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    Are these wheels still available anywhere?

    I'm looking for 2 of these wheels for my 2011 trailer. Can't remember the name of them. Anybody have 2 of them or know where I could find them?

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    Anybody, Bueller.....

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    We can check in the shop stash next week. That’s the Matrix wheels and it’s possible but we don’t know.

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    Ok, I thought they were claw, thanks for checking!

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    I am also looking for 1 of these wheels. I thought it was an Ultra Roca wheel?
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    Quote Originally Posted by o2man98 View Post
    I am also looking for 1 of these wheels. I thought it was an Ultra Roca wheel?
    I am needing them due to curbing my trailer and causing damage. The 2 rims have minor road rash. My ignorance and lack of maintenance has turned into me needing 2 axles and end assemblies. If they have 2 new ones you are welcome to both of my slightly damaged wheels just pay shipping. Hopefully they have 3 new ones to accommodate both of our needs. I was just hoping to get 2 new ones after spending all this money to fix my trailer. If they don't have any I will just run what I got, or maybe buy some after market wheels. Fingers crossed they have some as I want to keep my rig as close to the stock look as possible. I even found the Cooper radial raised white letter tires at American racing. My tires are 12 years old and have held up great, hence the reason I want the same ones. I hope this explanation helps. CHECK your torsion link arm's everybody. It doesn't take much to knock this assembly off kilter and cause uneven wear on your tires. THIS IS IN NO WAY a Basscat trailer issue. It is an issue with the design of these assemblies from Dexter. Basscat has been more than accommodating and forthcoming helping to explain how this happens. Pot holes and side impacts are what causes these issues. They have since went to a better grade 8 bolt to help alleviate these issues. This topic has been discussed multiple times and is in no way shape or form the fault of Basscat. I hope this helps.

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    Here are some pics of the damage I caused by not addressing the issue as soon as I hit the curb. Most torsion axles have the spindle welded onto the axle itself. There are pros and cons to this. If you bend your spindle on the welded configuration you almost always had to replace the entire axle. Sometimes you could have a competent trailer repair shop straighten the spindle, but that was a rare occasion. Dexter came up with this design so the consumer could just replace the end assembly. However, if you didn't inspect and perform proper maintenance on the torque linq arm, you end up damaging the splines on the axle shaft. I ran this for years after curbing my trailer and had no idea it was bad until I noticed severe uneven wear on my tires. This is 100% my fault, not Basscats.

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    You can see the damaged splines on both the axle end and torque link arm.

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    Quote Originally Posted by castforcash View Post
    I am needing them due to curbing my trailer and causing damage. The 2 rims have minor road rash. My ignorance and lack of maintenance has turned into me needing 2 axles and end assemblies. If they have 2 new ones you are welcome to both of my slightly damaged wheels just pay shipping. Hopefully they have 3 new ones to accommodate both of our needs. I was just hoping to get 2 new ones after spending all this money to fix my trailer. If they don't have any I will just run what I got, or maybe buy some after market wheels. Fingers crossed they have some as I want to keep my rig as close to the stock look as possible. I even found the Cooper radial raised white letter tires at American racing. My tires are 12 years old and have held up great, hence the reason I want the same ones. I hope this explanation helps. CHECK your torsion link arm's everybody. It doesn't take much to knock this assembly off kilter and cause uneven wear on your tires. THIS IS IN NO WAY a Basscat trailer issue. It is an issue with the design of these assemblies from Dexter. Basscat has been more than accommodating and forthcoming helping to explain how this happens. Pot holes and side impacts are what causes these issues. They have since went to a better grade 8 bolt to help alleviate these issues. This topic has been discussed multiple times and is in no way shape or form the fault of Basscat. I hope this helps.
    I appreciate that offer. I just need one for the spare. When I bought my 2012 it came with a mismatched 14" spare. It will get me by to get home but would like a matcher. Just today I installed a new brake end unit as I shredded a bearing and destroyed the spindle. Plan on cleaning it up and rebuilding with new bearings, races, etc to keep in the truck as a spare just in case. Keep me in the loop on what they find. Again, appreciate the offer.
    2012 Bass Cat Cougar FTD
    2012 Mercury ProXS 250 w/ Fury 3 26

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    Quote Originally Posted by o2man98 View Post
    I appreciate that offer. I just need one for the spare. When I bought my 2012 it came with a mismatched 14" spare. It will get me by to get home but would like a matcher. Just today I installed a new brake end unit as I shredded a bearing and destroyed the spindle. Plan on cleaning it up and rebuilding with new bearings, races, etc to keep in the truck as a spare just in case. Keep me in the loop on what they find. Again, appreciate the offer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bass Cat Boats View Post
    We can check in the shop stash next week. That’s the Matrix wheels and it’s possible but we don’t know.
    Were you able to check availability on these wheels? Thanks!