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fx4pitrone
09-23-2008, 06:26 PM
I just picked up an 88 lt250r. It has the 5 lug rear hubs. I am having a lot of trouble getting new rims for that lug pattern. Some people have told me that most have discontinued wheels in that style. I know I can't put the 4 lug hubs from other lt's on because they have a different spline count. Any ideas on what I should I do would be great....

LTandRaptorider
09-23-2008, 06:47 PM
I feel your pain. I only found Douglas rims to fit my 92 LT. But... You can use hubs from an LTZ400 QuadSport on your LT250R, or so I have been told. I have not tried this yet.

ccdhowell
09-23-2008, 07:52 PM
Yep swap the rear hubs. I am currently using hubs from a LT-R450 on the rear of mine, they're great, make it just a little wider. The bolt pattern is the ever-popular 4/110, easy to find wheels for.

fx4pitrone
09-24-2008, 06:19 AM
Sweet... I wanted the rear a little wider anyway. Hubs from an lt450 are the same 26 spline as the later 250r's I'm assuming and will swap right on?

jrsmith_80
09-24-2008, 01:32 PM
I know that blaster and banshee hubs work on the 85-86 250's so they might work on the 87 and up models as well.

LTandRaptorider
09-24-2008, 02:52 PM
Originally posted by jrsmith_80
I know that blaster and banshee hubs work on the 85-86 250's so they might work on the 87 and up models as well.

No, they won't work on 87-up LTs. Can't remember the spline count, but 85-86 had fewer splines. :cool:

fx4pitrone
09-24-2008, 04:15 PM
I think the 85-86 were 24 spline and 87 and up were 26 spline

ccdhowell
09-24-2008, 06:37 PM
Originally posted by fx4pitrone
Sweet... I wanted the rear a little wider anyway. Hubs from an lt450 are the same 26 spline as the later 250r's I'm assuming and will swap right on?

Yes, they will go right on. You will need an extra washer to get the axle nut to tighten up, but that's no big deal.
This really is just about the best mod you can do to your old LT250R.

fx4pitrone
09-24-2008, 07:23 PM
Any washer? Somethin I can get at a hardware store? Does the same go for aftermarket hubs? I was lookin into a set of aftermarket hubs, some that were +1 and another set that was +3

jrsmith_80
09-25-2008, 08:34 AM
Originally posted by LTandRaptorider
No, they won't work on 87-up LTs. Can't remember the spline count, but 85-86 had fewer splines. :cool:

I stand corrected. Glad to know they do NOT work.

ccdhowell
09-25-2008, 06:46 PM
Originally posted by fx4pitrone
Any washer? Somethin I can get at a hardware store? Does the same go for aftermarket hubs? I was lookin into a set of aftermarket hubs, some that were +1 and another set that was +3

Probably be better looking at an auto parts store for the washer. An axle nut for a front hub on an old Ford truck is what you need.

fx4pitrone
10-08-2008, 10:38 AM
Thanks for your help! I just won a set of rear hubs from an 06 LTR450 for $25 on e-bay!! Cant beat that!