RE: [MV] singled out M35-speedometer correction

From: Bjorn Brandstedt (super_deuce@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Jul 08 2004 - 14:18:39 PDT


Marc,
You need a different speedo adapter (it mounts on the transfer case).
For the 9.00 tires the ratio is 0.187:1 and for the 11.00 tires the ratio is
0.200:1.

There are many advantages to the singles config, I can attest to that.

Bjorn

>From: Marc Strangfeld <curlyjoe98@yahoo.com>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: [MV] singled out M35-speedometer correction
>Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 13:58:37 -0700 (PDT)
>
>List,
>
>Just finished singling out my M35. I used M135?
>single wheels that have some offset to them. The
>wheels I got for almost nothing but have a small mint
>in them now after blasting and painting not to mention
>tires, mounting, tubes, flaps etc. The truck handles
>better and steers lighter (why, it steers better I
>don't know). The front of the truck looks better with
>the bigger tires but the back is still growing on me.
>My center of gravity is now higher and the truck is a
>little narrower but I'll keep it under 100 and should
>be ok.
>
>Overall I am very pleased with it and would encourage
>others to single their truck too if they are
>considering it at all. Swapping the hubs was
>straightforward and can be done by anyone with some
>tools.
>
>Question: is there a different gear to adjust the
>speedometer. I calculated the difference but would
>still like to have it read accurate.
>
>
>Try the link below to view the truck.
>
>http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/curlyjoe98/detail?.dir=/a1bd&.dnm=cceb.jpg
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>Marc
>
>
>
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