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    M105 wheel / brake drum help

    Yeah I'll post before/after and build pics. I need the trailer to safely handle 2 tons of heating pellets at a time. That's why I started with the bigger trailer
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    M105 wheel / brake drum help

    About the height issue, I am going to put the axle inside the leaf spring. That will drop 9 inches off the height alone. with 235 85r16 tires, I'll drop another 3 1/2 inches. That will lower the trailer height from 34 inches to 22 inches. When I center the surge brake hitch on the main...
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    M105 wheel / brake drum help

    Well I'm gonna play around on the lathe a bit and see what works. I'll post update picks. Seems fairly easy to solve the problem. I may sound hard headed about the issue, but I use a trailer quite often and wind up going thru a set of tires every 2 years or so.
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    M105 wheel / brake drum help

    OK thanks. Do you know if the lugs are replaceable?. I can turn down a set of spacers on a lathe if they're that close.
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    M105 wheel / brake drum help

    ODdave, I did read your previous post about the wheels. In my case, the wheel doesn't look like it'll even make it to the drum in the first place. With the back spacing of the wheel, it measures like the drum will sit inboard of the wheel. I hope I didn't offend you by asking again, I have...
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    M105 wheel / brake drum help

    Hello, I'm in the same boat with the wheel issue. My M105a2 has a giant hub that sits about 6 inches from the actual drum. From what i understand the NPR's only used a 16x6 wheel. The drum on mine also has a step followed by a slight taper. From my measurements it looks like it should fit...
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