Review of Dexstar Tires and Wheels - Wheel Only - AM20428 Video

The length of wire desired depends on your vehicle connection and your personal preference. You want enough slack for turning, but not so much for dragging as you mentioned. A little extra slack isn't a problem and not enough could lead to…

That's a very good question, we tend to be extra cautious and say to use 10 gauge wire because that would be more than enough. When you get into longer trailers that will end up using a lot of wire the heavier gauge wire becomes more…

On this page (typically below the product links) there is a helpful link section that will have the install instructions fo the Hopkins Breakaway kit part #20400 that you referenced. I also attached an install video that shows the kit installed as…

The Dexter Nev-R-Adjust electric trailer brakes can be manually adjusted. There are a couple teeth of the adjustment wheel that are exposed just under the lever that you referenced. I have attached a photo showing the teeth. You will likely need a…

The "JJ" that you mentioned finding on the wheel size listed for the units mounted to your trailer refer to the contour of the bead seat on the wheel, essentially its shape ( "J" indicates the shape of the letter…

The break away system on a trailer would typically have its own battery, like that shown with part #20400. The reason that pulling your break away switch does not actuate your brakes is that it is not wired correctly. The break away switch should…

The black wire from the break away switch will connect to the blue wire from the break away box, as shown in the provided diagram. By 'brake wires' I'm assuming you're speaking of the wires connected to the brake…

It sounds like either your brake controller is on a higher braking setting (most likely) or your brakes themselves might need some adjusting. If you need to adjust your brakes, you can use a tool like a Brake Adjustment Spoon, Item #W80630, or a…

Yes, for Dexstar wheel 17-384 it is a 5 on 5 bolt pattern. Not very common nowadays but we do have some options. Wheel #AM20428 is a spoke wheel with the 5 on 5 bolt pattern or the mini-mod version is #AM20446DX. We have other 15 inch wheels with…

The difference on a 15X5 tire and a 15X6 is the width of the wheel. The 15X5 being 5 inch width and the 15X6 being a 6 inch width. I recommend The Dexstar Steel Spoke Trailer Wheel #AM20428. The wheel has a 5 on 5 bolt pattern with a pilot diameter…

Sounds like you need to first determine the bolt pattern of the hub that is on your trailer before you can pick out the correct replacement wheel/tire. I attached a help article that details how to determine bolt patterns. Next thing you need to…

A 205/75R15 size trailer tire has an overall diameter of 27-inches when inflated and will fit on four different widths of rim: 5-inch, 5-1/2-inch, 6-inch and 6-1/2-inch. Tire sizes of 13-inches and larger will fit on multiple rim widths. The linked…