T1 4x4 conversion help please!

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tacotory

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Hello All-

I have a 310 ex fire truck coming to me and I am hoping to do a 4x4 conversion on it. I have determined that there are a couple of companies in Europe that do the factory conversions for Mercedes using (I believe) G-Wagen factory parts.

I have really struggled to find any good info on the web through every search method I can think of.

Does anyone have any info that may point me in the right direction?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you.
 
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Patrick of M

2005 T1N 2500 (NA spec)
tacotory said:
Hello All-

I have a 310 ex fire truck coming to me and I am hoping to do a 4x4 conversion on it. I have determined that there are a couple of companies in Europe that do the factory conversions for Mercedes using (I believe) G-Wagen factory parts.

I have really struggled to find any good info on the web through every search method I can think of.

Does anyone have any info that may point me in the right direction?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you.
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Fwiw It is not an easy conversion. There are threads here detailing some of the complications.
 
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tacotory

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Patrick of M said:
Fwiw It is not an easy conversion. There are threads here detailing some of the complications.
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Any chance you might be able to direct me to those threads? I have searched with every keyword I can think of and I'm not coming up with anything.

Any help would be great. Sorry if I am missing the obvious somehow...
 
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tacotory

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AdrianD said:
What is the rear axle width? And ratio?
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On mine? Short answer- I don't know. I don't have it in my possession yet.

From other info I have dug up, I believe width will be 1475mm. No idea on ratio.

Did you have a thought relative to the axle?
 
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AdrianD

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tacotory said:
On mine? Short answer- I don't know. I don't have it in my possession yet.

From other info I have dug up, I believe width will be 1475mm. No idea on ratio.

Did you have a thought relative to the axle?
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Yes, I had :)
If I remember right, there was a guy here who wanted to buy a 4x4 Sprinter and it had a solid front axle. Which means the Jeep front axle idea would still be viable.
XJ / ZJ / TJ stock Dana 30's are 60.625 inches wide (from wheel mounting surface to wheel mounting surface).
From what I can read, 3.73 and 4.10 ratios can be found on Sprinters. That makes it pretty easy to find a front axle. ZJ's with the 5.2 V8 have a low-pinion D30 with 3.73 gears, ABS and cv-joints. Low-pinion would help with driveshaft clearance.
Brakes would have to be upgraded to Explorer Sport brakes.
The rack and pinion steering would have to be changed to a steering box like on any solid front axle vehicle.
 
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