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I am looking to upgrade some old wooden "O" scale freight cars I got recently. Some still have the old 2 rail trucks, and I want to remove them and replace them with some 3 rail trucks. Someone told me the Weavers fit better, but I kinda like the Lionel all diecast Sprung trucks....any thoughts?

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Weaver plastic or metal trucks will work with a spacer if you are running kadees, With the claw it sit a little higher but it will work. That would be really your only option Best truck are the plastic Athearn with a thin spacer high rail wheel set and kadees.

 

John23 I have done that trick with weaver cars and atlas trucks. I know this also works with the old All Nation and Athearn kits as I have done the same thing.

 

Doug  

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Yes, I know.  I compared the converted car on Lionel trucks with a 2 rail car - both on the same track - and the overall height was the same.  Besides removing the bolster and adjoining sill I had to remove the nub that the bolster mounted on.  That was a bonus, the thing that annoyed me at first was how far the couplers stuck out on the PS-2 hopper, the coupler shanks were designed for the big covered hoppers and the 50' box car.  On any car the design of the Weaver 3 rail coupler does raise the car up.

 

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