Does anyone else have one of these?
Submitted: Monday, May 04, 2015 at 09:43
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aussiedingo (River Rina)
Reply By: aussiedingo (River Rina) - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 09:46
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 09:46
oops!! Does anyone else have one of these?
great!
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Follow Up By: vk1dx - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 10:28
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 10:28
Why dual on one side only. I thought that it is May not 1/4!!
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Follow Up By: Jarse - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 11:23
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 11:23
^^^^^ Think "speedway" :D
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Reply By: muzbry - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 09:47
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 09:47
Press button B and tell us what you realy want to know.
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Follow Up By: aussiedingo (River Rina) - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 09:48
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 09:48
just wondering if there are many around?
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Follow Up By: Geoffr17 - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 14:41
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 14:41
I'm with the press button B. , What a Nissan ,a Backyard or a Wheel
Does anyone else have one of these , these what ?
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Reply By: Crusier 91 - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 10:03
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 10:03
I own Bridgestone 697's
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Follow Up By: Crusier 91 - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 10:06
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 10:06
But to answer your question, there are heaps of Goodrich MT tyres on the market.
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Follow Up By: aussiedingo (River Rina) - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 10:06
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 10:06
ha ha - the duel wheel attachment!!
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Follow Up By: Crusier 91 - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 10:10
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 10:10
I've only ever seen them on F trucks, chevy trucks and the ole bedford van. And the are all within guards.
I can't see that they would be of any purpose to a stock 4wd, it would be illegal to start with it.
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Follow Up By: aussiedingo (River Rina) - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 10:15
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 10:15
makes big red easy! also for getting out of a bog......
easy
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Follow Up By: Member - Michael P (QLD) - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 16:33
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 16:33
Now, if You had those BFG's on a Pajero Big Red would not be a problem.
Mike.
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Reply By: Member - Russler - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 10:58
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 10:58
Nope, never seen one of those before. I'd be concerned about the additional strain on the studs and nuts
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Follow Up By: aussiedingo (River Rina) - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 11:04
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 11:04
obviously for occasional use only, they are professionally made & come with their own studs 'n nuts, I have had them for 7 or 8 years, as I said - great for big red & other desert sands, not to mention mud also
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Follow Up By: wholehog - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 14:12
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 14:12
What additional strain on the studs and nuts..??
have a think about it.....from a dynamic perspective compared to the outer diametre of the original wheel and tyre....in road and offroad conditions.
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Follow Up By: garrycol - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 16:48
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 16:48
These things have been around for years - when i first started 4wding in the mid 70s there were articles in magazines on how to build your own. As for getting up Big Red - for sure you might do it in a couple of days.
The idea is quite sound but the execution not so good.
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Reply By: pop2jocem - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 11:01
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 11:01
I'm not sure dual wheels are much chop for off road work. I think they were designed more for load carrying on reasonably hard surfaces.
Apart from the obvious side wall damage a
rock caught between the tyres could cause, I have heard they tend to build up sand, mud whatever between the tyres and reduce your off road ability.
I think you will find "Super singles" or at very least wider single tyres would be much more effective.
Also consider the loadings being imposed on the wheel bearings.
Cheers
Pop
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Follow Up By: aussiedingo (River Rina) - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 11:11
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 11:11
Tom Kruse had dual wheels on his truck! lol
toms truck
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Follow Up By: pop2jocem - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 11:34
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 11:34
Most trucks of that size do.
Have a look at pics of the drilling rig trucks they use in areas like the Sahara. Huge great singles all round.
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Follow Up By: MactrolPod - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 14:33
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 14:33
He would use a length of pipe as a :rail" between the dual rear tyres, one each side, as a debogging device.
Must have worked
well or he wouldn't have bothered carrying them.
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Reply By: Rangiephil - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 13:11
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 13:11
When I was in Riyadh in 1985-87 , the Nissan brochure actually offered aircraft type balloon tyres as an option on Patrols.
They would have been diabolical on the few wet days, but great on the sand.
Regards Philip A
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Reply By: Roachie.kadina.sa.au - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 17:23
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 17:23
Reminds me of a conversation I had with a bloke at
Dalhousie Springs about 10 years ago. We'd just arrived from across the Simpson and he (and his mates) were going to head east.
He had a Ford F350 with dual wheels and I asked him how he thought he'd go getting across the dunes.
He pointed to the 2 spares he had behind the cab and then motioned to the front wheels......saying : "If I get stuck I'll just bolt those onto the front wheels and she'll be right" (or words to that effect). He had the ability to add the extras on if he needed to.
Would love to have tagged along just to see him in action.
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Reply By: DesF - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 18:40
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 18:40
One trip across the desert from Cowrie station towards
Oodnadatta cross country, in a convoy of 16 vehicles years ago we were in a Suby, when we came to the big dunes which no one could get up. mate fitted his dual rear wheels and we only managed to get about half as far as on the singles, seem that with the lighter 4x4's it just seemed to sit on the top and spin.
They were really good on the soft dry claypans the back didn't sink in at all.
That was there last trip for them still in the shed, they are just double ended nuts and bolts.
The Suby's had lift kits and there was no rubbing problems.
Cheers Des.
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Follow Up By: aussiedingo (River Rina) - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 19:31
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 19:31
g'day des, you obviously have a different system to
mine, not just nuts 'n bolts, this system can accommodate an offset so it can lever it'self out of a situation like humping from one rotation to the next!! it is a multi purpose tool to get you out of trouble!
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Follow Up By: DesF - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 20:08
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 20:08
Hi. They were long nuts and taper bolts. Cheers Des.
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Reply By: Peter_n_Margaret - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 19:17
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 19:17
In 1970, I fitted dual 12" wheels from a Hilman Imp to the front of a Mini (with adjustable height
suspension) to help in sandy country west of
Coward Springs on the
Oodnadatta Track.
Never tried them a second time..............
Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 Motorhome
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