I seem to be in a bit of a pickle here and am looking for the hive mind to hopefully offer some alternatives. Two weeks ago I was heading to the lake and I lost a wheel on my single axle trailer (curb side). It has been in a trailer shop for the past two weeks and they are waiting to receive parts information to repair it. I have a 2005 Nitro 898 with a 225 ProXS engine. The boat is 20' 4" and when I purchased it they said that Nitro made both a tandem axle trailer and a single axle trailer for this boat, and my rig happened to have the single axle. There are 15" tires on the trailer and I have had no issues over the past 18 years of local and out-of-state travel. I am not looking to put a new trailer under my boat, but I am looking to repair mine in the best possible way.
I've put well over 200,000 miles on the trailer over the years, traveling from KY to TN, TX, MO, FL, OH, MS, AL to fish. I take very good care of things and am meticulous about the yearly routine maintenance. However, I have been waiting for my injectors and fuel rails to be cleaned (since the end of November) and just got things up and running a few days before the incident. I had new bearings and new seals put on, and new brake pads two summers ago and had just put fresh grease on the hubs in late October when I rotated the tires before heading out to fish the fall classic. I don't know what happened that led to the hub melting, but regardless, here I am.
What I'd like to know is this: Can I replace the entire wheel assembly (both sides - axles, calipers, hubs, etc.) and upgrade to something (potentially) better than what I have? Is that a simpler prospect than replacing the side? I'm worried about getting one side fixed and then having a problem with the street side sometime in the near future. I am also quite frustrated with not having an estimate from the shop and it's been two weeks. Perhaps I have an unrealistic expectation, but I assume that measurements can be taken and then parts can be ordered. Please educate me. Any helpful information is appreciated.
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