Is There a Trailer Wheel with a 5 on 4-1/4 inch Bolt Pattern

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Jet ski trailer - I’m looking for a wheel 13” 5 lug with 4.25” pattern and 185/85R13 tire. I only found 5 lug with 4.5 pattern. Do you have options?

asked by: Robert W

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The most popular trailer wheel bolt pattern is the 5 on 4-1/2 inch bolt pattern and as far as we are aware the bolt pattern you mentioned is not used on trailers at all. So my bet is you probably have the 5 on 4-1/2 inch. I attached a help article that has more info on checking bolt pattern for you to check out.

For a radial in the tire size of 185/80R13 with a 5 on 4-1/2 inch bolt pattern we have the part # AM32156 which would work great.

expert reply by: Jameson C

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Seth B.

3/17/2024

You are wrong, 5 on 4 1/4 is a trailer rim

Jameson C.

3/18/2024

@SethB It must be super old as it's not one we've seen or have currently.

Craig W.

5/30/2024

@JamesonC I just bought a 16 foot bed boat trailer . Probably 10-15 years old with 5 on 4 1/4-12 inch. I have 6 trailers and am familiar with bolt patterns. Yes rare. There are bolt pattern measuring rings that have 5 on 4 1/4 on them. I am looking for a spare. ??

Jameson C.

5/30/2024

@CraigW That makes sense.

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Tad S.

10/10/2024

I just started making a utility trailer from an old sailboat trailer and it has 5 on 4.250 pattern. Should be a hoot to find rims.

Jameson C.

10/10/2024

@TadS I would agree it will be a hoot as that's not a current standard trailer wheel bolt pattern. You might have to replace the hubs with ones that have a standard bolt pattern. To do that we would need to know the axle capacity.

D C.

4/1/2025

@JamesonC studebaker lark had 13” 5 hole 4.25” bolt pattern

Jameson C.

4/1/2025

@DC That's not a bolt pattern we have any wheels for.

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Rick P.

3/22/2026

Yes they make a 5 on 4.25. Arctic cat trailers used it back in 70's and 80's.

Jameson C.

3/23/2026

@RickP Makes sense. Most trailer components underwent a big change in the 90's and got a lot more standardized.

Mike M.

4/20/2026

Rare indeed. I have a 16" rim with 5 bolt. 4.25. Looking for a spare rim. No luck finding anything. (actual tire reads ST235/80 R16)

Jameson C.

4/20/2026

@MikeM I wish we had something or knew of a hub that would work.

Matt

5/7/2026

Its a super common size on 80s boat trailers. Why you cant get a replacement is beyond me. Ive had three trailers with 5 x 4 1/4. If somebody started selling them they'd probably make a killing. I need a replacement wheel now and I have to buy a whole scrap boat to get one.

Jameson C.

5/11/2026

@Matt It hasn't been a common size in like 40 years so the trailer wheel manufacturers stopped making them. I wish they still did as the more options the better from our perspective but I can see if the demand was super low relatively speaking they wouldn't want to invest in having wheels that would just sit on their shelves. Your other option is to replace the axles on your trailers with modern ones and all of these issues with outdated components wouldn't be a problem anymore.

Answer 1

Currently we only have 15" wheel diameters with the 5 on 4-3/4" bolt pattern like the Wheel #AM38NR. We do have the Karrier 175/80R13 tires available in a load range C #AM10199 or D #AM10210 if you are able to find the correct bolt pattern…

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Answer 2

Hey Daniel, I can help point you in the right direction. If I were you I would stick with the radial tires. Bias ply tires use a crisscross pattern for the layers of cord. This make for a more firm sidewall and this is more of an "old…

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Answer 3

Hello Kevin, thanks for reaching out. The 5 on 4-3/4" wheels are pretty uncommon these days. We carry only one wheel with this bolt pattern, the Steel Mod Silver Trailer Wheel #AM38NR. This is a 15" diameter 5" wide wheel. This is the…

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Answer 4

In order to determine the torque rating for the lug nuts on your trailer you will need to know check out the chart I attached that shows all of the torque specs for all the trailer lugs available based on stud size, wheel material and wheel size.

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Answer 5

Are you sure the measurement you took wasn't slightly off possibly? Here are the stud to stud measurements and the bolt patterns they represent. Most likely it's 5 on 4-1/2 inch as that is the most popular bolt pattern like the part #AM20365.…

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Answer 6

The MORryde CRE3000 #MR87ZR could work for your trailer but you need to take one more measurement. On your current equalizer measure the distance between the lower bolt hole centers. If that distance is 6-1/2 inches or pretty close to that this will…

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Answer 7

The 5 on 5 or 5 on 4-1/2 you're seeing on wheels is the bolt pattern. The first number is the amount of bolt holes and the second number indicates the spacing. When you have an even number of holes you can just measure from the center of one bolt…

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Answer 10

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