From: Ted Hils (tedhils@cyber-south.com)
Date: Fri Mar 19 2004 - 07:40:49 PST
Dave-
You asked:
Did Chevy or Dodge use the same bolt pattern with 16" wheels?
I don't know about Ford, but Chevy did. That's why you can take the
Ford and Dodge 16.5s and put them on in place of the 16s on the M1008. Same
bolt pattern.
Ted
Ted Hils
Ted's Trucks 'N Stuff
1181 County Road 560
Midland City, AL 36350
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----- Original Message -----
From: "David Cole" <DavidCole@tk7.net>
To: "Ted Hils" <tedhils@cyber-south.com>; "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
<mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Humvee wheel size? and other wheel questions
> While we are on the subject of 16.5 inch wheels ....
>
> I have a 79 Ford 1 ton single rear wheel truck, it has 16.5 inch rims
which
> are getting hard to find tires for that don't cost $200 each.
>
> What is the best way to convert this truck to 16" wheels? Did they also
> put 16" wheels on the older Ford 1 tons. Did Chevy or Dodge use the same
> bolt pattern with 16" wheels?
>
> Any ideas would be appreciated, as I currently don't even know what to ask
> a junkyard guy for.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> .
>
> On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 08:27:18 -0600, Ted Hils <tedhils@cyber-south.com>
> wrote:
>
> > We have put the Humvee tires on several M1008s. Humvee rims fit on the
> > back, but not on the front axle of a M1008. The stock rim center cutout
> > is
> > not large enough to go over the front hub. You can have the hole
> > enlarged,
> > but I wonder if the strength of the rim would be somewhat compromised.
> > If you want to have matching 16.5 rims, you need to use Ford or Dodge
> > 16.5 x 8 rims. The 36" and 37" tires will both fit on them. Even
though
> > they fit, without a lift kit, your front tires will scrub against the
> > fender
> > quarter panel area in tight turns or regular turns on uneven ground.
> > Ted
> >
> > Ted Hils
> > Ted's Trucks 'N Stuff
> > 1181 County Road 560
> > Midland City, AL 36350
> > 334-983-1092
> > Mon-Fri, 8-5 CST
> >
> > http://www.stores.ebay.com/tedstrucksnstuff
> >
> >
> >>
> >> From: "Glenn Shaw" <mpmutt@mtaofnj.us>
> >> Subject: Re: [MV] Humvee wheel size?
> >> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 21:37:48 -0500
> >> Message-ID: <000001c40d5b$2c7d4a10$6501a8c0@pc>
> >>
> >> Hi
> >> 16.5 X 10 Rim. Offset is unique but will fit M1008. Tires are 36 or
37
> >> in diam.
> >>
> >> Glenn
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Les Otte [mailto:aotte1@alltel.net]
> >> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 9:17 PM
> >> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> >> Subject: [MV] Humvee wheel size?
> >>
> >>
> >> Looking to replace the tires/wheels on M1008 and want to consider the
> >> wheel
> >> size used for Humvee is it 16 or 17" and what is their width? Your
> >> comments and suggestions appreciated. This is a work truck on the farm
> >> but want to keep it looking pretty much stock, therefor new wheels will
> >> be solid steel.
> >>
> >> thanks,
> >> Les
> >
> >
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>
>
> --
> Dave
>
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