6-lug spare tire carrier

[kaulbr]

I bought a spare tire for my trailer and now I'm looking for a spare tire carrier that I can mount to my trailer. The tire is a 6-lug tire and the trailer is black so I'm looking for a black, 6-lug carrier and for the life of me I can't find one. I found a few but none that are black. Anything black is a 4 and 5-lug. Is 6-lug really uncommon? Would a carrier that says it'll fit 4 or 5-lug maybe fit a 6-lug and they just don't specify that because it's uncommon?

 

[GA_Boater]

Black? How many do you want? https://www.google.com/search?q=trai...#imgrc=_&vet=1

Iboats carries black carriers - https://www.iboats.com/shop/trailer...at-trailer-spare-tire-carriers-and-locks.html

Spare carriers don't have the same number of holes as the the rim. Usually 2 or 3 is all. The only weight carried is the rim and tire.

 

[kaulbr]

Right, but I'm looking for one that'll work with a 6-lug tire. If you read the description of all those, they say they only fit 4 and 5-lug tires.

 

[JimS123]

I share your pain. Apparently, 6 lugs are the least common ones. In my case I wanted an angled bracket because a straight one would have the tire hit the bow. Black, 6 lugs and angled was impossible.

Most brackets have 3 holes to cover different bolt patterns. Its true, you will only use 2 bolts to fasten the wheel. But, if it doesn't specifically say its for 6-bolt wheels it will NOT fit.

I ended up,with a plated silver bracket. Once the wheel is mounted you can't really see the bracket anyway. Or, some spray paint and viola its black.

 

[kaulbr]

Thanks for the info. I just bought a silver bracket made for 6-lug wheels and a black one that says 4-5 lugs off of Amazon. I'll see if by chance the black one fits otherwise I'll have to make due with silver. #firstworldproblems

 

[MRS]

Really a can of black paint is hard to do?

 

[gm280]

If you are creative and have the ability to do welding, you can easily make your own. Not as hard as you would think. JMHO

 

[matt167]

very easy to modify. Most 5 lug trailers are 5x4.5", and I think all 6 lug trailers are 6x5.5". So you have to adjust one bolt hole by about 1" and then you can use it. It matters not that it's 5 lug vs 6 lug, it's that it's 5.5" from the middle of the top hole to the middle of the bottom hole. 5 lug is slightly different measurement being at the back of one, to the middle of the crossed one. but it will be about 1" that you move it. Just line it up on a wheel and mark/ drill it.