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5 Ton wheel tire combo to have best scrub radius/track width match with 16.00 tires.
Does running thimbles on a single wheel add any sorta offset? I wonder...- US6x4
- Post #15
- Forum: 5-ton Mods and Hot Rodding
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5 Ton wheel tire combo to have best scrub radius/track width match with 16.00 tires.
I remember watching that truck when FTF Tech first offered it up for sale. They mentioned that mounting the front wheels like that made it over width for shipping so they would ship it with the wheels mounted as Silverstate55 suggested and then would arrange for a roadside tire service to...- US6x4
- Post #10
- Forum: 5-ton Mods and Hot Rodding
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5 Ton wheel tire combo to have best scrub radius/track width match with 16.00 tires.
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...- US6x4
- Post #3
- Forum: 5-ton Mods and Hot Rodding