[Romer]

It's nice when you have a trailer to be running the same tires and RIMs as the tow vehicle so you only have to carry one spare tire.

I recently bought an AT Horizon, but it had Jeep Hubs and 33" Tires. I wanted to be able to use my 35" Tires on Toyota Rims.

I went to a local trailer shop and bought a 10" Dexter Toyota Hub with the bearings and seals.

You can re-use the existing bearings, but need to replace the inner seal. The new bearings were fairly in-expensive ( Compare to cruiser bearings) so I bought new. This also allows you to set up the new hubs and have them ready for a quick swap.

My trailer has the 3500lb Torsion bar Axel set up

The first thing of course is to remove the tire and the axle dust cap

Next, bend back the tang on the lock washer and then loosen the retaining nut

[Romer]

With the nut removed, remove the old Hub

Pack the new bearings.

I use Mobil 1 Bearing Grease and roll the bearings in my hand till it is well into the inners of the bearing. You want to see grease come up through the inner ring

Tap in the inner axle seal and ensure it is fluch with the inner part of the Hub.

I also put some grease on the inside part of the hub that goes on the spindle

[Romer]

Put the new hub on

Install the outer bearing that is also packed with grease

Install the lock washer

Add the lock nut

[Romer]

Now you need to tighten the lock nut until you can't turn the drum. This will set the bearings and seals in place.

Then loosen so the drum turns freely, but not to loose.

For those cruiser guys who do their own front axles, I used the fish scale method and set the pre-load to about 10lbs. Never done this before on a trailer, but it seemed about right to me

Then push the tab from the lock washer into place

Install the tire an torque the new nuts.

You can replace the Dexter bolts with Toyota's so you can use the same lug nuts if you want

[Romer]

I also installed the ARB Fridge Slide.


Lesson Learned: I installed it to far to the right so I had to modify the right latching mechanism

[Romer]

I then installed the Battery Charger and shore plug so I could charge it off of 110V rather than just the truck

[Romer]

Now I just need to swap the RTT for the one I want and I am set.

May want to get larger or at least a spare Propane tank and come up with some kind of heater system

[Brentbba]

Just a little easier than a birf job on the cruiser Ken? Time to start a FAQ/Mods section for trailers now too!

[titanpat57]

Very nice write up Romer, thanks for taking time to document the steps and take pictures.

Can't wait to see some camping pics!

Good luck, Pat