RE: JPOR: winter ponderings

[Dave Jacobs <DJacobs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

And you would have the dually brakes sticking out inboard quite a bit to
rest on unsuspecting rocks out there unfortunately.  The wheels would have
to be wide then?

		-----Original Message-----
		From:	Paul W. [mailto:a4xnut@yahoo.com]
		Sent:	Wednesday, November 01, 2000 11:02 AM
		To:	jeepoffroad@4x4wire.com
		Subject:	RE: JPOR: winter ponderings

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		"BRERETON, John" <John_BRERETON@Montellna.com> wrote:
		> Intriguing.  Was it only '77 F350 duallies that would have
a rear the same
		> width as a YJ?  Too bad it is wider than a CJ.

		Keep in mind that unless you run dually-style wheels, even
though the
		flange-to-flange distance is the same, the wheels you have
to use with an 8-lug
		axle will make your track width a lot wider... consider the
stock YJ rim has
		~5.25" backspacing (OEM 7" rim) and an average 8-lug rim is
~3" - so track
		width just increased 4.5"!  OTOH, if you ran dually wheels
as a single, front
		style the track width would be less than stock.  (not sure
what the backspacing
		is on a dually rim, but it is as much as the width - maybe
more)

		Paul

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