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Subject: Re: BACK IN AUSTRALIA

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Jeff

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Date Posted: 11/ 29/ 01, 5:53pm
In reply to: HANK HANNIGAN 's message, "BACK IN AUSTRALIA" on 11/ 26/ 01, 3:45pm

Hank:

The "big wheels" are simply 22.5 wheels. Your bird should have 10.00 x 20 tires now, which are the same diameter/revs per mile as 11Rx22.5 tires (the most common truck tire on the road and almost $100 cheaper than 12R x 22.5 or 24.5s. This means that your speedometer will not need to be changed. If you have the older 9.00 x 20s, you will need to change the speedo gear.
My '77 already had alcoa 20s, so the wheel studs were already the right length. If you go from steel to aluminum, you will have to replace the studs (40) and the rear inner nuts (20). I found 22.5 polished wheels at a truck junkyard, two on a burned '99 holiday rambler navigator, four more (zero miles) on a new Freightliner chassis never finished ('99 also). I paid $125each, basically stole them. New they are at least $300/each polished. Beware of wheels from wrecked trucks and buses, they can be bent or cracked. Check them carefully.
You will need stud-centered or Budd wheels, BlueBird used these until '02 but most trucks and buses switched to hub-centered years ago, a good truck wheel man can tell the difference but Budd wheels in good shape are getting difficult to find (although they usually can be polished).

- Jeff

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Author: hank hannigan [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 11/ 30/ 01, 1:26am thanks jeff. i will hold on to this message about the wheels. much appreciated. best, hank [ Post a Reply to This Message ]