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Can someone help me identify which wheels are on my M818?

Rgdl

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I bought all six Michelin XZL 1600s for my M818 from a guy in Wisconsin. They were already mounted on the wheels pictured below. He delivered them to Andy (army6x6) in Owatonna, MN where they were installed on my truck before I picked it up and drove it home.

Can someone look at the pic and identify these wheels? When it comes to 1600 tires I am aware of HEMTT wheels as well as combat wheels but neither of these look like mine. All I know is that the ones I have run tubes inside the tires and that Andy had to install longer studs in the front hubs for these wheels to bolt onto.

On a side note: I drove this truck home on the interstates approx 500 miles without issue and parked it where it didn't move for almost a year through four seasons including a cold Canadian winter. Last Friday I re-installed the freshly charged batteries (removed them for winter), primed her and she started right up. Checked the tire pressures and they all held at 80 psi. I have been driving it lots since then. Even drove through rush-hour traffic yesterday. I friggin' love driving this truck!!
 

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Look like early lock ring HEMTT rims. There is a demil order on those for safety reasons.
 

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Well, that certainly looks like a 3 piece rim. I don't know what the original hemtt rims look like, so I will wait to hear what the others say.
 

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After a little google search and some drawing.....

This looks very similar to the ones pictured by the O.P.
BTW: backspace is the same as for the 2pc HEMTT wheels (last drawing)

Wondering how the ones in Q. compare regarding offset / backspace?

G.
 

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Well, that certainly looks like a 3 piece rim. I don't know what the original hemtt rims look like, so I will wait to hear what the others say.
Sorry to confuse: 3 piece rim=original (early) hemtt rim. 2 piece rim (bolt together)= late hemtt rim. Does anyone know what the issue is with the 3 piece rims are suffering demil cuts before being released? KMT has hundreds of these rim/tire assys with one lug hole burned to the pilot hole.
 

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All good information guys. Thank you for the help.

So it looks like I'm OK to run these for awhile. I want to eventually get my hands on some later-model 2-piece HEMTT wheels but there doesn't appear to be any rush.
 
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