How to Determine if the Dexstar Vintage Steel Wheel with 4 on 9.44 Bolt Pattern Will Fit a Trailer
Updated 03/15/2024 | Published 09/22/2015
Question:
I have a 1984 Prowler ST...28w and am looking for a spare rim and was wondering if this AM20501 is the one that I would need... Tires that are currently on the trailer are ST205/75D15 Thanks for your help
asked by: Greg
Expert Reply:
It seems unlikely that a trailer made in 1984 would have the vintage steel wheels like # AM20395 on it. This is not a very common wheel. But it is still possible so to determine if it is a fit you will need to measure the bolt pattern of the wheels on your trailer. This wheel has a 4 on 9.44 bolt pattern. That means from the center of one bolt hole to the center of the one across from it measures 9.44 inches.
This wheel also has a 5 millimeter positive offset meaning the mounting surface of the wheel is pushed out away from the trailer so that the tire is closer.
If all of this matches what you have then you can use this wheel. If not, let me know the bolt pattern you have and if there is any offset. The easiest way to measure offset is to lay a tire and wheel down on the ground, lay a yardstick across the tire and measure up from the mounting surface to the bottom of the yardstick. Repeat for the other side. If the measurements are the same then it is a zero offset. If one is more than the other then it has positive or negative offset.
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Dexstar Vintage Steel Wheel w/ +5 mm Offset - 15" x 5" Rim - 4 on 9.44 - Silver
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- 4 on 9.44 Inch
- Steel Wheels - Powder Coat
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Melinda B.
3/15/2024
I feel the same way about the 1984 trailer having 9.44 wheels on it, however I have a 1983 Fleetwood Prowler with vintage Dexstars on it. It has some other older attributes on the interior as well but registration shows the year to be correct. Would love to know if Fleetwood had some old stock trailers they marketed as newer stock or what the deal is? Thanks!