Swishy Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Thanx Mrs About 1974/75 we purchased 2 new trucks to the fleet White Road Commander & Atkinson they both came with tubeless 11R22.5 tyres and all our other trucks were 1000x20 tubed tyres we were informed we can gradually update to the tubless as the diameter were the same and you could run a tubed tyre/rim along side a tubeless Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/67706-hit-a-snag/page/2/#findComment-478650 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Licensed to kill Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share Posted August 20, 2021 On 8/19/2021 at 10:30 AM, mrsmackpaul said: So were are you measuring from to get your 7 inches ? We gotta make sure we are measuring the same thing Paul Centre to centre on the axle bolts straight across from one another. I just talked to a wrecker that said he has 6 spoke daltons for 22.5 rims with 8 on 7" axle flange. However when investigating what KIND of rear IO have, it turns out that it is a Mercedes. Soooooooo, I will have to pull a hub and check the specs on the spindle to see if bearings are available to fit these spindles and those hubs as well as measure the distance between the bearings and their location to see if those hub are in any way compatible. I am not overly optimistic about finding what i want now that I Know that this thing is mercedes. I assumed it would be Rockwell, Eaton or maybe even meritor. Didn't even know Mercedes made rears for american trucks. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/67706-hit-a-snag/page/2/#findComment-478651 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 A B model with a Mercedes rear? Someone swapped something. Or is it a Midliner chassis? Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/67706-hit-a-snag/page/2/#findComment-478709 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Licensed to kill Posted August 25, 2021 Author Share Posted August 25, 2021 Yes "someone" swapped something. I put the rear in it not realizing it was a Mercedes manufacture. My new plan is to just go with daytons on the steer and Budds on the drive. I actually have a B61 with factory daytons up front and budds out back (steel of course). In the 70's there were a lot of trucks with budds on the steers and dayton drives but this one I have is the first that I recall being the other way. Anyway, I'm going to have 2 like that now. I think it will still look OK. Funny thing is that I like the looks of the dayton steers with the "Mack" hub cap better than Budd steers and I like polished Budds in back better than daytons, just was unsure about mixing but that will be the way it it's going to be. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/67706-hit-a-snag/page/2/#findComment-478891 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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