Re: Dakota Dually on Ebay

From: Michael Maskalans (mike-lists@tepidcola.com)
Date: Thu Nov 06 2003 - 02:00:53 EST


On Wednesday, November 5, 2003, at 08:28 PM, jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:

> : but what I *really*, REALLY want to know is what he's doing for
> axles.
> : they look about the right length for HMMVV rims..... ;-)
>
>
> Yeah, I noticed the rims, they look like actual dually wheels,
> and unless my eyes deceive me, he's got at least an 8 lug
> rear axle, maybe even a 10. I can't quite figure out the
> front wheels; unless the cap is covering the lug nuts it
> looks like a 5 lug but with a big spacing - 5x5.5 or 5x6
> maybe?

I'm betting the front hubs are 5 on 8 and the rears are 10 on 8. don't
need the extra 5 studs for the lightweight front axle that isn't
carrying the real load, and that would let you run 6 identical rims. I
can't see any spare holes in that front rim, though. but it would be
easy to have caps/ plugs that finish the holes in the front rimes, and
the picture isn't nearly high enough res to see those.
>
> At any rate, good stuff; its nice to see somebody with
> the vision, time, talent and courage to color outside the
> lines. :-)

damn straight! and in a severely attractive package too (IMO). now if
only it had the diesel it was wishing for instead of some puny 5.9
gasser ;-)

I was googling to see if I could find any others, and failed miserably.
  but be very, very careful if you do the same. a few pages into one of
my searches, a thread from this list came up, and the holder of a
certain curse was the originator. eep.

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