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Huck · 03-30-2006, 10:01 AM

All chevy 6 lug wheels ARE NOT THE SAME!!! Found that out the hard way. The standard 6 lug wheels on a pre 71 truck do not have the same internal contour so that when you bolt them onto a 4x4 chev Blazer, they will bind off on the front brake caliper when you tighten them. So I would assume you need to be careful with any 6 lug you consider for the stepback spacing.

Had a blazer on my 4 poster lift--tried to just push it off the ramp and thought the brakes were just rusted in place so I started towing the blazer off with my Kubota tractor--it towed the entire 4 poster lift with the blazer on it~~~~~~across the barn floor!

03-30-2006, 10:01 AM	#10
Huck Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Shelbyville, KY Posts: 3,261	Re: are chevy 6 lugs all the same? All chevy 6 lug wheels ARE NOT THE SAME!!! Found that out the hard way. The standard 6 lug wheels on a pre 71 truck do not have the same internal contour so that when you bolt them onto a 4x4 chev Blazer, they will bind off on the front brake caliper when you tighten them. So I would assume you need to be careful with any 6 lug you consider for the stepback spacing. Had a blazer on my 4 poster lift--tried to just push it off the ramp and thought the brakes were just rusted in place so I started towing the blazer off with my Kubota tractor--it towed the entire 4 poster lift with the blazer on it~~~~~~across the barn floor!