bought mrap wheels and tires but have different lug pattern

[caddymankc]

I bought 12 mrap wheels and tires but the wheels seem to have a 10 lug bud wheel pattern is there any adapters sold for the cougar 6x6 mrap wheels?

 

[sandcobra164]

People on here do make adapters to make them fit. You only need 6 per truck. They have a slightly larger circle than the 10 lug bud pattern. Price seems to run from about $550 up for adapters and bolts. A quick search on epay turned up a few for sale. A member on here by screen name peashooter used to make them. He had some pretty high quality units from what I could tell.

 

[98G]

Pics?

 

[JonMolander]

Ouch. Did you get suckered into buying these from someone who didn't tell you that you'd need adapters? Lame.

I just got my MRAP wheel adapters finished. A buddy of mine cut them on a water jet. Expect to pay anywhere from $300-$800 for a set depending on material choice, machine selection, and if you have a buddy or not. Then an additional $200 for bolts and nuts. The wheels are hub-centered. And deuce wheels are stud-centered. So the inner lug pattern will need to be tapered to Budd specs. If you need more specific details, I can help since peashooter is no longer in the business.

 

[98G]

Ouch. Did you get suckered into buying these from someone who didn't tell you that you'd need adapters? Lame.

I just got my MRAP wheel adapters finished. A buddy of mine cut them on a water jet. Expect to pay anywhere from $300-$800 for a set depending on material choice, machine selection, and if you have a buddy or not. Then an additional $200 for bolts and nuts. The wheels are hub-centered. And deuce wheels are stud-centered. So the inner lug pattern will need to be tapered to Budd specs. If you need more specific details, I can help since peashooter is no longer in the business.

As I understand the original post, he has mrap rims that are atypical for mrap rims....

 

[JonMolander]

Hmm not sure I understand then. Mine are also 10 lug. But I was under the impression that the Budd system was a way of tapering holes and using a proprietary inner and out lug nuts to make the wheels stud-centered. The inside pattern on an adapter for a deuce will be Budd, but the outer on mine is hub-centered for the MRAP wheel. That's the piece we're missing, I think.

I have the Hutchinson aluminum 22-bolt type. Sorry, I don't have a part number handy.

Caddy, do you have a part number, picture, or better description so we can better assist?

 

[peashooter]

Most MRAP wheels out there have an 11" center hole, those are the ones that can bolt onto a deuce using an adapter plate. There are some MRAP wheels that have a 5 ton bolt spacing and a center hole closer to 9" diameter.... those wheels will not bolt up to a deuce without some major modification to the rim and an adapter. If you have the aluminum mrap wheels with the 5 ton bolt spacing then I'd just try to get rid of them I don't think they will even fit a 5 ton truck because they are so thick and you cant even weld an adapter plate onto them. Check to see if you can get your money back or perhaps scrap value on them is high enough to make it worth while (I was told folks were getting $75 per alum rim in scrap a while back). Find some MRAP rims with an 11" center hole or some Rims from an A3 truck if you are okay with the tire/rim bead mismatch.

 

[caddymankc]

nsn 2530015373979its not the normal pattern that the adapters fit on. but I only gave 3200 for 12 wheels and tires so I still didn't do bad for the tires

 

[98G]

Looks like lmtv wheels. Should be ale to sell them to the 5ton crowd also.

 

[peashooter]

Looks like lmtv wheels. Should be ale to sell them to the 5ton crowd also.

I agree with 98G, those are the LMTV/FMTV wheels so you shouldnt have trouble finding a home for those. People have made those fit the deuce also. PATRACY had some modified versions of those for a while that had a new flage welded in the center. I had made some adapters for a short time that would bolt on with some modification also but not sure there is anything out there at the moment.
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showth...-COMBAT-rims&p=1404071&viewfull=1#post1404071

 

[ArizonaGasMonkey]

MRAP wheels are aluminum and LMTV and FMTV's are steel easiest way to tell

 

[peashooter]

MRAP wheels are aluminum and LMTV and FMTV's are steel easiest way to tell

some mrap wheels are aluminum, some mrap wheels are steel. My truck has the steel MRAP wheels. Easiest way to tell if they are Mrap wheels that will fit a deuce is if they have an 11" center hole.

 

[JonMolander]

I'd use a magnet, but that's just me.

I have the aluminum MRAPs. Can someone confirm the weight difference? I've heard 62lbs lighter than steel of the same size.

 

[my blood flows OD]

I had a set of steel mrap rims? I got them from Oshkosh equipment. And I used peashooters adapter plate to put them on my bobbed deuce. Sad to hear that he is on longer making adapters. His prices where great and the quality was top notch.

 

[peashooter]

I'd use a magnet, but that's just me.

I have the aluminum MRAPs. Can someone confirm the weight difference? I've heard 62lbs lighter than steel of the same size.

There are a couple different steel Mrap versions, I think the 12 bolt steel ones are the heaviest. There are 3 different commonly found aluminum Mrap wheels and a couple more uncommon ones. I don't know numbers off the top of my head but the lightest aluminum Mrap rim is nearly 100 lbs lighter than the heaviest steel one. I'm sure 62lbs isn't a stretch by any means.

 

[Tank1995]

There are a couple different steel Mrap versions, I think the 12 bolt steel ones are the heaviest. There are 3 different commonly found aluminum Mrap wheels and a couple more uncommon ones. I don't know numbers off the top of my head but the lightest aluminum Mrap rim is nearly 100 lbs lighter than the heaviest steel one. I'm sure 62lbs isn't a stretch by any means.

Just picked up 6 @$30/each. I'm hoping these will work for my Deuce.

 

[Jbulach]

Just picked up 6 @$30/each. I'm hoping these will work for my Deuce.

Before you buy adapters or mount any tires mock one of those up one the front. I think that may be one of the variants that has too much backspace and hits the tie rod end. When mocking up remember your adapter will space the rim out 3/8”-1/2” depending on the adapter thickness…