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Old 02-09-2012, 03:59 PM   #1
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Anyone know what the wheel base on this truck would be?

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Old 02-09-2012, 04:04 PM   #2
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Re: Anyone know what the wheel base on this truck would be?

add 32 inches to a short WB and you should be close....
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Old 02-09-2012, 04:22 PM   #3
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add 32 inches to a short WB and you should be close....
interesting as to how you would come up with that measurement?
I would say that it would be closer to 133"wb

my ambulance that I had was 145" w/b and had a full width door as the second door . that C/Cab has a short door.

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Old 02-09-2012, 04:29 PM   #4
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Re: Anyone know what the wheel base on this truck would be?

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Old 02-09-2012, 04:44 PM   #5
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Re: Anyone know what the wheel base on this truck would be?

I know for a fact that the common conversions done by arm bruster or osm were 30-32 inches long ........
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Old 02-09-2012, 05:40 PM   #6
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I know for a fact that the common conversions done by arm bruster or osm were 30-32 inches long ........
The frame ext on the ambulance is 30". compare the size difference of the door and the addition of the door post. I would wager that the door on the crewcab is no more than about 24-26"and the back door on the ambulance is the same width as a full size door.
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Old 02-09-2012, 05:46 PM   #7
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Re: Anyone know what the wheel base on this truck would be?

Short wheelbase is 115". Add 30" to 32" door and that would come to 145" to 147".

133" wheelbase less 115" for an original short box and you get 18" for the additional door.
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Old 02-09-2012, 06:58 PM   #8
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Re: Anyone know what the wheel base on this truck would be?

The 147 sounds right to me. I'm going to get one of these next week and I just wanted to make sure it would fit on my bumper pull trailer. Other wise I'd have to take my longer gooseneck trailer which it's heavy. Cost me more fuel. Thanks for the help.
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Old 02-09-2012, 07:52 PM   #9
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Re: Anyone know what the wheel base on this truck would be?

I don't think you can use the door size to compare the wheelbases of the ambulance and the crewcab. The ambulance has bigger rear doors but the back wheels are closer to them than there are on the crew cab.
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The 147 sounds right to me. I'm going to get one of these next week and I just wanted to make sure it would fit on my bumper pull trailer. Other wise I'd have to take my longer gooseneck trailer which it's heavy. Cost me more fuel. Thanks for the help.
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