Mate the whole trailer spare parts industry is a bloody sham. I built a trailer for my NC a couple of years ago, and proper heavy duty leaf springs is the only way to go.
I lost a wheel last trip to 1770 due to wheel studs shearing off and the wheel went bush and was never found. I blamed myself thinking that I may have done them up too tight or loose (even though I am anal about that stuff and very careful) but when I went to replace the wheel studs I ran into a wall.
I ordered, paid for, and thought I had received Alko hubs. As it turns out, I didnt. I received cheap shit Chinese rip off hubs, which after consultation with Alko confirmed that the wheel studs I was after had never been used by Alko and a bit of internet research I worked out where to buy the hubs with those studs in China. Very cheaply I might add....
Pissed off does not even describe my rage. I have since replaced all five hubs that I use as I am not prepared to drive down the road with potentially snap happy studs, and I dont like the idea of not being able to replace parts if necessary.
Just make sure you know what you are buying, I was not going to bitch about what happened but this gave me the perfect opportunity to do so without starting my own thread....