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Generaly speaking as pointed out the favorite is www.kadee.com. <br />For car conversions, www.kadee.com/conv/list.htm for 40 different applications but the #5, a bit oversize, <br />or the #58, closer to scale will fit a majority of your stock. <br />For tools, http://www.kadee.com/htmbord/page120.htm <br />and http://www.kadee.com/htmbord/page160.htm and for a coupler recap, http://www.nmra.org/beginner/couplers.html <br /> <br />Wheels, not as easy . As Nigel pointed out, depending upon the truck manufacturer, axles <br />vary in length. Wheels also vary in size. <br />http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/002/197xvpbs.asp <br />http://www.nmra.org/beginner/wheelsets.html <br />http://www.micromark.com item #82838 and click on description for an exploded picture. <br />http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=47257, courtesy of NIGEL. <br /> <br />The bottom line on wheelsets, it's a hit or miss thing as sometimes the axles fit and sometimes <br />they don't. www.reboxx.com makes 40+ axle lengths and as RICK pointed out, super rolling <br />ability over stock. Reboxx makes a comparison rolling test on stock versus their replacement, <br />0.088 wide versus the more common 0.110 wheel thread. <br /> <br />Favorite among modelers, P2K, Intermountain, KD's, all different lengths. <br /> <br />The next topic of concern you may have is clean track and clean loco power wheels. <br />Again, many choices/applicatiions <br /> <br /> <br />
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