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what's the scoop on the H2O tank? SCHWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET !
teotwaki
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Stainless and 19 Gallons :bike_rider:
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teotwaki
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And I am swamped with envy for the San Juan Mountains!
You'll need the Spidertrax. Search my trailer build to see why. Good luck!!
cnynrat
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If you decide you need/want spacers, I recommend you talk to the guys at Adventure Trailers. They have a local (SoCal) source that can build anything you need. Very high quality and quick turn time. That's where I got mine when I bought my used Horizon.
You'll also get to tap into their knowledge base, which is very deep.
You'll also get to tap into their knowledge base, which is very deep.
teotwaki
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cnynrat
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Yeah, the previous owner set the Horizon up with hubs to match his Jeep. I talked to Mario at AT about the alternatives to reconfigure it to match my Toyota. Cost was about a push between new hubs vs. adapters. With the backspace on the wheels I use he thought I'd probably benefit with a little extra clearance, and I liked the idea of a wider stance on the trailer for better stability. So, long story short, we ended up converting the bolt pattern with adapters.
Ended up with the outer edge of my tires pretty much even with the side boxes on the Horizon.
teotwaki
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Do you have any pictures of the adapters in a thread anywhere? I would be interested in how it handles a 5 bolt hub to 6 bolt by 5.5". Also I'm guessing that the adapter had a hub-centric face to work with rims compatible with your FJC?
Right now in Craigslist there are a million folks selling Tacoma pull-off rims, both alloy and steel. The alloys seem to have the same backspacing (5") and offset (30mm) as a 4Runner so compatibility should be good. The steel rims seem to be lug-centric so no adaptor would be needed to go to new 6 bolt drums.
If I went for steel Tacoma rims then I'd order new 6 bolt hubs and change the studs from SAE to metric. I'd prefer alloy rims though.
DrMoab
Explorer
Do you have any idea what the back space is on the wheels that are on the trailer now?
I know that if Toyota wheels are anything like Jeep wheels, you will almost have to run spacers...even if you convert the hubs because the factory backspace is pretty deep.
It's always possible they set the axle up on that trailer of yours for a deep backspaced wheel too.
I know that if Toyota wheels are anything like Jeep wheels, you will almost have to run spacers...even if you convert the hubs because the factory backspace is pretty deep.
It's always possible they set the axle up on that trailer of yours for a deep backspaced wheel too.
teotwaki
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I was trolling all of the trailer threads and saw this :sombrero:
I found these 2 piece units but they are not hub-centric
http://www.ezaccessory.com/PhotoGallery.asp?ProductCode=5450-6550