Re: "Duelly" setup Question.


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Posted by Brian in Oregon on January 25, 2000 at 01:36:02:

In Reply to: "Duelly" setup Question. posted by steve L. on January 24, 2000 at 15:43:35:

Dualies have deep dish wheels with enough offset so that when the outer wheel is reversed, the tires do not touch. There is a limit to tire sizes that can be put on the rims. In the case of the WWII 1/2 ton WC rims, 7.50x16 tires are pretty much it. Dualies were designed to take an increased load, thus the smaller tire size also helped reduce the effect gear ratio.

The inner wheel is held on by a special nut that tightens it against the brake drum. This special nut has a square head. After tightening, the outer rim is placed over this special nut, which is threaded on the outside. Then the lug nuts are put on over it. The tightening sequence is inner wheen first, then outer wheel. If the inner wheel runs loose, it will bang up the stud and break it.

NAPA should have these parts in stock or they can order them. My local NAPA stocks them.

As for the rims, I am only familiar with the WC 1/2 tonners. The original WC 1/2 ton rims will reverse for dualies. Someone else will have to advise you on later applications.

And yes, with the right nuts and extended studs you can run dualies on the front as well. This was sometimes done with military trucks int he 1930's before driving front axles became standard. In some cases, they used a smaller tire so they could drive normally on pavement yet still have extra floatation for off road. As you might imagine, an extra tire on the front adds a lot of weight and stress, and can reduce wheel bearing life.





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