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doc50 · 09-12-2022, 09:11 AM

#71-0004 here. I changed to 16''. It was the best move for (forever) tire availability. Stockton Wheel did a great job. The rims are about 10 lbs lighter for less un-sprung weight, an added bonus. SW should still have my front and rear specs (Offset is different for each). We run Bridgestone on all wheels and fully expect to get 30-40K miles from them.
Good luck, all.

Thom

doc50 · 12-07-2022, 08:10 PM

We have a very early Revcon, #71-0004 that had the OEM wheels. We sent the 4 wheels to Stockton Wheel. They first got the front offset bit off but they stood tall and made them right. For the rears we had several conversations with them and I took pix and did my own measurements. They just cut the middle out and weld up (16" in our case). They are great and well made. We now use Bridgestone 16"s all around and we are on the way to 40,000 miles. Great tires, reasonably priced and they are available ANYWHERE. We didn't ditch the spare OEM wheel and tire because if we have a flat, that will still fit just fine.

johnlag · 01-14-2024, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Arredondo21

I recently purchased a 1972 Revcon 250 and have quickly realized how tough it's going to be to do a complete remodel of this rare beast. Currently I'm searching for new tires... the stock Revcon came with (5) 10-16.5 tires - including spare. For some odd reason the one I bought has two 9.5-16.5 and two 12.5-16.5 on the rear. I'm able to mount some 9.5-16.5 transforce's on three wheels, but the two rear wheels are wider and they no longer make tires to fit a 12.5-6.5 wheel. Although I'm going with a tire that's .5 smaller than the originals, the weight grade is higher.

Any recommendations on the two rear wheels? Or does anyone know where I can possibly find two wheels that came with the stock 72 Revcon 250? (And some spare lug nuts, considering the rarity of those as well.)

... Everything/everybody leads me Marty Moore's in San Diego, but the phone number is no longer in service and I live too far to check it out myself.
Thanks in advance! Have a great weekend.

- Jacob

WanderWithMe/Arredondo, I have a 74 250 DT and gutted the interior, replacing the dash now with a custom instrument panel from a firm in Abermarle NC. I need to trace a taillight short and have to remove the fuse panel below the steering wheel. It appears that the fuse panel has nuts on the engine bay side of the firewall fastening the fuse panel bolts and i cant get to them. have either of you removed the fuse panel and if so, how?

doc50 · 01-15-2024, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Arredondo21

I recently purchased a 1972 Revcon 250 and have quickly realized how tough it's going to be to do a complete remodel of this rare beast. Currently I'm searching for new tires... the stock Revcon came with (5) 10-16.5 tires - including spare. For some odd reason the one I bought has two 9.5-16.5 and two 12.5-16.5 on the rear. I'm able to mount some 9.5-16.5 transforce's on three wheels, but the two rear wheels are wider and they no longer make tires to fit a 12.5-6.5 wheel. Although I'm going with a tire that's .5 smaller than the originals, the weight grade is higher.

Any recommendations on the two rear wheels? Or does anyone know where I can possibly find two wheels that came with the stock 72 Revcon 250? (And some spare lug nuts, considering the rarity of those as well.)

... Everything/everybody leads me Marty Moore's in San Diego, but the phone number is no longer in service and I live too far to check it out myself.
Thanks in advance! Have a great weekend.

- Jacob

'Arrendondo': You have the stock wheel/tire setup for early Revcons, front and rear. I went to Stockton Wheel and them use my centers to make all 4 corners 16" wheels. (MIND YOUR OFFSET AND BE SURE YOU GIVE THEM YOUR DESIRED MEASURMENTS OF THEIR FINISHED WHEEL)! I narrowed the rear wheels and now use Bridgestone Duellers on all the wheels and get many more miles than before. I would NOT go to rear duallies because that sets up a whole new money outflow! You should also ask Stockton Wheel if they have the front and rear specs for Thom Wessels' 1971 Revcon. They may still have those.

