Re: [OLDIHC:] Re: [ihc] wheels again, dual>single conversions?

[bearbvd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Greg Hermann)]

At 12:27 PM 5/10/04, David Raistrick wrote:

Usually, if the front hubs are for dual wheels, the wheel flange will be
set pretty far out from the drum, and the drum will be mounted on a
spearate flange---or the drum will be different, and have a pretty deep
'hat' section to it--so as to work with the same backing plate as is used
with single wheels.

The idea here is to keep the contact patch of the tire/track width in the
same place/same width when dual wheels are used instead of singles on the
front.

Mounting single wheels on front hubs meant for the deeper backset of duals
WILL alter the steering geometry and handling to a significant degree.
Thus, not a good idea.

Greg

>On Mon, 10 May 2004, Greg Hermann wrote:
>
>
>> >The bolt-circle area is a flat section of metal with 6 holes.  The holes
>> >are chamfered, alternating one in, one out.
>>
>> The word here is 'coined'.
>
>Ah ha! Thanks.
>
>> NO idea what these (front ??) wheels are from.
>
>I've got 5 of these, 4 installed on the corners and 1 spare.  After some
>more picture hunting, it looks like these might be the stock 3/4 ton
>wheels.
>
>You can see the "domed" area on the wheel on this 3/4 ton '61 C-120 4x4:
>http://www.mindstreamtech.com/ih/high/exterior/wheel%20-%20driver%20front.JPG
>
>I have to assume that the mounting surface behind this is domed to match,
>somehow.
>
>
>> On at least SOME (the 4x4's for sure) pre- '69 1 tons, IH used dually
>> wheels ONLY on the rear when a truck was equipped with duallys !! Yep--from
>> the factory, the front ALWAYS came with single type wheels !!
>
>I have a picture of my truck in '68 with the dual-type wheels installed on
>the front:
>
>http://www.icantclick.org/gallery/b130/60_b130_1968
>
>Of course, anything can be changed...
>
>> At least on the 1 ton 4x4's, until '69, IH did NOT provide front hubs with
>> the wheel flange further outboard so as to accomodate the deeper backset of
>> dually wheels ! After '69, they did, but that was also when they switched
>> to the 8 hole lug pattern on the 1 tons.
>
>
>> You haven't said whether your B-130 is a 2x4 or a 4x4, nor have you said
>> what size the wheels are. I do have some 17" Budd 6 hole (single) split
>> rims around if two of them might help---
>
>Sorry about that, 2x4, 16" wheels on all the ones I have. (4 single wheels
>on the truck, 4 dual-type wheels off the truck..tires wouldn't even think
>about holding air..)
>
>
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