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Boy G
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Date registered: Feb 2007
Location: Bushveld, South Africa
Vehicle(s): Diesel G's: 617A and 602
Posts: 1683
| 461 wheel track advice please
I am heading out again - this time with a trailer into the thick sand of Botswana - 1 st week of July.
I have standard 6J steel rims with 235 85 16's on the G and I want to convert my trailer to run in the same track as the G.
How wide apart do I make the mounting flanges of the trailer hubs as I also want the trailer to run on same G rims and tyres?
Harald, anyone else, got a sketch showing where the ET is measured to and from?
What is the G's track width - looks about 1430mm?
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79percent
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Remscheid / Germany
Vehicle(s): 300 GE
Posts: 537
| RE: 461 wheel track advice please
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Boy G
Expert
Date registered: Feb 2007
Location: Bushveld, South Africa
Vehicle(s): Diesel G's: 617A and 602
Posts: 1683
| Re: 461 wheel track advice please
Danke Klaus,
is the 463 the same as 461? Steel wheels ET same as Alloys?
I have measured with a tape about 1430mm. Definitely not 1475.
Gruesse. |
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Maxwell Smart
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: 461 wheel track advice please
1425 and 1700 on the 461 - at least according to the engineering specs - but I guess that can change with the type of wheels you have. |
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4x4abc
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: La Paz, Baja California, Mexico
Vehicle(s): 02 G500
| Re: 461 wheel track advice please
Andrew,
track width is 1425 mm - measured at the wheel centers with steel wheels and 205 R 16
Steel wheel ET is 63 mm - alloy wheel ET depends on which one: http://www.rubicon-trail.com/G-Class/wheels/start.html |
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Boy G
Expert
Date registered: Feb 2007
Location: Bushveld, South Africa
Vehicle(s): Diesel G's: 617A and 602
Posts: 1683
| Re: 461 wheel track advice please
Harald Thanks,
Do I understand correctly then that the hubs are 1425 + 63 + 63 apart? |
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petermerle
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Cape Town ( deep south )
Vehicle(s): W460 *1, W123 *2, W124
Posts: 1315
| Re: 461 wheel track advice please
What are you going to use as wheel hubs ? G pattern is not very common
Peter |
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4x4abc
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: La Paz, Baja California, Mexico
Vehicle(s): 02 G500
| Re: 461 wheel track advice please
Andrew,
right, hub face/drum face to hub face/drum face are 1425 + 63 + 63 = 1551 mm apart |
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W5YK
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Date registered: May 2006
Location: San Diego
Vehicle(s): 2002 G500, Unimog U2450,
Posts: 543
| Re: 461 wheel track advice please
I had to get adapers/spacers custom made to put Mercedes wheels on my trailer. There is a big advantage to having the same tracking width, especially in sand. It's also nice to have the same wheel/tire on the trailer and the G as well. I carry two identical spares, which will work on the truck and the trailer. I have used both on some trips, so it's a definite advantage.
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Boy G
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Date registered: Feb 2007
Location: Bushveld, South Africa
Vehicle(s): Diesel G's: 617A and 602
Posts: 1683
| Re: 461 wheel track advice please
petermerle - 6/10/2007 7:34 PM
What are you going to use as wheel hubs ? G pattern is not very common
Peter
Peter, I will make them, either from scratch where I can include the centre spigot, or from blanks availlable from Alko for about R250 ($18). I have the equipment (lathes, mills, dividing heads etc).
Will check that 1551 distance as soon as the sun comes up. Thanks guys. I'll keep you posted. |
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