Anyone know of a place that sell 10" tyres in Sydney?

[gazza2006au]

Hey guys looking to get the trailer registered but i am finding it an absolute mission to find 4.50-10" tyres in Sydney let alone anyone than can change them

does anyone know of a cheap place that sells complete wheels even built in hub type that i can order online?

so far i have called 5 tyre places and no one can order in 4.50-10" tyres

[Noelm]

10" is a pretty common size, all old Minis were 10", most tyre services should be able to get them overnight, and decent boat shops might even have them too, or at least order the complete setup,

[gazza2006au]

You wouldn't believe it i called 5 shops including two big named shops including Kmart tyres, only one of the smaller shops could get in the tyres at $130 each tyre which i can't afford that kind of price

They are $77 + $5 delivery on ebay but i can't even find a shop willing to fit them

[Muzza]

Gazza,

maybe ring some trailer manufacturers(box and boat) and see if they can source some or direct you to someone who can help

Cheers
Muz

[rayken1938]

Allied Fabrications at Beenleigh qld. they do freight
$67 tyre and tube
$107 gal rim tyre and tube
$137 integral rim tyre and tube also hvve alloy rim ht stud Patten
Check local trailer parts mobs they should also have them on their websites Allied prices are hard to beat.
Cheers
Ray

[Fed]

Get the ebay ones & fit them yourself, I can't say I've ever fitted a tyre by hand but I've seen it done few times & it didn't look very hard to me.
I watched a very old mate (75 Yrs) do 2 a couple of years ago and he didn't break a sweat.
There would be plenty on youtube showing how to do it properly.

[Crocodile]

Hello Gazza,
I went through this exercise in 2015.
Finally found a properly load rated tyre at a place that sell wheels and castors here at the GC.
Not cheap but proper load rated.
Watch out for mini tyres as they may not have an adequate load rating.

[Noelm]

I don't think load rating is going to be a problem with a small tinny with a 25 on the back, any boat shop can get them, as far as fitting, I can't imagine any tyre service not doing it, they can be fitted at home, it's not exactly difficult.

[Ally410]

Hey guys looking to get the trailer registered but i am finding it an absolute mission to find 4.50-10" tyres in Sydney let alone anyone than can change them

does anyone know of a cheap place that sells complete wheels even built in hub type that i can order online?

so far i have called 5 tyre places and no one can order in 4.50-10" tyres

Mate, try Velox (http://www.velox.com.au/products.html#boattrailer) they make 10" boat trailer wheels

Also try Roadrunner - (29 Mount Erin Road, Campbelltown 2560 Ph (02) 4626 2649) who Velox recommend for tyres for their wheels.

[stevej]

10 inch rims will be ancient so put a tube in as well
last time I bought some years ago they were 120ish fitted have to pay something for the shops time to fit them

[DATCOL]

Gazza Top tyres Are tyre importers suppliers In the 3 eastern stats They may not sell to you but will have them & can tell you where you can buy them They also have a large range of rims That tyre in a 6 ply rating should cost you about $80.00 new Phone top tyres 125 Cowpasture road Wetherill park Sydney NSW 0297563335 Cheers COL

[gazza2006au]

Thanks guys these are aluminium rims so not just anyone can throw a spoon on them unfortunately, does anyone know if 4.50x10 is the same size as 145R10? i cannot work out the imperial to metric or however they do it, found a shop who stocks the 145R10 for $88 fitted and local but they don't know how to do the calculation from 4.50x10

i picked up a set of used wheels and rims yesterday but my hubs on a spare axle are big in diameter for the rear of the 6x9" wheels bugger! $95 down the drain

[Noelm]

The early 600x9 rims had a small lip on the inside and only fitted early Holden hubs, the later ones are just flat on the back and fit both size hubs.

[DATCOL]

4.50 X 10 6Ply is 4 1/2" wide & 498 Mm high Load rating 400Kg speed rating 130 km/h 145/ 80R 10 Passenger tyre is 145 Mm wide & 486Mm high Load rating 325Kg speed rating 180 km/h

[gazza2006au]

Ok thanks, So what i have to do is source some early model holden hubs? wouldnt the early holden hubs and later model or have different stud pattern?

are HT Holden Hubs the ones i need? the 6x9" wheels fit my hubs but as Noel mentioned there is that lip on the back inside of the rims stopping it

[DATCOL]

Ht is a bigger hub Suits the 14" rims You need hubs from HR back witch were all 13" wheels

[gazza2006au]

I measured the wheels the space on the back centre is around 144mm i measured my hubs they are 155 some where around those measurements couldn't fit the caliper in there so used a tape measure

looks like ARK sell a HT140 and a HT150 hub but here's the surprize the the new wheels are second hand and have very tiny hairline cracks only around the most outter edge of the tyres do u think they will pass rego?

seem's this boat just does not want to be registered lol must have been cursed by my cousin ex wife lol

i marked the cracks with a yellow line but seems its tiny as and u can barely see it

[scottar]

Unless you are going to push it to the ramp by hand I wouldn't risk it - even more so if the trailer will see any distance or speed while towing. I have had two trailer tyres blow now due to age - one of my own with no visible cracking at highway speed and one on a company trailer that let go at 60kph that still had a heap of tread but had cracks similar to yours. It's never convenient when it happens

[Noelm]

HT and the earlier Holden's had the same stud pattern, but the HT had a bigger and thicker hub (as you found out) the later 600x9 wheels didn't have that lip on the inside to accommodate the bigger hubs, my trailer has got a mix of hubs and wheels which makes it impossible to swap them around, thankfully though, my spare in a flat one, so it fits all hubs.

[gazza2006au]

Yeah I thought so now I am back to square one bugger worst case I think I may try fit those ebay tyres me self

[rayken1938]

Also make certain you have the correct nuts to suit your rims otherwise they work loose and you will lose the wheel whilst going down the highway.. Some alloy wheels need a different angle on the cone of the nut.. Fitting the tyre on the rim is easy with a decent rubber mallet and plenty of detergent but if you are going tubeless you will need a decent compressor to pop the tyre on the rim.
Cheers
Ray

[gazza2006au]

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Also make certain you have the correct nuts to suit your rims otherwise they work loose and you will lose the wheel whilst going down the highway.. Some alloy wheels need a different angle on the cone of the nut.. Fitting the tyre on the rim is easy with a decent rubber mallet and plenty of detergent but if you are going tubeless you will need a decent compressor to pop the tyre on the rim.
Cheers
Ray


I had this happen already we were travelling along the M5 motorway in sydney towards the airport one wheel decided it wanted freedom so off it came at 80kph than it though it was an aerial acrobat performer in a circus doing a balancing act along the wall just out side of the M5 tunnel going north bound lucky it decided to roll back onto the motorway as it was a 30 foot drop to cars below, the police showed up in 2mins and blocked off the motor way it was embarrassing haha