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    Posted: 08 Jun 2020 at 10:02am
Good point about the offset and spacers. If you're just wanting to use the Toyota spare as the trailer spare though one set ought to do, its purpose would be to get you down the road to where the trailer tire can be repaired or replaced, not something you will be leaving on the trailer for an extended period. 
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The spindles/4 hole brake are my concern as well so I'll remove the wheel and check before ordering.

I hadn't thought of the hub versus lug centric issue-- am wondering now if having to correct for that will push the wheels out too far...

Thanks for the replies/advice.
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One spare, I did that on the off road trailer I built and there are some things to think about. The Toyota wheels are hub centric and the trailer hub is lug centric , if you go with Toyota wheels you will need spacers to over come this. Also TV wheels will have a off-set and trailer wheels do not, so you will need to find a spare that will fit the trailer and TV off set. I used matching Toyota wheels on my trailer with spacers and it worked great.
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Good find. I ended up with 5 bolt 15 inch wheels on standard Lippert 3500 lb drums. This would have been better. I'd confirm the spindles are compatible but otherwise why not? You can always reinforce your existing axle as well, and not wait till it gets decambered. 
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Originally posted by offgrid

Originally posted by Olddawgsrule

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Now if we could figure out how to get a 6 lug hub on that axle and only carry a spare.. Figure that requires a axle swap.. well, and moving the fenders.. and probably several other items.. 


For the Taco, you could get a 5200 lb axle (6 on 5.5 pattern) which would solve the rpod weak axle problem at the same time and also give you better trailer brakes. You shouldn't need to move the fenders as long as you have risers and use a 15 inch wheel as the spare.


I've come across a few 6 x 5.5 hubs made for 3500 lb axles "Built for 84 spindles with a 4 hole brake flange (inner bearing L68149, outer bearing L44649".  Does anyone see why these wouldn't work on our Lippert axle? (looking for the same Taco compatibility).


I know it would be better going to a 5200 lb axle, just don't want to get rid of a perfectly good camfered axle-- until it is not.
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I have a bottle jack and an adjustable jack stand. That allows me to jack the Pod up as high as the bottle jack will go then hold it there with the jack stand while I put a block under the bottle jack to get more height.
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Originally posted by Olddawgsrule

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Now if we could figure out how to get a 6 lug hub on that axle and only carry a spare.. Figure that requires a axle swap.. well, and moving the fenders.. and probably several other items.. 

That's an interesting idea. My Highlander already has a 5 on 4.5 bolt pattern so if the wheel offset is good it should fit. I might try and see. Any weight savings helps. 

For the Taco, you could get a 5200 lb axle (6 on 5.5 pattern) which would solve the rpod weak axle problem at the same time and also give you better trailer brakes. You shouldn't need to move the fenders as long as you have risers and use a 15 inch wheel as the spare.
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I use the scissors jack from my Highlander. That way I'm only carrying one jack around.  Its designed with a slot to slide onto the vertical flange on the Toyota rocker panel but also works perfectly on the vertical flanges of the rPod axle attachment bracket. Those are very strong, unlike the frame rails and the axle tube, which aren't so strong.  

Yup, same here, no reason (so far anyway) to carry two.

Now if we could figure out how to get a 6 lug hub on that axle and only carry a spare.. Figure that requires a axle swap.. well, and moving the fenders.. and probably several other items.. 
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I use the scissors jack from my Highlander. That way I'm only carrying one jack around.  Its designed with a slot to slide onto the vertical flange on the Toyota rocker panel but also works perfectly on the vertical flanges of the rPod axle attachment bracket. Those are very strong, unlike the frame rails and the axle tube, which aren't so strong.  
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We have a small bottle jack we carry in the "garage" in our 179. The jack has a screw that allows us to extend the lift about 6".
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