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Posted 8/6/2008 11:08:45 PM |
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Reload (8/6/2008) How about rear wheelrims anyone Know make and dimmensions ... part #
I think its just a steel rim with a custom insert. I am not sure about the size. The tire is available in sizes 15", 16" and 17".
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Posted 8/7/2008 1:18:24 AM |
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Hey Reload, the rims are 16.5 x 12 in wide.....The custom cover uses a fake beadlock to hold it on....Hope that helps......BWD
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Posted 8/7/2008 8:13:33 AM |
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ledcar and Big Wave Dave got it right on the money.
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Posted 8/7/2008 12:19:06 PM |
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Yes it helps ..... don't the tires rub when mounted.
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Posted 8/9/2008 7:31:11 PM |
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Well I mapped out the current dimensions on the garage floor and it was not promising. The rear looked pretty dead on but the front was off. The tires look way to close together; I have no clue how the middle nose cone would fit in there. My solution is to just buy the actual tires used on camera then switch the front ones out with some street legal ones later. I’m going to pick them up and just use photo reference with a lot of trial and error to build the panels. Anyone know where I can get the tires cheap?
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Posted 8/20/2008 10:42:54 PM |
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Looks like 102" is the maximum width of a vehicle to drive on the road, or at least in Florida. That makes the Tumbler 10" to wide.
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Posted 8/21/2008 12:29:29 PM |
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Hey Reload, Yes if you are using normal dually rims the tires will be so close they will rub. This will cause heat to be generated between the tires and eventually cause the tire to malfunction. Custom rims need to be fabricated with the proper offset for the tire you are using. You can start with a used rim in the deminsions you are going to use. Mount the tire and inflate to proper manufacture recomendation. Measure the distance between the edge of the rim and the outermost part of the tire. Allow for tire budge due to the weight of the vehicle which causes the tire to buldge. Then add the spacing you are looking for between the tires say 1" then allow 1/2 inch for each rim offset. The rims will be mirror images of each other so one rim is really going 12" back over the end of the axle. Make sure the axle has a brake drum or disc that will clear the inside of the wheel. Don't forget the caliper if you are going with disc brakes....... One additional point it is illegal to use a spacer between two dually rims with extended lug bolts. The additional stress put on the lug with the leverage caused by the spacer will fail. If that fails and you are involved in an accident you will be charged as this is not allowed on any highway in the US. Dually rims are required to be face to face mounted only....Hope that helps....BWD
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Posted 8/24/2008 10:12:41 PM |
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Thanks guys good info
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Posted 8/27/2008 4:13:04 PM |
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not much of a find, but just thought i would share, took me a lil while to figure out what that #$%$ tank is . 
http://www.lifeline-fire.co.uk/pics/zero2000.gif 
So basically put, the Tumbler has its own built in extenquisher system. i thought that was a compressed air tank for working the wings or something
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Posted 8/28/2008 8:16:05 AM |
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Here are some more interior shots. 

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