Recent content by safetyfast

I'm in the same boat. (Pun intended). The old black and white basis lowrance that was on my boat when I got it has bit the dust. I hadn't considered Raymarine until I saw this thread. I'm considered seeing a Dragonfly Pro 4 with the Navionics package. Found it on sale for about $250, which is...

Brilliant!

I bought the galvanized wheels with 13" radials online for $70 each. Happy so far.

Wife and I are thinking of going to Hawaii (on a budget as much as possible) for our 20th anniversary. Watching this with interest.

Upper East TN.

Not sure what to tell you. Bearings should be a fairly tight fit on the spindle since the inner part of the bearing doesn't turn. I'm guessing either the spindle is some weird metric size or your spindle is worn down from someone running it with a badly worn out bearing. If only the inner...

Wheel and hub all in one? A picture would really help me out here.

That's good to hear. Thanks for your guidance.

Replaced axle and hubs with 3500lb dexter units last night. Getting the old bolts off was fun. The nuts had been welded to the bolts. Only cause concern is that tires have a slight negative camber. I think it's because my spring mounts are a little bit narrower than what dexter spec says...

I bought one from Academy Sports. I've been really impressed with it so far and it was under $50.

Mine both had a nail in them instead of a cotter pin. A cotter pin puller, which looks like a screwdriver with a hooked point in the end is helpful.

My truck is too old and ugly to worry about all that stuff.

Thanks PSG-1

I'm getting ready to buy new wheels and tires. Galvanized are just a few dollars more. Any advantage to galvanized for fresh water? I think paint looks better, but I'll go for function over form.

Thanks Huntinfool. The wheels are 4x100, so I'm going to have to get new wheels too. That's not too big of a deal since the tires are ready to be replaced anyway.