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08/2/2010 at 6:04pm
 Location: East Woodhay
 Outfit: Passat TDi and Sprite Alpine :-)
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Has anyone fitted different wheels on their TT. I am wondering whether 13" Austin Metro wheels will fit? The change in base height will not affect the use of the trailer as it is a hybrid


09/2/2010 at 1:03pm
 Location: Ireland
 Outfit: Relay conversion
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I asum that when you say that you are changing wheels, that you mean Tyres and Rims. Dose you trailer hub take the Metro rim? And has your trailer already got 13" tyres on it? If the answer is yes to both you should have no problem.
Normaly any trailer is disigned for a certin size of tyre and rim.

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09/2/2010 at 3:45pm
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There are a couple of things that could cause issues.  The offset of the wheel, this is how far the wheel sticks out from the hub.  Some wheels will let the tyre rub on the chassis.  The size of tyre can also cause issues, some are larger thamn others again causing rubbing issues.  Check with your wheel supplier that they are like for like.

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09/2/2010 at 11:11pm
 Location: nottingham
 Outfit: Grand Canyon 8 Pennine Fiesta
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Why do you want to change the wheels?

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09/2/2010 at 11:16pm
 Location: East Woodhay
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I am a mad tinkerer and like to see if things work. I know where there is a metro going for scrap and the wheel PCD is the same (just need to check the offset), with 13" tyres readily available (especially when abroad) I thought I'd see if they would fit and just wondered if anyone had tried?


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10/2/2010 at 4:17pm
 Location: None Entered
 Outfit: Dandy Destiny
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The offset is different to the 10 and 12" mini style wheels fitted to many trailers, obviously this will not matter provided there are no clearance issues. The other thing is that many metros were fitted with strange metric wheels/tyres and the tyres were quite rare and pricey.



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