Crazy About Mini's
Posted 04 July 2013 - 05:53 PM
I guess you are not towing it with a Mini? Heavier than the car!
Minis used to be allowed to tow a small trailer, but for some reason, and I think it was when the injection models appeared, it was no longer allowed. Still legal with older models, and a fwe people on here have matching trailers made from the back half of an old Mini shell, which I rather like.
Camshaft & Stage Two Head
Posted 05 July 2013 - 10:20 AM
Bungle and Ethel,
You have both replied in relation to the spacers shown
This is not the question
The question is, with the wheel moving out, by whatever means, it is no longer tight around the centre hub
Is this safe, being held in place by the four studs?
I think you got a fair answer - but I wouldn't rely on the hub centering the wheel - as stated, bolts work by being taken to slightly under their elastic limit to clamp, however the wheel is held clamped again the brake drum in this case by friction and the centering provided by the studs themselves and the taper on the interface between nut and wheel.
Bearing in mind that you are hauling slightly short of a tonne on singles, I'd tend to get decent spacers made up out of either steel or ally, ensuring that there are countersinks for the nuts to sit in (your wheels look a bit the worse for wear on the cones) - if the hubs are standard, then at least buy decent quality extended studs.
I personally would look to finding wheels that gave you what you wanted WRT offset without using spacers. There would be a lot to be said to using sleeve and washer type wheels if your going to stick with spacers.
Mine is purple, but I have been told that's normal
Posted 05 July 2013 - 10:24 AM
How much are a pair of new tyres for your 10 inch rims?
This may be a simpler and safer option than having to worry about spacers etc!
Has the trailer got brakes?
Camshaft & Stage Two Head
Posted 05 July 2013 - 10:24 AM
I used to use the guy around the back in Colne way next to Gutters and Ladders for making up trailer stuff years back - I wish I could remember their name - helpful and would always fit in a hospital job if required.
As an aside, you could always get a straight section machined on the hub extension if the have enough meat in them - only need just a lick to make them parallel - then you could get a little collar tacked on to take up the difference between the hub and the wheel center.
Edited by Captain Mainwaring, 05 July 2013 - 10:26 AM.
0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users
