Sources for Hub Steps
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That step is low enough for even my 84 year old stepmother to use. As if I'd even let her get near my Pinzgauer !
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1974 712M - sold
1973 710M - sold
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1974 712M - sold
1973 710M - sold
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I was thinking about making some hub steps - any advice on metal thickness to use so that there is enough clearance between the hub and the wheel?
thank you all!
thank you all!
Re: Sources for Hub Steps
I made mine from a 1 1/2 inch floor flange with 1 piece of pipe. Then welded on a piece of expanded mesh for grip.
I used a 12 inch pipe nipple and cut it into two even pieces so there was threads on each end to screw into the flange. I drilled a hole (fits a Phillips screwdriver shaft) at the end to spin it off in the event I was going through very rocky areas. Total cost $12.
The floor flange can be sourced at your local hardware store (HD or Lowes for me) and it is the perfect thickness for a fit between the wheel and the drum.
I used a 12 inch pipe nipple and cut it into two even pieces so there was threads on each end to screw into the flange. I drilled a hole (fits a Phillips screwdriver shaft) at the end to spin it off in the event I was going through very rocky areas. Total cost $12.
The floor flange can be sourced at your local hardware store (HD or Lowes for me) and it is the perfect thickness for a fit between the wheel and the drum.
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i wonder what would happen if i attached streamers to them???
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1973 712m
1968 Haflinger
1965 Pathfinder
1978 GMC Palm Beach (Hey, its got 6 wheels!!)
1968 Haflinger
1965 Pathfinder
1978 GMC Palm Beach (Hey, its got 6 wheels!!)
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They would go round and round and get tangled up. Put the streamers on the door handles or the antennas.
...and then get some spinner hub caps for the wheels. Paint the wheels gold and the top red.
...and then get some spinner hub caps for the wheels. Paint the wheels gold and the top red.
Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him:
better take a closer look at the American Indian.---Henry Ford
better take a closer look at the American Indian.---Henry Ford
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You can get some play-doh and put it on the hub. Put the wheel back on and tighten the lug nuts.oilcan wrote:I was thinking about making some hub steps - any advice on metal thickness to use so that there is enough clearance between the hub and the wheel?
thank you all!
Then remove again and measure the thickness of the play-doh.
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...or you could use calipers or a micrometer for inside dimensions. I did not have play-doh at the time I made mine. Interesting idea though.
Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him:
better take a closer look at the American Indian.---Henry Ford
better take a closer look at the American Indian.---Henry Ford
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Hi 4x4pinz,4x4Pinz wrote: ↑Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:56 pm I could not find an entry step I was happy with so I made my own. the idea of having one that stuck out there for every rock to grab did not impress me. the removeable hoops are only good if you remember to remove them, saw too many of those destroyed on the trails. the way I solved it you can not forget to remove the step and it definitely does not get hung up on rocks.
I like the design of your entry step. Do you think it will work for the rear doors on a K? If so I am interested in getting a pair.
Thanks
Kelvin
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newtopinz Kelvin
If I recall the K does not have the same "lip" that the front doors have. The lip is required to hook the step on. My wife is still rockin her steps when she goes with me in the pinz.
If I recall the K does not have the same "lip" that the front doors have. The lip is required to hook the step on. My wife is still rockin her steps when she goes with me in the pinz.