I'm Looking to add body mount couplers to my Atlas P. D box cars. I tried # 1027 that I did on my FGE cars , but the pin and the holes are to far apart for the spacing on the underframe. Thanks Craig
Not sure what you mean by Precision Design boxcar, but I body mount MTL 903/905 Z scale couplers with a styrene shim of appropriate thickness to get the coupler at the correct height.
I just double checked the only one of those cars I have and thought I had used 1027's but I think I ran into the same issue as you and just used a 1015.
Micro Trains 1023's are a perfect fit for the Atlas Precision Design cars. Tap the outer most hole with a 0090 tap, and screw in. The height is perfect and the coupler lip fits tight up to the end of the car. I use these on the 50' Rib Sides, 50' Smooth Sides and both 60' cars. I hope this helps.
I concur. The 1023/1025 is the original body mount coupler and is quite universal. I tend to use it for almost everything except locomotives where either the 1015 or 2004 is a better fit. I don't like the 1015 as much for cars due to its tendency to flex to one side or the other when being pushed. --Mike