Needing 14 Inch Wheel With 5 on 4-1/2 Inch Bolt Pattern and 2-1/2 Inch Pilot Diameter

Question:

I need a rim 14 inch 5 on 4-1/2 with a center whole size of 2-1/2. What will fit

asked by: Richard B

Expert Reply:

A 14 inch trailer wheel with a 5 on 4-1/2 inch bolt pattern will typically have a 3.19 pilot diameter, but we offer two exceptions that come pretty close to the 2-1/2 inch pilot you're looking for. The Dexstar Conventional Steel Wheel, part # AM20304 for black or # AM20334 for white both have a 2.62 inch pilot diameter.

This isn't the exact pilot diameter you were looking for, but the wheel's pilot diameter only matters if you're needing a hub centric wheel. A hub centric wheel will use lug bolts (not nuts) to attach the wheel to the hub, and will depend on the portion of the hub that extends through the pilot hole for support. In this case it IS important that the pilot diameter matches.

If your hubs are compatible with lug centric wheels and have threaded studs driven into the hub which use lug nuts, all the support is provided by the clamping force of the lug nuts on the wheel studs and the pilot diameter doesn't matter, as long as the grease cap for the hub can pass though it.

The wheels we offer are designed and intended for use on a trailer, not a passenger vehicle.

expert reply by: Mike L