Lynx II, hull # 4225

[Peter Duggan]

Chris,

Thanks for your comments.

You've touched the one subject that I have been procrastinating about - the tires. My first choice would be to keep the originals, but two of them are in quite rough shape. I'm leaning towards a set of ferret tires, if I can find them. I've also considered the NDT 9:00 by 16 and the STA 10.5 by 16. Haven't ruled any of them out, just yet.

Peter

[Andrew Rowe]

Hi Peter, I have some NOS original 10.50 x 16 tyres and I thought about running them on the Lynx , but when you match them up they appear physically too big. The Ferret tyres you talk about are a good idea , but you will have to check weather they will fit on the CMP rims, there is a thread further back I believe with regards to British and USA tyres on rims , so you would have to check, I think it was the angle of the bead, so someone will enlighten us as to the differences. I do have a Lynx on 9.00 x16 NDT that appear to have fitted with no problems.

[charlie fitton]

Is this the one that you are looking for?

http://www.macsautoparts.com/store/m...aped-ford.html

[Peter Duggan]

Andrew,

Thanks for sharing your experience. The Lynx at the War museum, in Ottawa also has the NDT 9:00 by 16s, which look quite good, but I would like to replicate the chevron pattern on the originals, if possible.

Charles,

Looks right, but I am looking for the female connectors that mount to the terminal strip, not the male portion.

Thanks, Peter

[rob love]

I am also going through the tire dilemma on the museum's Lynx. If you can find Ferret tires, they would be the best. You have to skive a fair bit off the inside of the tire, but being that they are super heavy runflats, cutting through the beads cords will not effect the tire. I did it on a much heavier CMP (11,000 lb KL) and A-framed it from Moose Jaw to Winnipeg a couple times without issue.

The US non directionals are a pretty good second choice. The STA 10.50-16s may give it a bit of a dune buggy look. Our Lynx is currently on LSVW Michelen tires, which also have that dune buggy look.

I recently changed the museum's Dodge M37 over to the Michelen 8.26-16 Michelin radial as used on the G-wagons. They look great, but they do end up measuring slightly smaller in diameter and width. Of course, they lack the Chevron look.

[Peter Duggan]

After searching automotive parts shops on several continents for the missing connectors without any luck I decided to try out Minakers scrapyard which is just down the road from me. Randy, the current owner, went into the "inner sanctum" and in short order came out with some switches of an unknown origin, with the right connectors. Had to sacrifice the switches, but now have the right connectors. Nice to be able to rebuild the junction boxes and remain faithful to the original design.

Peter

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[super dave]

Right on, Now the next part on the wish list