TROOPY/GU PATROL RIMS
Submitted: Wednesday, Jan 18, 2006 at 20:06
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lambo
G'DAY
THIS MITE SEEM A STUPID QUESTION, BUT DOES ANYONE KNOW IF TROOPY AND GU PATROL 16 INCH STEEL SPLIT RIMS ARE INTERCHANGABLE - IE ARE THE STUD SIZES THE SAME ?
THANKS A LOT IN ADVANCE
Reply By: desert - Wednesday, Jan 18, 2006 at 20:12
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2006 at 20:12
Stud sizes are the same, but the centre hole is wrong by a couple of mm. When putting the tojo rims on Nissan, they need to be opened up a frag. But you can't put the Nissan rims on the tojo as the offset will foul the tie-rod ends.
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Follow Up By: parthy - Wednesday, Jan 18, 2006 at 20:20
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2006 at 20:20
trust toyota to stuff it up
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Follow Up By: lambo - Wednesday, Jan 18, 2006 at 20:30
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2006 at 20:30
thanks a lot - most helpful
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Reply By: Member - Ray - Wednesday, Jan 18, 2006 at 21:00
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2006 at 21:00
lambo,
No such thing as a stupid question, only stupid answers.
My trailer has patrol hubs and prado wheels fit perfectly.
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Reply By: snailbait (Blue mntns) - Wednesday, Jan 18, 2006 at 21:36
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2006 at 21:36
hi Lambo
do you know how many people have been killed by split rims
in the mining industries over the last 5 years there has been 6 people killed
i would not use spit rims
snailbait
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Follow Up By: Member - Coyote (SA) - Thursday, Jan 19, 2006 at 08:24
Thursday, Jan 19, 2006 at 08:24
peopel get killed all kinds of way in this life.. I guess if your willing to get on the toruma dn say peope might die by doing 'this' or 'that' , why not say what it is about them. .I'm sure peole have died driving cars with alloy rims too, but it may not have anything to do withthe rims when they hit that horse on the rd or swerved to miss that Roo and hit a tree etc.. so , go on.. tell us all why 6 people died using split rims.....
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Follow Up By: Member - Davoe (Widgiemooltha) - Friday, Jan 20, 2006 at 03:30
Friday, Jan 20, 2006 at 03:30
thats funny Every time there is a fatality or near fatality on a minesite we get alerted in the form of memos, emails, safety alerts etc and I cant recall 1 the last one I heard of was years ago with a heavy machinery split rim - never heard of someone being killed by an LV split rim
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Reply By: The Rambler( W.A.) - Wednesday, Jan 18, 2006 at 23:14
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2006 at 23:14
snailbait,
I might agree with you that split rims have killed people and can be dangerous, but so can hi-lift jacks ,snatch straps,
winches etc..I would guess that those killed as you say in the mining industry were because of total disregard for safety standards on heavy machinery as I have used and changed split rims for many years on my Troopy with no problems and will continue to do so.
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Follow Up By: snailbait (Blue mntns) - Saturday, Jan 21, 2006 at 14:23
Saturday, Jan 21, 2006 at 14:23
hi Rambler
split rims a dangeres because of the danger of the split ring not seating propley when inflating of not being in a cage when inflating
the tyre has lost pressure and the the split ring has dislodge a bit and you dont see it and you air up and the ring dislodges
just because you have not heard of the problems dont expect other people not to have seen it or not
a lot of people use becide you selves
if i can see the report at work i will post it on the site with pics
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