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Alcoa Aluminum built a special aluminum wheel in Cleveland Ohio exclusively for AVION. I purchased a set of new wheels that resemble the originals. They do not have the deep dish design but the mod style may fake you out at first glance. My trailer actually had a set of the OEM wheels but the dealer traded them off to another guy who apparently got them tossed into his deal. Unfortunately for this savvy negotiator he did not get the spare that I use to this day. Here is my bill of material to build my new dream wheel and tire set up.

Item	Qty	*Cost Each	Total
Wheel	4	$80.95	$323.80
Center Cap	4	$7.82	$31.28
Chrome Nuts	20	$0.53	$10.60
Wheel Locks	4	$11.98	$47.92
Valve Stems	4	$1.54	$6.16
Tire Monitor System*	1	$350.00	$350.00
Tires	4	$99.38	$397.52
**Grand Total			$1167.28
** Freight and tax not included in pricing. * *Contact SmartTire for a dealer and price. I have a beta test system and it works great.

Dexter built most of their axles in the 80's with "inset wheels" of 1/4 - 1/2." The people at Dexter saw no problem using wheels with no inset. I have found no difference in handling. If you get new wheels, make sure they are all the same.

Rear wheel is the exclusive Avion OEM manufactured by Alcoa. Front is my new aftermarket aluminum "Mod". It lacks the deep dish but "mod" style maintains many of the characteristics. The new wheels match my truck wheels better.

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