twospot
04-23-2009, 09:36 PM
Hello I am about as green as they come. I have been wanting one of these trucks for a while now and I finally got one. I just bought a Mercedes Benz 1850L on evil bay.
My preference is for military trucks and that is why as soon as my new rig arrives it is going to get bashed into a Mercedes Atego 1828 which is the military version of the the 1850L. It is sort of like a Unimog on steroids.
http://www.armyrecognition.com/europe/Tchecoslovaquie/Exhibition/idet_2007/pictures_photos/Mercedes-Benz_truck_atego_1018_4x4_idet_2007_Czech_Republic _brno_001.jpg
A 4x4 conversion may be down the road but I would like to start by getting it looking more off road worthy and one of the first things I would like to deal with is the tires. One option is the off road tires from garden trucking but I have a set of BFG Mud Terrains from a Toyota Prerunner and I would like to fit these tires on the semi wheels. the 1828 Atego trucks usually have single tire rear wheels instead of duallies so I would either mount only one tire on each wheel or modify the rear wheels if that looked strange, or use front wheels on the rear axle with spacers to keep the track width the same.
So the question: is it possible to squeeze the BFG Mud Terrains on the semi wheels? Perhaps by modifying the tires or wheels-- or just by stretching them on? Thanks in advance for any info.
Regards,
My preference is for military trucks and that is why as soon as my new rig arrives it is going to get bashed into a Mercedes Atego 1828 which is the military version of the the 1850L. It is sort of like a Unimog on steroids.
http://www.armyrecognition.com/europe/Tchecoslovaquie/Exhibition/idet_2007/pictures_photos/Mercedes-Benz_truck_atego_1018_4x4_idet_2007_Czech_Republic _brno_001.jpg
A 4x4 conversion may be down the road but I would like to start by getting it looking more off road worthy and one of the first things I would like to deal with is the tires. One option is the off road tires from garden trucking but I have a set of BFG Mud Terrains from a Toyota Prerunner and I would like to fit these tires on the semi wheels. the 1828 Atego trucks usually have single tire rear wheels instead of duallies so I would either mount only one tire on each wheel or modify the rear wheels if that looked strange, or use front wheels on the rear axle with spacers to keep the track width the same.
So the question: is it possible to squeeze the BFG Mud Terrains on the semi wheels? Perhaps by modifying the tires or wheels-- or just by stretching them on? Thanks in advance for any info.
Regards,