wheels & tires for 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 truck
 

Gentlemen and Ladies, I've scoured this forum looking for ideas for wheels & tires for my 1956 truck and cannot locate any thread posted. SO, that being said, can you post pictures for wheels and the tires you are running on your 55,56,57,58,59 truck?? I'm considering to stay with the 15" wheels front and rear so can you list the tire sizes if you know them? thanks
Morrie

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Crager Dulux 15" rims with the chrome Bullet centre cap and Bullet Chrome lug nuts. Coker Classic 235/75R15 tires all around.

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Not sure what these are the center cap says Ultra, they came with it and I'm going to leave them but if I had my choice I think old school American Mags look period correct like on the green 55', gray spokes would be better. it is not mine. Your moons look good too

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Are you looking for ideas on 5 or 6 lug wheels? Seems there is less choice on the 6 lug option.

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My 56. Stock type wheels with standard hub caps & rings. 2.25:75 15 in tires.

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Old school look chrome reverse with moons 235 / 60 14 front 255 / 60 15 rears

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Tod59, preferably i'm looking for pictures on 5 lug wheels but seeing 6 lug would be interesting to see.

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Your truck looks awesome, can you tell us how much drop the front and rear have, and how it was done? Thanks.

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Hi Hover Thanks for the complement ! My truck has a Fat man Mll front end, and on the rear 9 in Ford. No axle flip but a few leaves removed from springs, and about 1/2 in cut off axle bumper stops. I think it rides decent fairly smooth.

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Does the Fatman ll have standard or 2" drop spindles? I nave a Mll also but with standard spindles...not sure who made it, but looks like maybe a TCI. I'm thinking of buying the drop spindles, maybe from Heidts or someone. Not sure if they would work.

Another question, how many leaves are remaining in the rear? Mine originally had 8 per side, I have 5 left, but might take another one out. The ride is good but might want be a tad lower, especially if I drop the front another 2" with those spindles.

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Hi Hover good looking TF I just have the stock Mll spindles, on the rear I have 5 leaves also, thought I might remove 1 more the smallest 1.

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Kind of fuzzy pics but chrome smoothies with Diamondback wide whites. Not sure yet whether I will use bullet centers or shannon cones.

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To the OP, I like what you have already except I'd put era correct '55-'56 small caps on them and if it really were mine I'd paint the rims a contrasting color, not black.

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255x60x15 on 15x8 corvette rallys rear, 235x60x15 on 15x7 rallys.

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Hello 55cruiser, sorry for not getting back to you, but I've been under the weather as it's called. I like your chrome reverse and the front tire clearance you have is great. What do you have for a front suspension?? Any dropped spindles by chance?? looks great.

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That looks great dew. thanks

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Hey Hover, I've been thinking of painting my rims red, now I have an idea how they would look. Also, I have 4 leafs on each rear side, for your comparison.

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We need a photoshop guy on here to help us with this stuff. I think red might be ok on yours, it comes down to personal preference. I had a guy tell me how stupid my red wheels look lol. It got me thinking about white walls. Would like to drop the front a couple inches, but not sure if spindle brand is important.

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it would be great if we could use our truck and swap out wheels and tires. if you wanted to, cut a coil, that generally reduces height about 1.5". If that's a choice you'd make. When the "person" that said your red wheels looked stupid, did you happen to BUMP into him a bit?? what a jerk!!!

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slot mags / BFG tires

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Naw, I just laughed when he said it. Ya know some people should just shut up if they don't have anything good to say. I see it car shows all the time. No need to point out the flaws. Never once thought of cutting a coil, see thats why I come here, smart guys like you with good advice. lol. The front springs are pretty stiff now, so not sure how much I could cut off without making it too stiff. 1-1/2 to 2" drop would be all I would want. Thanks for the idea!

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Hi my 55 chev truck

my 55 has mustang 2 with standard spindles, and ford 9 in no axle flip and 5 leaves per side.

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Looks good, your front wheels seem to tuck up into the fender more than mine do. That's the look I like.

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Stock wheels with reproduction AD hubcaps, without the logo painted, and 59 trim rings. Wheels were sandblasted and powder coated black.

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Hubcaps snapped right on, no modification required.
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If you choose to cut a coil, measure staight down from the very end of the coil and mark it, thats where you want to cut. Always best to take a little at a time. good luch.

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Nice ride Blain. Very nice!!!

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Frank, may I ask what size are your BFGs? Thx

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16"X7" Wheel Vintques Smoothies and tires are Bridgestone Dueler Alenza Plus in 235/70R-16.
Painted with Summit Wimbledon White in single-stage:

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easy peazy , search box upper right these and many more there: (Your welcome)

http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...me+your+wheels

http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...me+your+wheels

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235 70 r15

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Thanks. Looking at the same size. Appreciated.

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I have a 58 fleetside (32), saw some wheels I like on Craigslist but wondering if they clear the rear wheel well & front calipers. Tape measure says yes. Wheel size are 15 x 7 front & 15 x 8.5 rear, 4 ⅛" backspacing (wheel mount surface to inside edge of rim) . I need to pull a front tire off and make sure it will clear my calipers, my stock steelies are pretty close. Looks like it will just miss my e-brake cables. Anyone running this set up?

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Aluminum slotted mags or kidney beans, not sure what everyone calls 'em.

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Here's an example. Also, I'm planning to do 2" drop shackles and remove a couple leafs out back, and Sid's drop axel up front if that helps

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How are the tires? It seems like the internet didn't think they were good quality a few years back.

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might not be able to remove the rears if you have lowered your truck at all
i run 8x15 w/ 4 backspace i jack up the frame with axle hanging and have to wiggle the tire out from between the fender and hub
a lot depends on rearend width, i run a gen3 camaro 62'' wide

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Good point, might be pretty tight. I have stock rear end, not sure of width but I can look it up. Do you know stock width off the top of your head?

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Old School!

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just sold the 20" and went a bit retro. Wheel vintique series 37 with 1953 centercaps. 15x6 on front with 215/70R15 and 15x8 on rear with 275/60r15


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Posted pics on here before, but always grab a chance to show off my truck. Wheels are American Outlaw II, 15x7 front and 15x10 rear. Tires are 185x65 on front and 275x75 on rear. My idea was go give a '60s/'70s hotrod look with bigs and littles. Also to make steering easier and get a higher gear ratio, as the truck has stock 3:90 rear end. And a nice rake results also.