newbie to the C10 8 LUG?
 

hello i have been looking at this site for a few days now. i bought a 1968 chevy c10 vin# CS148T1xxxxxx i know its a 1/2 ton 6cyl truck from the vin. what i don't understand is today i removed the wheels it had on it 6 lug Aluminum wheels off a newer chevy truck, to find hidden under the center cap 8 lug axles? someone put spacers on to use 6 lug wheels. it was my understanding only 3/4 ton trucks have 8 lugs? i thought someone mite have put a 8 lug rear end in it, but it has 8 to 6 lug spacers in the front also. can someone fill me in on what the hell i have?

Inked

Re: newbie to the C10 8 LUG?
 

Sounds like you have a C20 that some one wanted to convert to a C10 but did not want to spend the dough. Maybe the cab had rusted out and the p.o. found a C10 cab, that is where the vin# is. The other idea is he put 8 lug axles on a C10, but then why would he use spacers to 6 lug.
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Re: newbie to the C10 8 LUG?
 

Thanks. If they did change the cab of axles it was some time ago because it does not look like it's been touched In years! It's a 3 owner truck. I should call the guy I bought off of and see if he knows any history?
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If the VIN indicates it's a 1/2 ton, the front & rear suspensions were swapped @ some time (or the cab was).

Re: newbie to the C10 8 LUG?
 

Welcome to the forum InkedinRI. I have no idea why it is like that, but now you need to decide what you want to do with it. Take some pics, and let us know the direction you want to go. If its not like you want, it can be converted using later model parts.

Re: newbie to the C10 8 LUG?
 

thanks guys. well i have a new problem.. i took off my newer chevy 16'' 6 lug wheels. put on my mid 80,s 4x4 rally type wheel i noticed the lug patten favored one side of the wheel i bolted the on once i go over 30 mph it feels like i have cam lobes for wheels! is there a different spacer i need to buy?

Re: newbie to the C10 8 LUG?
 

this is the newer wheel i had on there.

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Newer wheels are a little different than the old ones by a hair. Plus I pulled off the wheels and they are 6 lug ( my stupidity ) all the lugs on the spacer made me think it was 8 lug. Anyway the big picture is all I needed to do is take off the spacers and bolt on my old style rally's. Thanks for all your help.
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Yes.
Take off the spacers and bolt on your 6-lug ralley wheels.