Hi all,

I am hoping to tap into your collective wisdom again! We have a 2004 225GT Puck L and would like to keep it in our garage over winter. Unfortunately the up and over door is just a little to low . We need to reduce the height of our van by approx 70mm. We've considered letting some air out of the tyres, but they would be right down on the rims and I want to avoid damaging the rims and tyres.

Does anyone know if it's possible to fit any other smaller wheels? They are currently 13" wheels, but was wondering if 10" trailer wheels would fit (running fairly flat), just to allow it to roll in and out of the garage?

I think the PCD is 100mm, but am not totally sure - does any know the PCD and hub diameter accurately.

Many thanks.

Andy

I had that problem: I changed the garage door to a higher and wider one:)

I didn't fancy having to change the wheels everytime I wanted to use the van

If thats not an option, and seeing that you have to take the wheels off even to fit disc brakes you could consider a custom made bogey with muliple castors that you lower the van's axle on to perhaps?

Could you take the wheels off and lower the wheel hubs directly onto Car Wheel Dollys?
This would also allow you to move the caravan in all directions?

Please note that I have not done this so do not know if this would foul any body work etc but might be worth investigating?

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I would be worried about the possible damage to the brake drum.

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As regards trolleys or dlollys, I have my woodwork machinery on castor bases. The hard white nylon castors are rated at 150 or 200kg each. They will easily take the load but need fairly level ground to run on. They are also not cheap to buy.

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The cheapest alternative would be to make some wooden wheels up out of plywood discs.

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They'd need to be rounder than these:)
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Thanks all - think 13" rims without tyres may be the best way to go. I don't fancy changing the garage door over as it's a double garage and would be fairly expensive.
I had considered car dolleys on the hubs, but am not sure how the loading works when the wheel bolts aren't in properly.
Thanks for the suggestions. Does anyone have any spare 13" rims they're not using ;)

thats probably the best compromise:)

I used to use 10" trailer wheels for exactly the same reason when we had a Puck L
It will do less damage to your drive or garage floor than just rims

Thanks for the confirmation - looks like she will winter in the garage after all!

I think I've still got the wheels in the loft somewhere if you're interested.
The holes were slightly filed to fit the stud diameter and PCD of the Puck L so should fit yours. Ours was a 2001 vintage.
I'll have a look for them over the weekend and post a picture on here.

I've just found the wheels out and they are actually 8" trailer wheels so would lower the van even more. They worked perfectly on our Puck L.
I will list them in the classified section for sale.