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I'm looking for some pics of 73-87's with steel wheels and dog dish caps. I'm thinking of doing this on my crew cab so post what you have.
thanks, jason

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Here is mine

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my fav

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my 79

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Some of you guys are really good at picking out wheels that go with the truck. The white wheels matches the white on those trucks.

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Here is my 87, Again, I know you guys are sick of seeing it....

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...Chevytruck.jpg
Desert

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Killer looking truck!

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Desert1957 i was actually thinking of painting it blue and white just like yours. It will be a 4x4 with 33 ish tires though. Love them all keep the pics comning

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I don't know if you have a 3/4 ton or a 1/2 ton, but here is the 16 inch steel wheel with stock hubcaps.

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blakeduren do you have a pic of the whole truck

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http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...7/161b45d1.jpg
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...43773588_o.jpg
Desert

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are the rims 6 in wide or 5.5?
i have a set on 83 i just picked up. am wondering whats the widest tire i can run on the steel wheel??
thanks for any help

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My 83 has 8 lug and are 6" wide

Desert

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Don't forget the base model painted version. THese are rare in the 73 thru 78 "loaded" era, but look very sharp and "truck looking" when they are clean.

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The stock 8 lug wheels for single rear wheel trucks are 6.5 inches wide.
I have factory sized 235/85/16 tires. BFG All-terrain KO


Some dodge wheels of similar vintage are 6 inches wide.

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I have one of those on the wall in the man cave, only blue bowtie. Love the dog dish caps.

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thanks for reply.
my truck is 2 wheel drive. 5 lug

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My newest truck - came w/ them. Simplifies the look of this laid back driver!

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Isn't there a company in CA that makes custom sizes of steel wheels? My K5 came with what I think are DIO wide steelies. I'd like to upgrade the rear to a 14 bolt which means 8 lug, but I like the wider white steel look. I *believe* there were OEM wide 8's too, but are very hard to find, no?

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I used to have a set of wide 8 lug steelies but sold that truck a long time ago. There are several companies that will widen or build custom width wheels that dog dish caps will fit. Stockton wheel is the only one that comes to mind if they are still in business.
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anyone know the widest size tire that can be run on these wheels?
i have a set. tires are shot. would like to put as fat a tire i can out back and maybe a little smaller in front?
just a thought

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This thread needs more pictures!
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the 1990 one ton

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spotted these for sale
http://ottawa.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehic...AdIdZ494802489

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Here is a shot of mine when I had the steel wheels and hub caps on it.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.n..._6765349_n.jpg

Here is with the new wheels.
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot..._7182512_n.jpg

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Heres a couple of mine

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The first is a board member's truck and the second is from a cruise inn.

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These are caps off the Camaros and Novas.

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Not the best pic but here's mine
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Stock wheels which I powder coated and a set of junky 5 dollar swap meet hubcaps.

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...f284669595.jpg

The hubcaps are real beat but for a five spot I felt like I could make them work for a while. I stripped the factory clear coat off the hubcaps which considerably helped their appearance. You can see a bit of before and after in these pics.

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...7972994C51.jpg

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...7FD55B694B.jpg

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...ac8c3ae001.jpg

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...7b75ee2755.jpg

And in case anyone notices, the caps started out with gold bow ties but when I stripped them down, they were painted blue beneath the gold from the factory.

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They came out looking pretty nice. What did you use to clean them up.

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Steel wheels and dog dish caps...all original chevy:

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I used Methylene Chloride to strip the clear coat off, but that's not something most folks have around their shop. A good strong paint stripper will do the same thing, just not as fast, and is more available.

The wheels were a basic sandblast and white powder coat.
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http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...4-25192627.jpg


Mine.

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wow great caps, I do happen to have one hubcap here... and interestingly enough its used to hold dog food.... its been here on the farm for as long as i can remember serving just that purpose.

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This is my trucks. With arab style. Steel with dog dish and special tires
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dang I guess my truck is Arab style lol

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My picture isn't showing up in my original post. But here's my truck with steel wheels and dog dish hub caps.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/100_0852.jpg

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wrong year but....

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...ps25f58d2e.jpg