And we all want 4 wheel drive

Here is the video inserted, you just copy the last 11 charters of the youtube video address. Go to the video banner below and click on that, insert the ng2jY1trxqg. if you are happy hit submit.

That video has been posted many times in different forums. Don't know how many parts the they replaced as it is a promotional film and advertising agencies are the one thing that hasn't changed over all this time.

The old Dodge went well with the large wheels and that long stroke motor, the same as the more recent Suzuki Sierra and leaf sprung Hiluxes which were light and had good ground clearance. Like the world war11 jeeps good clearance and light weight.

There seems to be a secret with the skinny wheels among other things.
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It is most likely the same secret behind the use of original equipment 7.50 x 16 tyres on Landcruisers, Patrols and Land Rovers since the 1950s. It is only in recent years that the Cruiser Workmate ute has gone to a 225 on a 6 x 16 wheel but it is still only around 15 mm wider than a 7.50..

Back in the days of that old Dodge, there was hardly a sealed road in any country except in big cities. If those skinny tyres did not work in those conditions they would have designed something wider that did.

A lot depends on the terrain, and soil types, of where one's travelling too.

Back about the time I gained my majority, I had an EH Holden ute and got caught travelling down the Diamantina, at the tail end of some unseasonal June rain in Central Qld. By fitting a set of chains I'd bought, I was able to continue my journey, albeit at a steady rate, right foot on or near the floor, 1st gear and dragging the diff.

There's a lot more to this story, but I'll leave it till I write my book.

Bob