Pics of restored trucks with steelies and dog dish

[srvivor71]

I finally got my steelies, and real nice stainless dog dish hub caps. I'm planning on mounting bigger (maybe 33's) knobby tires and lifting around 3".

I'd like to see pictures of restored trucks with similar setup.

[special-K]

I have restored steelies. Just haven't restored any trucks yet.

[Sicklajoie]

What kind of steel wheels did you get?

[srvivor71]

Originally Posted by Sicklajoie

What kind of steel wheels did you get?

Six lug ,15 x 8 OEM with nubs for the hub caps. Plan on white powder coat but want to see other people pics before I lay down the cash.

[dougo]

Congrats on the steelies! I powder coated mine white... they've got 33's BFG A/Ts on them. Posting pics of the wheels - so you can see a white powder coated wheel. Since I don't have them on a truck... I will not post that pic (but you can view them on my burb in the galley, or I can post a pic). My burb has around a 3 inch lift.

[CPA-DVM]

Originally Posted by dougo

Congrats on the steelies! I powder coated mine white... they've got 33's BFG A/Ts on them. Posting pics of the wheels - so you can see a white powder coated wheel. Since I don't have them on a truck... I will not post that pic (but you can view them on my burb in the galley, or I can post a pic). My burb has around a 3 inch lift.

Nice looking wheels. I have 16x8 that I was going to powder coat white also. I have to original hubcaps that look like yours but are Chevy, but I need to get them repainted. Did you do your's yourself or have someone do it for you? I don't have a sprayer or the facility for one, so I would be rattle canning it.

[dougo]

Originally Posted by CPA-DVM

Nice looking wheels. I have 16x8 that I was going to powder coat white also. I have to original hubcaps that look like yours but are Chevy, but I need to get them repainted. Did you do your's yourself or have someone do it for you? I don't have a sprayer or the facility for one, so I would be rattle canning it.

Thanks. I did the caps myself. Prep included a course pad to the areas to paint to rough up the stainless a little), thin (not wide, around a quarter inch wide = easier for masking off the edges) vinyl tape (high end auto parts store that sells paint materials) to mask off the edges, then masking tape/paper to mask of the larger areas and then rattle can. I had a special can mixed to match the GMC red (I have a guy in town who matches paint in a can, with a good nozzle - for rattle can jobs). I bought an over the counter high quality can of black - specifically for automotive trim.

In a nutshell - rattle can with a lot of prep involved.

[srvivor71]

Originally Posted by dougo

Congrats on the steelies! I powder coated mine white... they've got 33's BFG A/Ts on them. Posting pics of the wheels - so you can see a white powder coated wheel. Since I don't have them on a truck... I will not post that pic (but you can view them on my burb in the galley, or I can post a pic). My burb has around a 3 inch lift.

I've seen your burb with the steelies and dog dishes before. I liked the look so much it was one of the ones that influenced my decision to go this route on my truck.

[dougo]

Originally Posted by srvivor71

I've seen your burb with the steelies and dog dishes before. I liked the look so much it was one of the ones that influenced my decision to go this route on my truck.

I recall our PM exchanges... did that one lead pan out for you with these wheels? Glad to hear you found what you were looking for.

It's going to look nice when you're done!

-Doug

[special-K]

Lookin' good Dougo!!!

Here are two of my 8 x 15 6-lug set for my '85 Jimmy:


These are my 8.25 x 16.5s for my '72 K2500:


These 9.75 x 16.5s I had powder coated in '91. They've only been dismounted a couple years...just an example how they hold up. These were on two different trucks and they would still clean up bright white:


I have these for my '67 GMC project. They are dusty but very juicy red...8 x15:

Here's a picture of an old truck I had them on:

[srvivor71]

Originally Posted by special-K

Lookin' good Dougo!!!

