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i need to put dual 14R20 on the rear of my 5 ton . does anyone know a rim combination that will make this possible. This truck will never be on the highway.
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That is the same setup that the truck had that we pulled the rears from. Though we have them in a 78 f150 with tractor tires we flipped the front hubs and used the 1.5" spacer from the rear on the front and a hub with no spacer in the rear flipped in and it has the same track width front to rear being that the rear axle housing is wider too.Our early '60s built M139s have wider rear axle housings w/ the added spacers front and rear. Also, the rear tandem spacing is greater on the bridge trucks so the bigger tires will not hit each other. When we flipped the rear hubs, we left the spacers on to make the offset right for the deep dish stock wheels. The M812A1 built in ??? has the same axles and spacers. All of our bridge truck wheels are 10" wide measured inside. They are marked 10x20 and were made by Firestone, very very heavy, and can not be used on a standard 5 ton without the special axles and spacers. Offset is way greater than standard wheels.
It is my understanding that the 1200x20 tires can be mounted on standard 5 ton wheels and used as duals on the rear. Only hearsay, never tried it.
I would use the two piece HEMETT wheels that show up on E-Bay for $100 or so, with 1400x20 radial super singles. Six tires should be plenty for 25 tons on the tractor.
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