Handbasket wrote:
Gerard, as I understand it all six wheels on the Xplorer are the same, 16" 8-lug 'SRW' type. So there's no difference between front & rear. The GVW would not increase. You might be old enough to recall seeing similar adapters in the JC Whitney catalog.
The Dodge 3500 van used a large semi-floating rear axle rather that the full-floater you might expect (at least my '99/'00 Dodge Roadtrek did), and the track was narrower at the back than the front.
Jim, "Protect your bagels. Put lox on them."
Kudos, Jim, for knowing the difference and proper nomenclature for the two different axle types! I had to go to automotive school to learn that! I have noticed pickups and vans losing the full-floating hub over the years...
Being a former rocket engineer, I never can look at "lox" as food. It's always LOX (Liquid OXygen) to me!
I'm looking at all the pictures I've saved of Xplorer vans, and it's hard to tell if they have hubcaps or aluminum wheels. But, considering that they're ALL very shiny after all the years, I'm putting money on stainless steel hubcaps.
I'd be interested in seeing a photo of the rear axle of a Dual Rear Wheel Xplorer, if anyone has one without the rear wheels installed.
Where is the spare tire on an Xplorer? (edit: Underneath the back...found it!)
I'm also hearing about how the wide electric couch in the back is a space waster. I want to travel with the large bed made up and ready to sleep. Will one configuration be better than the other for doing this?
Thanks!
Gerard
