gmg Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Want to get peoples opinions. Save you from details but I am exploring getting bigger tires on my 18' sunrader. I am interested in wheels that are readily available. I stumbled upon 16" sprinter van 3500 dually wheels which have a 6×205mm bolt pattern. They are cheap and plentiful. These would require an adapter to use. In my research, I have found adapters fail due to a few key things: 1. Come completely loose and wheel comes off 2. Cheap casted aluminum adapters break 3. Play in adapter on hub leads to bolts shearing off The first point can be addressed by thread locker and properly torqueing lug nuts holding adapter on. The second and third points can be solved with quality custom hub centric adapters and even steel ones can be made. At that point, the adapter itself is probably significantly stronger than the wheels themselves. Now the weak link may be the axle and/or wheel bearings. Pushing the wheels further out from the hub will no doubt add some additional stress. I called a guy who makes these adapters in Nevada and as soon as I said 6x7.25 he knew it was for a toyota motorhome. He has made them before so someone out there is using them. What does everyone think? Is this a disaster waiting to happen or worth a shot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linda s Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Kind of wondering if your going to have room for huge tires in the front. Drivability. There are 15 inch. Sprinter duallys. Same bolt pattern. I posted about them here few years ago as possible option. Linda S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek up North Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 2 hours ago, gmg said: I called a guy who makes these adapters in Nevada .... These guys? Motorsport Tech 280 S Rock Blvd, Ste 100 Reno, Nevada 89502 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey 4x4 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 52 minutes ago, Derek up North said: These guys? Motorsport Tech 280 S Rock Blvd, Ste 100 Reno, Nevada 89502 This thing looks so sketchy. One deer swerve and that thing is flipping over. Those wheels do not look right on it at all in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek up North Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Not mine. I call it the Tonkarader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmg Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 1 hour ago, linda s said: Kind of wondering if your going to have room for huge tires in the front. Drivability. There are 15 inch. Sprinter duallys. Same bolt pattern. I posted about them here few years ago as possible option. Linda S Only going up to 29" tires. So only 1-1/2" of additional clearance on all sides. I also currently have a 2" body lift so clearance shouldn't be an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmg Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Derek up North said: These guys? Motorsport Tech 280 S Rock Blvd, Ste 100 Reno, Nevada 89502 That is them! Honestly that is bada**! Dont think I would enjoy driving that though. I would be sketched out the whole time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek up North Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 They made the adapters for the Tonkarader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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