Where do you shop for trailer parts?

Big Bart

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I thought I would start a thread on where you find quality trailer parts for less? So let us know where you go to buy your trailer repair parts!

I use the following web sites

etrailer.com (Has most of what I am looking for.)
expediter.com (Have found they often have wheel bearings, hubs, and rotors for a good price.)
amazon.com (Use at times, get concerned about quality if not name brand like Reese or Timken.)

I use the following local box stores if I need something ASAP or on the road.

Tractor supply
Walmart
West Marine
Auto parts store (They can usually match up bearings from the numbers on the race.) The also can usually order a hub set ready for install. (Greased, sealed, new cotter pin, new cap, and ready to roll.)

Discount Tires/American Tires - Buy tires at the store or from their online site.

etrailer.com - For rims and for my snowmobile tires. (Smaller and wider than typical trailer tires.)

When I tow I carry spare parts, tools, jack, jack stands, brake fluid, and 2 spares. Too painful to be stuck on the side of the road for hours or stuck on a Sunday waiting for folks to open Monday.
 
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I’m fortunate that I have a local trailer parts dealer less than 2 miles from my shop. It’s Nashvile Spring Service. They have bearings, seals, brake assemblies, wheel studs, etc. all in stock and on a shelf where I can pick it up.

Trailer repairs have a way of growing in scope once you get in to them. It’s nice not having to wait on parts.

Occasionally I buy some stuff from etrailer.com, or Amazon

All my tires, trucks and trailers, come from Discount Tire. My favorite trailer tire in most sizes is the Carlisle Radial Trail HD. It’s a quality tire. It’s significantly cheaper than the Goodyear Endurance and I get twice as many miles out of them.


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90% of my trailer parts are from the local parts house but I just got a 29ft streamline camper so I bet I'll find a few new places for the odd ball parts that might pop up
 

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All my tires, trucks and trailers, come from Discount Tire. My favorite trailer tire in most sizes is the Carlisle Radial Trail HD. It’s a quality tire. It’s significantly cheaper than the Goodyear Endurance and I get twice as many miles out of them.


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Good to know.
 

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For axles, springs, and brakes I often find good deals with Southwest Wheel.

 
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