Hey Nate, should have said tell grandpa he's a good man for not
getting rid of the chinook instead of dad. Figured I would throw my 2
cents worth in here on the dual rear wheel setups. If you can find
one and can afford it go with the newer one ton axle and the seperate
rear dual wheels, much better way to go. The old style of rear duals
that were 2 wheels welded together with the sleeve in the center are
around but hard to find, don't know if anyone is even making them
anymore or not, doubt it. But in actual use if traveling, if you have
a flat on the road you either have to run a single spare or run with
the flat until you find somewhere to repair it. They are heavy, and
awkward to change, and most tire stores hate to mess with them
because the tires have to be mounted and dismounted by hand cause you
can't get a tire machine to work on the inner beads, they are nearly
impossible to balance. If a person is intent on running them a couple
of tips that will help the chances of less problems are to check the
lugnut tightness often and to run more air pressure in the inside
tire which helps carry more of the load centered over the axle
bearing.
