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I have heard / read that the Caiman MRAP aluminum wheels will work on a LMTV. I am skeptical since the LMTV is lug centric and the MRAP is hub centric. Has anyone successfully done this?
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Caiman MRAP wheels on a LMTV
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First gen Caiman uses the same axles as MTV. Not much weight savings though.
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HIMARS wheels are the FMTV aluminum option. According to the part numbers.
The CTIS requires some modification
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lugs you will need.
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Look at the aluminum wheel thread.
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@INFChief the Hutchinson USA 62161 wheels I had came from a Caiman MRAP
That is the number for the Cage code for Hutchinson as a vendor
Those look to have come off of a Husky TSV
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No "modification" required. You just call Hutchinson and buy the 4 special lug nuts for it. And you need the different lug nuts they require in general for all the rest.
Aluminum wheels
Those Hutchison wheels include a CTIS patent. One can look up the patent. https://patents.justia.com/patent/7168468 https://patents.google.com/patent/US20100024940A1/en I looked through the information you found and it's pretty interesting. I didn't see any actual part numbers or NSN numbers...
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It is not about weight, it is about balancing. All the steel wheels I have seen have about 3/8" runout on the inside flange. Impossible to balance.
Yeah. I didn’t really intend to snap a shot of the CAGE code, I just wanted to show some of the rim and the air valve hoping someone could ID it off of that. I’ll take a better picture later.
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My steel rim 2008 vintage Goodyears rounded out nicely after daily driving for 6 months and I don't have any balancing issues. I think the subject of balancing is largely a case of these vehicles not being driven enough to have round tires. That's just my experience though. It took a LONG time - probably in the neighborhood of 5,000 miles - for my tires to round out and stop galloping.
Wheel is from a Husky TSV more than likely. A few have those bolt styles.
They are 335mm hub pilot so useless unless you have a HET, MTVR, PLS, or MRAP
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Has nothing to do with tires, the wheels have 3/8" runout!!
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Well..... that might be the case but I have no issues at 50-60 MPH with my wheels. On smooth pavement my truck is exceptionally smooth.
maybe these picture are more helpful?
