the diff and don't forget the breather on it. Bonus, you'll also have a spare axle and/or parts should something go amiss on the Landy. Growing up I wondered the nonsense of a full axle on our custom-haul trailer until my father dorked things bad on the truck one day in the forest. Field repair on the spline wasn't too bad considering the part was in tow!

 

[eatSleepWoof]

I recently also looked into this (I too have a trailer and a 200-series). Spacers (that will go from one bolt pattern to another) will be the simplest option. After thinking it over, I decided to leave my trailer with its original, common bolt pattern (5x4.5). Tires/wheels are cheap, easy to find anywhere/everywhere, and leaving the original setup doesn't require me spending more money than necessary.

 

[4000lbsOfGoat]

Spacers (that will go from one bolt pattern to another) will be the simplest option.

To be slightly pedantic, what we are talking about here is wheel adapters, not spacers. Spacers don't change the bolt pattern.

I had to put adapters on my trailer hubs to fit the wheels that match my truck.. It does push the wheel out a bit (1.25") so you need to have that space to spare but it might be your best bet. There are plenty of folks here in the US that will do custom adapters, I'd imagine someone does it in Australia.

 

[vincentdevries]

To be slightly pedantic, what we are talking about here is wheel adapters, not spacers. Spacers don't change the bolt pattern.

I had to put adapters on my trailer hubs to fit the wheels that match my truck.. It does push the wheel out a bit (1.25") so you need to have that space to spare but it might be your best bet. There are plenty of folks here in the US that will do custom adapters, I'd imagine someone does it in Australia.

Thank you. might be the way to go. I am in the US btw.

 

[4000lbsOfGoat]

Thank you. might be the way to go. I am in the US btw.

I used US Wheel Adapters. They were great to work with and even gave me the second set for half price (after I screwed up the measurements the first time around...)

 

[vincentdevries]

I used US Wheel Adapters. They were great to work with and even gave me the second set for half price (after I screwed up the measurements the first time around...)

Thank you for pointing me in their direction!

 

[Mischief]

dexter makes hubs with 6x5.5 toyota lug pattern but they come with sae lugs so you have to swap out the lugs for metric but the pattern is correct. If you do that you will also need a longer axle because the offset of toyota wheels is different than the common trailer wheels

 

[4000lbsOfGoat]

dexter makes hubs with 6x5.5 toyota lug pattern but they come with sae lugs so you have to swap out the lugs for metric but the pattern is correct.

That is the exact problem I had with mine...6x5.5 but the wrong lugs (1/2" rather than M12). I couldn't find a mag seat lug nut that would fit 1/2" and also had the right shoulder diameter. Adapters solved the issue, and also pushed the wheels out far enough.

 

[Teardropper]

dexter makes hubs with 6x5.5 toyota lug pattern but they come with sae lugs so you have to swap out the lugs for metric but the pattern is correct. If you do that you will also need a longer axle because the offset of toyota wheels is different than the common trailer wheels

Hey, I'm curious why SAE lugs don't work? Why would you need them to be metric?

Be gentle, I'm only on my second cup of coffee.

Tony

 

[eatSleepWoof]

Hey, I'm curious why SAE lugs don't work? Why would you need them to be metric?

Be gentle, I'm only on my second cup of coffee.

Tony

From my perspective:

1. If my vehicle is assembled with 100% metric hardware, the last thing I want is some one-off, unexpected SAE hardware. Someone will eventually use a metric socket on it and strip something.
2. I run OEM wheels with OEM lug nuts. I don't mix and match with aftermarket. (Possible fitment issues, different standards of what's acceptable, different material compositions, etc.)
3. Vehicle space is always limited, and that includes space for tools. I don't want to carry Metric tools and SAE tools.

These items are less of an issue on a trailer, but even so, I always prefer consistency and will only mix hardware types if I absolutely have to.

 

[Mischief]

Yeah, sae lug nuts won't fit toyota metric wheels and since it's a lug centric fit it needs to fit properly

Hey, I'm curious why SAE lugs don't work? Why would you need them to be metric?

Be gentle, I'm only on my second cup of coffee.

Tony

 

[Teardropper]

Yeah, sae lug nuts won't fit toyota metric wheels and since it's a lug centric fit it needs to fit properly

Curious.

Tony