Rear axle conversion

[AndyTransitVan]

I have a long wheel base mk5 transit. Its the six stud single wheel. I want to change to a twin wheel axle but I've noticed that the tranny tippers ,the inner wheels will catch the inner wheel arch. Is there another type of axle to use as I know that they already make this model of van in twin wheel anyway. Has anyone done this or does anyone know how to do this please?

Thanks in advance

Andy

[MrMPuk]

They didn't do a twin wheel LWB panel van on a Mk5. If you really want to do this conversion you would need bigger wheel wells and extended arches as well.

[captain hook]

My Ex-Police Mk5 had twin rear wheels......

Was 10 yrs ago so might have been EXLWB

[bortaf]

They did some sort of twin wheel? they added extra rubber/plastic arches cos the extra outer wheels stuck out the body(like on a Mk2) you'll also need a special side door rail to clear the arches, seen lots of police and water board vans like it ?

[captain hook]

They did some sort of twin wheel? they added extra rubber/plastic arches cos the extra outer wheels stuck out the body(like on a Mk2) you'll also need a special side door rail to clear the arches, seen lots of police and water board vans like it ?

Knew I wasn't dreaming Bob

[MrMPuk]

Yes they were the Hi Cubes.

[AndyTransitVan]

Cheers for the input lol

My van is a Hi cube long wheel base. Anyone know of anyone selling a twin axle that will fit?

[MrMPuk]

It's not the axle that's different. You need wider wheel wells and arch extensions.

[johny transit]

They did some sort of twin wheel? they added extra rubber/plastic arches cos the extra outer wheels stuck out the body(like on a Mk2) you'll also need a special side door rail to clear the arches, seen lots of police and water board vans like it ?

Oh - so you can get or make a special side door rail - that would solve a lot of problems for people fitting wide wheels but strangely I haven't seen anything about it before.

[ake]

They did some sort of twin wheel? they added extra rubber/plastic arches cos the extra outer wheels stuck out the body(like on a Mk2) you'll also need a special side door rail to clear the arches, seen lots of police and water board vans like it ?

Oh - so you can get or make a special side door rail - that would solve a lot of problems for people fitting wide wheels but strangely I haven't seen anything about it before.

Yes it has a set half way along and a big spacer behind it

[BIG GEE]

hi sorry to muscle in on your thread but this is a mod i would like to do to my mk5 lwb. does the twin wheel axle just bolt straight on or is there a bit more involved?

[ake]

As already said you would need new wheel arch boxes and wheel arch extensions as well as the modified sliding door track