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I haven't geeked out about it for a long time but most trucks intentionally (engineered in) have a wider track width in the front to maintain proper Ackerman steering geometry. I've been told that it's best not to mess that up with custom offsets & such.
I'm not sure what nuances are involved...
To clarify, those trucks in that picture are not mine. Those trucks were built by Eastern Surplus for the Tuff Rack boys up in Canada. I do have an M813A1 but mine still has the stock 1100r20 duals on it.
I don't have any experience with Michelin tires but the XLs do look cool. About the...
I just love the M813 and if I didn't have one of them I would have another 809 series truck. If you build one you could start with a short wheelbase M818 tractor and put a shorter bed on it. Several fellas on here have real nice examples like this.
I finally came across the elusive photo of a 2.5, 5, and 10-ton trucks all hanging out together in 1 frame for size comparison or just MV eye candy 😍
What's neat is they're all wearing the same vintage of paint scheme. Maybe they are all part of the same collection? - who knows. Definitely...
It's been done and I think there were pictures of it on this forum. It's been many beers since I saw the pics so I have no clue where the write-up is stashed or who did it. Seems like it would be an item with a decent demand within this group.
I'm kinda hoping that my Prestolite wire is made of all the best materials that the EPA and California have since banned that might be caustic to rodents. So far so good...
There was a time when Subaru had wire harnesses made with a soy-based wire insulation (for environmental reasons) that the rodents just loved. It was such a problem that they had to change their formulation somewhere around 2007-ish?