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    Posted: 05 Mar 2013 at 11:00pm
I have asked in a previous post about suggestions to upsize my tires/wheels on my 2010 rpod 173.  I got  some good support as to it's possibiity.  Has anyone done it?  If so, do you know an equivalent wheel lug pattern?  i.e. from a Toyota 4runner, etc?  Thanks for your help, any suggestions are welcome!
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Posts: 171 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Mar 2013 at 9:30am
Originally posted by yellowstonestu

I have asked in a previous post about suggestions to upsize my tires/wheels on my 2010 rpod 173.  I got  some good support as to it's possibiity.  Has anyone done it?  If so, do you know an equivalent wheel lug pattern?  i.e. from a Toyota 4runner, etc?  Thanks for your help, any suggestions are welcome!
 
As long as you have clearance, there should not be a problem.  I am  not sure what advantage you hope to gain.  Are you planning to offroad with the pod and want the maximum ground clearance?
 
Here is a source of trailer wheels and tires in any lug pattern  http://www.etrailer.com
 
My new pod has the lift kit, but this does not raise the axle.  Should I be looking at big wheels?
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Here is a reference guide on how to measure bolt pattern. 
 
http://www.roadkillcustoms.com/hot-rods-rat-rods/bolt-pattern-reference.asp
With this you can measure your pod and look up a replacement wheel on etrailer.com
 
 
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Thanks for your reply.  The 2010 Rpods have 13 inch wheels and the body of the trailer sits fairly close to the ground.  I am concerned about clearance going through dips and ruts in forest service type roads here in Colordado.  It is not the axle clearance that I am concerned with, it is the ends of the trailer as I go through these low areas.  Thanks for the website!
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Great!  Thanks for this site!
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Originally posted by yellowstonestu

Thanks for your reply.  The 2010 Rpods have 13 inch wheels and the body of the trailer sits fairly close to the ground.  I am concerned about clearance going through dips and ruts in forest service type roads here in Colordado.  It is not the axle clearance that I am concerned with, it is the ends of the trailer as I go through these low areas.  Thanks for the website!

I installed the axel lifts on my 173 mainly so that I could get in and out of my sloped driveway. The lifts raise the body of the trailer 3 1/2 inches. 
Sean, 2011 Rpod RP-173,2009 Jeep Liberty Rocky Mountain Edition
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