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Old 07-15-2011, 03:33 PM   #1
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Best place to buy new wheels?

Looking for recommendations on where to buy replacement wheels for my '78. Where do you go? Northern Tool? Trailer shops?
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Looking for recommendations on where to buy replacement wheels for my '78. Where do you go? Northern Tool? Trailer shops?
What kind of wheels?

Steel or aluminum?

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Looking for recommendations on where to buy replacement wheels for my '78. Where do you go? Northern Tool? Trailer shops?
Redneck Trailer Supply sells the same steel replacement wheels offered by some online vendors. If you want aluminum wheels, you can order ones like you would find on any newer Airstream trailer from any Airstream dealer. If you want to be different, you can go here:
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We bought steel replacement wheels for our '72 from from Inland RV.
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For steel, find a place that services and sells contractor type utility trailers. They have white painted, chromed and about anything else you'd need. AND they are WAY less costly than buying from an RV store.
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Southwest wheel and Tredit in Dallas both have good prices on wheels.
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Try Trailer Rims / Wheels 13, 14 & 15 inch diameter at Trailer Parts Superstore for steel and aluminum wheels. I purchased Greenball 2000 15" aluminum rims like those below. Are your brake drums or rotors fitted with bolts or studs? I had 6 lug bolts and changed them out to studs when buying the aluminum rims.
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