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May 25, 2016 20:12:06 GMT
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I seem to remember reading somewhere sometime about the possibility of a twin axle black cab and something to do with transit chassis / axle?
Anyone else have any information/ inspiration or insist on this ?
Thanks
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E36 328 Touring
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May 25, 2016 23:41:23 GMT
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Hi, Later FX4,s have twin wheel Transit 6 stud wheels all round, but whether the rear axle is actually a Transit one I don't know. Is this what you're thinking of?
Colin
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VIP
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I don't believe there is a 'twin wheel' axle, you just find another pair of wheels and bolt them back to front over the rears. You might need to put longer studs in the rear though.
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Last Edit: May 26, 2016 6:32:00 GMT by VIP
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bortaf
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May 26, 2016 12:35:12 GMT
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They use a salisbury 12 HA especialy for the FX and transit wheels but not twined (only 2 on the rear).
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May 26, 2016 20:33:13 GMT
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Metrocabs have a transit rear axle so could be made into a twin wheeler
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May 27, 2016 22:29:41 GMT
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Thanks for the replies guys
Is something I have wanted to do for a long time
Kinda annoying the use of the more plastic metrocab making it easier although I guess a measure up on a old fx would soon reveal all
Am I right in thinking cabs have a certain amount of steering lock one way but not another?
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mikeymk
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I think they'd look good with the lower offset wheel, though you'd still need arch work. These..  |
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May 31, 2016 21:41:05 GMT
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That could work very well
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May 31, 2016 23:09:03 GMT
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I think they'd look good with the lower offset wheel, though you'd still need arch work. These.. That's a lovely coloured van but look at the door alignment, it's shocking for what I assume was a promo photo! |
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its in the hole isnt it? what more do you want  |
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Last Edit: Jun 1, 2016 6:44:42 GMT by welshpug
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VIP
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That could work very well Only if the front face of the centre of the wheel protrudes further than the rim, otherwise you won't be able to bolt them together face to face on the axle without further jiggery pokery. |
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tsoob
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Dually Transits have completely different diffs to standard ones. They're way bigger and thicker and more integrated (diff carrier is cast into the diff housing)
I was researching this because I wanted to know if I could replace the TX1's TD27 with a TD42 from a Nissan Patrol, the standard axle wouldn't like that.
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Last Edit: Jun 1, 2016 17:27:02 GMT by tsoob
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Bear in mind twin wheel transits have 6 wheel studs per corner, single wheel versions only have 5. The axle itself, brakes, ect are different.
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Not always the case. I used to drive an M reg 190 high top on heavy duty single wheels and that was 6 stud axles
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6 stud are the heavy duty axles, can be single or duals.
All twin wheelers are 6 stud axles
The wheels have a wierd dish to them so you can spin them round for the outer rears
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mikeymk
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That blue van above is a high-payload model with the low offset six-stud wheels. I think it looks far better than the 5-stud vans (even with the wonky door).
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