Re: [ihc] Wheel bolt patterns - question for Howard P.

["Ryan Moore" <baradium@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "David Bongo" <dbongo@domain.elided>
To: "IHC Digest" <ihc-digest@domain.elided>
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 16:30
Subject: [ihc] Wheel bolt patterns - question for Howard P.


> This is primarily directed at Howard P. since he probably would know,
> but anybody who knows (or even has a theory) can chime in.
>
> The wheel bolt pattern on the Postal 800 I'm buying from John Fleck has
> a 5 on 4.5 pattern.  (Which is a problem since the Scout II front end
> has a 5 on 5.5 pattern, so I'll need to either have 2 different types of
> rims or swap out something on the rear to get a 5 on 5.5 there.  So, the
> swap will occur.)  Anyways, why would International have used a 5 on 4.5
> pattern?  The only theory we've come up with is that maybe the USPS used
> that on old Mail Jeeps, so they wanted it for parts interchangability.
> Or, perhaps, it was the cheapest D44 rearend available.
>
> Early research with a postal jeep coworker indicates that there never
> has a 5 on 4.5 pattern used, but that conversation drifted off quite a
> bit towards the size of the brake drums, etc.
>
> So, bottom line question, why did International use a 5 on 4.5 pattern
> on my RHD Scout 800?
>
> Dave
>

I've never seen one before, but someone told me once that the 2wd 80s and
early 800s had a 5 on 4.5 pattern, same with 2wd 1/2 ton pickups.

-Ryan


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