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Yea the hummer rims are good. Just most 16.5s, like the ones you had, suck because the tire falls off real easy. I also have 16.5s but they have beads bigger than any other wheel I know of. I lifted up the front of the dodge trying to break a bead on one today.
So, what ya gonna do with the old tires?
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PVC inserts just go in place of the stock runflats to provide for bead locking without having a runflat.
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i see that makes since
kopecki has had his eyes on those tires since katemcy
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I don't know what to do whith them yet, may put them on the toy this christmas if I have the time to put the extra wontons under it. If I deide to get rid of them Kopecki, you got dibs.
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Aint that a *****
I just talked to the guy who I got the tires from, and he got me a quote on the atlas 4spd.
the Atlas itself is $2500 and included is twin stick and cable shifters and 3.8 and no speedo.
the CV flanges are an additional $125 each
the adapter is $230
and shipping will be around $80, give or take $15 to be safe.
But here is the kicker.
The first shipments of these will start in June.
I am sure even if I order now, it won't make it before I come home, so I am going to beat the crap outa the 465/205 this trip, then throw it in after that. :flipoff2:
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what's the wait on a stak case?
Seems like that or a 203/205 doubler are really your only other options
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You already have the hummer rims? If not, I know a guy who has some for sale. If you might want to work out a partial trade for your old tires, (what size are they BTW), I'll let said guy know.
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if you do the doubler it takes a couple months after you order it to actually get it also
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I am willing to take my time on the TC. It is important and, unlike moving up to a 60 and putting chromoly in as things break, the only way to do the TC is to do it right the first time.
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Ok, I updated the cost analasys. This has blown the 6k budget right out the door. ***. Here is the link to it.
Just doing some progressive thinking, and here is some of what is left to come.
$3000 - Atlas 4spd w/ adapters
$ 700 - PRP seats and harnesses
$1400 - Hydro steering
$ 300 - Propane tanks
$ 300 - York onboard air setup (compressor, tank, and lines)
$1300 - Regear and detroits
So tack on another $7000 and we should be close to trail ready. -pimp-
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this's gonna be a bad dood!
cage?
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The cage will come when I get home for good, I really want to fab this one up myself. I do a decnt job with this kind of stuff, the mechanical is my weak link. I always fixed hay balers, plows, and trailers. If we had mechanical trouble, we always took it to the shop. Grandad never was mechanicaly inclined, so he never messed with the stuff, and the welding I just picked up from breaking out his old cracker box, and pushing puddles on anything i could find. I worked full time at a large shop in Cameron as a fitter, so I know how to put it together and make it work, even did a few month stint in a chair factory, so gained a little bending experience there (don't ask, this was a very bad time, lots of beer, stoopid biatches, and uber redneck idiot friends). I will put some slider on in June though, I will make them heavy duty so I can use them as a base for the cage.
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hey Ed, my uncle has a twin propane setup for sale. Twin carbs and regs. Ill call him and find out a price
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Rowdy, I have a set up in hand already. I appreciate it though. I will keep it in mind when we start on the toy though.
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OK, I am about to send my h1 rims off to be recentered. I picked up the usa6x6 pressed centers. Now, what backspacing do I need to run the 44" boggers so they dont rub on the springs for when mounted on the d60? Is this the correct diagram that you refer to when talking ab out backspacing, I have seen a few others, and this seems to be the simplest of them.
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...asurements.jpg
If I rember right, they come with a 7" or so backspacing, and I figure they need to be close to 3 or 4 inches when through. I have been told to just rum dually hubs, but what is the difference WMS to WMS from a dually to a single axle 60.