Here are two of my 8 x 15 6-lug set for my '85 Jimmy:


These are my 8.25 x 16.5s for my '72 K2500:


These 9.75 x 16.5s I had powder coated in '91. They've only been dismounted a couple years...just an example how they hold up. These were on two different trucks and they would still clean up bright white:


I have these for my '67 GMC project. They are dusty but very juicy red...8 x15:

Here's a picture of an old truck I had them on:

I REALLY like the look of that old truck! Was that lifted? How much?

[special-K]

Originally Posted by srvivor71

I REALLY like the look of that old truck! Was that lifted? How much?

I had a spring shop do the springs. It sits 2-3" over stock. I restored it to factory. It's a 292/4spd,tach,tilt,posi,am/fm,a/c,wood floor,dual battery,HD options,and 8.25 x 16.5s. I added the hub caps.

[dougo]

Originally Posted by special-K

Lookin' good Dougo!!!

Here are two of my 8 x 15 6-lug set for my '85 Jimmy:


These are my 8.25 x 16.5s for my '72 K2500:


These 9.75 x 16.5s I had powder coated in '91. They've only been dismounted a couple years...just an example how they hold up. These were on two different trucks and they would still clean up bright white:


I have these for my '67 GMC project. They are dusty but very juicy red...8 x15:

Here's a picture of an old truck I had them on:

Nice inventory of wheels! I love the truck pic... that's the perfect set up! Nice.... very nice.

[clos69]

here you go

[srvivor71]

Originally Posted by clos69

here you go

That is a SWEET looking ride! What size tires - how much lift?

[srvivor71]

Originally Posted by clos69

here you go

What tool do you use to pry those hub caps off those deep dish wheels without scratching anything? When my rims arrived, I popped one of the caps on and now need to find which one of my tools I need to get it back off without messing anything up.

[CrewCab59]

Originally Posted by srvivor71

What tool do you use to pry those hub caps off those deep dish wheels without scratching anything? When my rims arrived, I popped one of the caps on and now need to find which one of my tools I need to get it back off without messing anything up.

I use a " Snap On " hub cap tool with a section on rubber hose on the steel shank on the 8.25 and 9 3/4 wheels. See tool link

http://cgi.ebay.com/Snap-Hubcap-Hamm...-/250761056786

On the 14" I use 2 long flat tip screw drivers that I heated and bent the tips 90* about 3/4 before the bend . The caps come right off.



Thanks

[srvivor71]

Originally Posted by CrewCab59

I use a " Snap On " hub cap tool with a section on rubber hose on the steel shank on the 8.25 and 9 3/4 wheels. See tool link

http://cgi.ebay.com/Snap-Hubcap-Hamm...-/250761056786

On the 14" I use 2 long flat tip screw drivers that I heated and bent the tips 90* about 3/4 before the bend . The caps come right off.



Thanks

I like the screwdriver idea. Thanks.

[clos69]

Sorry should of mentioned that it is not my truck.

[CG]

I had all my steelies blasted then painted. Powder coat is just too permanent for me, not that I would ever change em =)

Im talking about the ones on my K20, my old project K10 which is now a beautiful finished truck oldiron did up to perfection, and the ones for my panel ... my av picture.

[srvivor71]

Originally Posted by CG

I had all my steelies blasted then painted. Powder coat is just too permanent for me, not that I would ever change em =)

Im talking about the ones on my K20, my old project K10 which is now a beautiful finished truck oldiron did up to perfection, and the ones for my panel ... my av picture.

I think I figured all of your quote out except the scorched envelope. What's that?

[CG]

Originally Posted by srvivor71

I think I figured all of your quote out except the scorched envelope. What's that?

Hot mail =)

[jeremy zander]

Farm trucks

[srvivor71]

Originally Posted by jeremy zander

Farm trucks

NICE! I really like the grey one! What size are the weels & tires & how much lift?

[special-K]

I take the caps of deep dish wheels with a lamb's paw/cat's paw/nail puller. It fits between the rim and cap and I get it behind the edge of the cap and just pull,not pry.