ducato maxi 250 van

[powerplus]

 

 

hi i was wandering if any one knows the difference between a maxi and a standard axle

 

i do know that the standard has 15" wheels and the maxi has 16"

 

just wondering of they are interchangable

 

barry

[Robbo]

Don't really understand the question - what are you attempting to achieve?

 

As far as I know, you can't upgrade a standard chassis to a maxi chassis by just using bigger wheels. The wheel hubs have a different stud pattern. Also, the maxi chassis has bigger disc brakes to cope with the additional permissible axle loads.

[John52]

Robbo - 2017-04-13 7:30 PM

As far as I know, you can't upgrade a standard chassis to a maxi chassis by just using bigger wheels. The wheel hubs have a different stud pattern. Also, the maxi chassis has bigger disc brakes to cope with the additional permissible axle loads.

 

Thats true with the earlier ones. But about 4 years ago they started to produce a 16" wheel that will fit on the standard 15" axle, which seems to be fitted only on some motorhomes, not vans.

Obviously if you fit them yourself its going to affect the gearing and speedometer.

[Derek Uzzell]

As Robbo has advised, the hubs of Ducato X250 ‘maxi’ chassis vehicles differ from those of 'non-maxi’ X250s - so you cannot interchange road-wheels between the two types of chassis. This link refers

 

https://www.tyremen.co.uk/guide/fiat-ducato-motorhome-wheels

 

As John52 has said, what could be done (though there would need to be a compelling reason to do so) is fit to a non-maxi Ducato X250 vehicle the 16”-diameter wheels (either steel or alloy) that are optional on later Ducato X290 ‘light’ chassis.

[monique.hubrechtsgm]

Yes you could have on the light now: 15 and 16 inch both 5x118. allowable wheels are described in your car papers,including tyres.