>All this talk of split rims and
>faster trucks leads me to three
>comments:
>
>1) I recently purchased a Deuce
>1/2, and about the only thing I'm
>wary of is those split rims! One
>change I've made is to add tire
>valve extensions (such as those for
>RVs) to the inner duals. That way I
>can clip on the inflation hose, play
>out 10-15' of air hose connected
>directly to my air compressor, then
>slowly increase the air pressure to
>the recommended 50 PSIG. Thirty
>minutes later I unclip the air hose,
>put the valve cap back on, and I'm
>done. Maybe I'm being paranoid
>here, but it makes me feel better.
>
>By the way, some are showing some
>moderate to severe tire rot. You
>can be sure those are on my
>Christmas list!
>
>2) In all the discussions on split
>rims over the past several years,
>I've never seen any mention of
>replacement non-split rims for large
>vehicles like deuces. I assume they
>would make these for a 9.00 x 20
>tire size - is the cost just too
>prohibitive to do this?
>
>3) Another key point I haven't seen
>in the thread on making "slow"
>military vehicles go faster is tire
>speed ratings. Even if I had all
>the suspension & brake tricks, and
>10 brand new tires, I'd still like
>to know what the maximum speed
>rating on military NDT tires is. I
>checked one a spare B.F. Goodrich
>NDT tire tonight and didn't see any
>ratings (unlike passenger car
>tires), but I'd bet it isn't 80 MPH!
>
>Terry Staley
>1970 M35A2 "Little Bitty"
>
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