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A little progress report. It runs great with the bigger tires, and the top is fantastic. Waiting on time to get the new fuel tank's interior coated and exterior painted so it can go on the side. Looking for a PTO for the beast; as I would like to run a hydraulic winch on the back.

It did add about two inches in height, the tires themselves are about four inches more in diameter.

I was able to get a nicer take off steering wheel to put on, but getting the old one off is a chore. The adapters for the wheels were bored out to a true inch for the bolts to the MRAP rim and we added some flare around the center hole. (If you look close in the pictures above you can see the...

Clearance is no problem. Plenty of room for turning. I used some modified peashooter adapters for the MRAP rims. The front wheels set wider than the back in terms of wheel track. Given the geometry of a 6x6 truck I decided that slightly wider in the front would be fine and would help with...

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I ended up just going with MRAP wheels and 14.5 r 20 Michelin X tires. I will post some photos when I get everything mounted.

I'd like to keep the standard height and just switch to modern wheels and tires. There are quite a few 22.5 wheels in the proper lug pattern so I will go that route instead of the MRAP wheels.

What is a modern tire size that could fit on a MRAP wheel, that would keep the stock height? If I remember correctly 900x20 is the stock tire size... I might also get a custom wheel, but an MRAP one is easier to find. Thank you, J. M. Collier