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  1. Mike929

    Interest 2.5 ton to 5 ton wheel adapters

    The plan was to make a plate that converted the 6 lug deuce to a 10 lug via 1.5" plate. Then you could bolt any 10 lug wheel that has the same pattern onto the axle. Problem is time, I don't have any and neither does my brother (who is the skilled labor in this equation. :) )
  2. Mike929

    Interest 2.5 ton to 5 ton wheel adapters

    My brother is the machinist in the family and he is working 70-80 hour weeks so everything is on hold until his work schedule goes back to normal. Also found out one of my 395 tires that i purchased has a large hole in the sidewall. The mysterious hole seems to have the same size and shape...
  3. Mike929

    Interest 2.5 ton to 5 ton wheel adapters

    Nope, haven't even started them. I've been working on must haves to get the truck safe for the road and registered. My brother and I plan on working on getting his machine shop set up so we can start working on those Winter projects. I still need to put in a rebuilt T-case to replace mine...
  4. Mike929

    Interest 2.5 ton to 5 ton wheel adapters

    Haven't bought the material, but looks like $130 just for the new studs on each adaptor plus the plate steel. Brother said that we can get rough cut circles out of heavy plate steel and then machine them down to the size we need. No idea what that will cost. I have to rebuild/replace my...
  5. Mike929

    Interest 2.5 ton to 5 ton wheel adapters

    I wasn't planning on going into production. I am just making them for my own truck and wanted to share the information I had pulled together.
  6. Mike929

    Interest 2.5 ton to 5 ton wheel adapters

    Looking at other adapters, my brother and I have decided to build this one as our solution to the problem. I'm thinking we can safety wire the nuts that are inside the hub to assure none of them move after assembled. (These are pictures of another members truck and adapters. He was also nice...
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