Is there a different wheel for the 9.00 and the 11.00 tires for the M35? How
much difference is the offset, and is it easy to identify?
Jon
> Way back when (1949) the single 11:00 x 20 version was considered the primary
> version. The hubs are reversed, and the studs driven in from the other side.
> While you have all this apart, of course you'll replace the oil seals, but
> I'd also check the bearings and brakes. This is dirty and labor intensive
> work.
> The original premise was that the single tires running in a single track
> provided easier going in mud, and test results backed this up. The dual
> wheel version was envisioned as spending more of its life on the road than
> its single wheel counterpart....somehow all these lessons and plans were
> forgotten for about forty years, when apparently it was surprisingly
> rediscovered, and once again 6x6's were shod with single tires, larger than
> their dual wheel counterparts.
> Back when, the bed of the truck was also different, with wheel wells allowing
> a lower deck height and still allowing clearance for 11:00x20's.
> The steel wheels are also different on the single wheel versions, having a
> different offset. 11:00x20's should give you a few (very few) more mph.
> Recent article in MV extolled virtues of single wheels with respect to the
> center of gravity...but I don't remember if he changed wheel offset or not.
> Of late the military has done some similar conversions (I am not talking
> about the M35A3 with super singles)...these seem to have started in the NE
> US...I have only seen one here in the Memphis area in military service.
> With less rubber on the ground to scuff in turns, it would seem that it would
> turn easier, but I doubt it is noticable.
> One of my trucks has the 11:00x20 style rims (with 9:00 x 20 tires mounted)
> on the front axle, axle the normal 9:00 x 20 setup on the rear. I don't
> notice any difference in the driving.
> Hope this helps,
> David
>
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