Hi Guys,
Any of you have two (2) 24.5"Stud Piloted Aluminum Round Hole rims you want to sell me? I just need two to round out the shoes on my 102C3 this summer.
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Hum you don't see many 24.5 on the MCI C
I know. Makes her unique :) and I swear she handles a little better :)
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Ney it's the 8v92 not the wheels ;D
Hahah! I'm bound and determined for my 8v92 to reach the magical 500hp mark but I need a dyno for a bus. Lol. Radiators are rebuilt, blower box/gear/fans rebuilt and will add misters and another third radiator somewhere if need be to keep her cool, but I want 500hp.
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You might trying Youngstown Kenworth in Ohio. They typically have a large supply of new Alcoa wheels at reasonable prices. 800 321 2056
Scott you are with HUGGY and me we run 24.5 rims so we can get the tallest tire available.
They are needed because of the gearing on a gm and the v730.
makes a big difference between 22.5 low profiles and 24.5 tall tires.
uncle ned
There is hardly any difference between a 12R x22.5 and the 11x 24.5 tires in height, the 12R are wider and the 12Rx22.5 carries more weight and cost a lot more believe it or not tires are sold by the pound
Thanks Steven. I'll give them a try.
I bought the coach from it's previous owner with 4 24.5" alcoas so instead of buying an entirely new set, I'm just needing two more to round it out. Looks pretty neat too in my opinion. Gearing isn't an issue on my 102...but I do like the look of the lower profile tire and larger rim combo.
Quote from: Scott Bennett on January 20, 2016, 10:01:15 AM
Thanks Steven. I'll give them a try.
I bought the coach from it's previous owner with 4 24.5" alcoas so instead of buying an entirely new set, I'm just needing two more to round it out. Looks pretty neat too in my opinion. Gearing isn't an issue on my 102...but I do like the look of the lower profile tire and larger rim combo.
you want alcoa's for the inside duals ?.... are the studs long enuff ?
I really don't have any desire to have Alcoas for the inner duals...so I'm throwing in a liner to prevent any galvanic corrosion between the dissimilar metals and calling it a day.
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I wanted the new super duals for the back of HUGGY but could not find one tall enough and a stud centered rim was non existent.
Think it would have looked cool though.
uncle ned
Uncle Ned, trust me I've considered it :)
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They are nice but the big down side to the Super singles are that if you have a blow out, there is no companion tire to limp along on. When it blows, you are waiting on the side of the road. Otherwise I would have done our whole fleet.
Ryan.
That applies only to the duels though. Super singles upfront wouldn't matter
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Quote from: uncle ned on January 21, 2016, 03:16:41 PM
I wanted the new super duals for the back of HUGGY but could not find one tall enough and a stud centered rim was non existent.
Think it would have looked cool though.
uncle ned
A good machine shop could convert a hub piloted rim to stud centered . . .
- OR - Better yet, convert your hubs to accept Hub Piloted wheels.
After all, it's only money . . . . and vanity . . . . . ;D
Super singles are for the drive and trailers only nothing runs the 445 super single on the front the wide tires you see on the front steers like on Prevost and trucks are 385's I saw a H3-45 with super singles on the drives and wide 385's on the steer and tag it looked sharp
I prefer the look of the deep dish duals over the super single - especially when the tag is mounted like an outside dual.
So glad I had choices . . . . ;D 8)
I really want to experiment inverting my tag so it's deep dish out. But I think it would stick out past the out drive duel :(
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You need to be careful Scott,wheels and hubs are design to distribute the loads evenly over the bearing surface.It took the truck manufactures a couple of years to figure out why the super single tire caused so many bearing failures when changed over from the dual wheels fwiw.I never change the inset or offset on wheels from the OEM spec JMW
Quote from: luvrbus on January 24, 2016, 02:09:07 AM... I never change the inset or offset on wheels from the OEM spec JMW
Good advice.
True. There's definitely going to be a greater amount of lateral stress on the bearing when's wheel is stuck further out...how much added stress? I'm sure someone has a formula. For so many inches further out, so many more lbs per square inch pressure placed on bearing???
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You'd have to change hubs, studs, and brake drums as well.