Finally, Marty Moore died about 10 years ago. That's all gone now.

volt · 02-14-2024, 06:49 AM

doc50, do you know what donor wheel ST used for the outer rims? 2000+ miles may be a little far for shipping, maybe I can find a fabricator around here. I read somewhere that front spindles from early 90s GM 1 ton truck may fit the Revcon with slight mod to ball joint mounting. Anyone have info? The spindle mod would give us the ton truck bolt pattern, might negate the need to haul torque multiplier for 450lb/ft giant lug nuts. I wonder if the hub/disk from the ton truck would fit the Toronato spindle, probably not.. I might go to a junkyard and measure the Ton spindle. I got a nearly complete, but very tired 74 250D. The Tire/Wheel issue needs resolved first thing, then brakes, master cylinder seems unobtainable? I want to do the Quadrajet rebuild with E85 kit after that.

doc50 · 02-14-2024, 10:22 PM

Not sure what you mean 'donor wheel', SW took my center and used their own rim. They did a nice job. It was NOT cheap but it got the job done and I can buy tires anywhere now. Best I think, to have the coach right there to show them what you need to end up with. Good luck!

doc50 · 02-14-2024, 10:25 PM

Addendum to your post: The master cylinder and ALL brake parts are easily obtained and NOT too expensive. I did mine completely over a few years ago and I think I got the parts at Auto Zone or similar place.

volt · 02-15-2024, 06:04 AM

Thanks for the info doc50. Do you carry a torque multiplier to change flats with the 5 lug wheels? I'm not opposed to fitting a compressor tank somewhere for power tools. 450 pounds of torque is in the realm of big trucks, those guys call the tire man. I guess, with a 3/4' torque wrench and a really, really, long cheater bar it's possible? I just assume that I will need the torque multiplier dealing with it, and maybe a good cheater bar too.

Daveinet · 02-15-2024, 06:47 AM

Torque multiplier is not a bad idea for removal. If they are torqued to 450 ft-lbs, you may have trouble breaking them loose, even with a long cheater bar. It will always take more torque to break it loose than they are tightened to. I have a 3:1 multiplier I use for my current motorhome. It comes in handy and is fairly inexpensive.

doc50 · 02-15-2024, 11:16 PM

I have never used a 'torque multiplier' because the nuts do NOT need to be torqued to 450 lbs. I use a Harbor Freight 1/2" air wrench at home to do the wheels and never had one fall off. I believe John Hall was listening to his chassis engineers when Revcon recommended that high number. I believe they were just wanting to be careful, as the Toronado system had not been tried in a 10,000lb motorhome before. Same thing goes for the left hand threads on only the LF wheel. I don't believe that thread is necessary, but they're already on there, so no reason to change that. Hope that eases everyone's mind!

BTW: On the road I have a 2.5 ' cheater bar. That does the trick.

volt · 02-16-2024, 06:57 AM

Thanks for the info. I have air tools and a shop to deal with maintenance, but the flat changing situation on the road was questionable. There is a trucker on Youtube changing his rig wheels with Milwaukee fuel cordless driver, had to have full battery to bust them loose, but still.. Looks like these electronic cordless drivers are getting pretty strong.

Mike Davie · 07-09-2024, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by doc50

Revcon owner here, 1971 # 0004. Worked at Revcon from about the very start (early 1971), done a lot of work on our coach systems, happy to try to help any Revcon owners!
Still the best all around RV ever.

Thom
#71-0004
Revcon 250

Hi Thom I have a 71 # 0008. My Uncle had it since 72 bought used. Trying to figure out the whole tire and rim thing first before starting on everything else.

doc50 · 07-10-2024, 08:24 AM

71-0008! That's an early one. Check my prior posts for the work Stockton Wheel did to change mine to 16''. No more gnashing of teeth about finding 16/5" tires. Good luck!

johnlag · 07-11-2024, 08:34 AM

The stock 250 came with 2-9x16.5 front and two 12.5x16.5 rear. I just replaced my two rear wheels at Priority tire (www.prioritytire.com). I had them drop shipped to my installer, who spotted the L on the lug nuts (driver side I believe) denoting left hand thread. These are bias ply, not radial and must be in production still for utility truck use.
The prior owner of this coach had a rear tire blowout which destroyed the metal (chromed steel?) trim in the wheel well, any idea on how to recover from that mess?

My radiator is running hot and i am needing to get it recored. Ugh, open up the check book...