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Dualled m101?

gimpyrobb

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I've been toying with the idea of making a flat bed(truly flat, not m116 flat) m101. The frame I'd use is one with the old m37 style wheels. I'm thinking of running at as a dually, anyone ever done this? It should work with the m37 rims, right?
 

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You will likely need a spacer between the rims. The M37 rims will be just shy on backspacing. Considering the same on my trailer salad 116 only 8 lug. Need a lathe to turn down hubs.
 

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You will likely need a spacer between the rims. The M37 rims will be just shy on backspacing. Considering the same on my trailer salad 116 only 8 lug. Need a lathe to turn down hubs.
I have some nice tires already mounted on 16" rims that are made for dually application. Power King 8.00R16 tires. I got a total of 9. 5 are new and 4 are 90%.
 

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gimpyrobb

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You will likely need a spacer between the rims. The M37 rims will be just shy on backspacing. Considering the same on my trailer salad 116 only 8 lug. Need a lathe to turn down hubs.
Between the rims or the hub? I was thinking rim, thimble, rim, lug nut.

I wasn't sure if the 1st rim would hit the trailer frame.
 

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Not sure on frame clearance but the spacer will be needed between the rim. There might be a rim somewhere with right offset.
 

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The rims used by the wagon type trailer (walkerhunter's command camper wagon he got from Papabear) has the correct dually rims with the old m37/m101 bolt pattern.

I always wanted to find 4 and make a dually m37...
 

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Perhaps we can bribe him into going to Findlay? He will never notice that all.his wheels were swapped out for M37 stuff. I'm surprised that Roger doesn't have 3 or 75 of them laying around.
 
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