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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Guelph Ontario
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8 Bolt rim question
Ive got a nice set of 16" rims off of my 68 C20(need paint). The truck wasn't orderd with 16"s. My question is about the ring... is it a type of beed lock? Do they have any advantages over the standard 16"s? I was told that they can be dangerous when changing tires. True? And how do they come off? Thanks
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Location: Vacaville, CA
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Re: 8 Bolt rim question
They are a bead lock rim and the best advice I can give you is to throw them away, I always do. Most tire shops will not touch them unless you go to a big rig tire shop with a cage to mount and dismount the tires. They don't call them a widow maker for nothing. Just my opinion.
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Re: 8 Bolt rim question
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Re: 8 Bolt rim question
Don't mess with them. You can easily find a set of late model pull of 16 inch one piece wheels for a huundred dollars or so.
That's called a split rim. It's not a bead lock. Those things can kill you. There is a reason they quit making them.
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Re: 8 Bolt rim question
scrap them
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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Re: 8 Bolt rim question
they aren't even legal in some areas.
You can get junk yard 16 inch rims dirt cheap. 10 bucks a wheel sometimes, and you can get lucky and get nice tires on them already. |
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Re: 8 Bolt rim question
It's a lock ring wheel, not a beadlock and not quite a split rim....
But we can all agree that they can be deadly if not handled properly (that means by someone who knows what they are doing and has the right equipment). And they are heavy, and require the use of liners and inner tubes. There's really no good reason to use them unless you insist on a completely accurate restoration. My truck came with them, and I still have one as a spare. I sold the others many years ago.
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Carmel, IN
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Re: 8 Bolt rim question
I have two I am willing to give away that are less rusty then those, if anyone wants them just let me know, 16 inch oh they are duallys though, different offset then the one pictured.
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