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silverado ss wheels
i was looking into buying a set of them to put on my 69 c10. they're 20"x8.5" and they have the same bolt pattern (6 lug). i put a set of american racing wheels (for 88-up full size chevy) on my truck a while ago just temporarily. and they were tuckin in the wheel wells. so i believe im gonna get a spacer for the wheels. i was wondering if anyone ever tried to put newer style wheels on 67-72s? is there anything i need to do or know? thanks...
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Re: silverado ss wheels
You should get some good responses on here, but I know only that the bolt pattern is the same as the older 6-lug pattern. The difference is in mounting it to the older vehicles....spacers and etc. Should look good, though. I'll keep watching to see what is needed, just for my own info.
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Re: silverado ss wheels
My neighbor put a set of 2001 16" rims on his 64 stepside and they fit great and look killer.
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Re: silverado ss wheels
the center hole is probably too small on the new wheels, and the back spacing will probably be all wrong, tucking the wheels in too much, which could cause rubbing in corners, and look funny.... like a fat man on stilts.
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Re: silverado ss wheels
lol like a fat man on stilts?? hahha i love it. dont want my truck looking like that. ill probably have to get spacers for them.
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Re: silverado ss wheels
you got pm
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Re: silverado ss wheels
I like the idea... If you get it to work, U gotta post pics! I wanna see this for myself...
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Re: silverado ss wheels
I bought a set of wheels off of a 2002 Chevy Silverado to go on my 69 and the lugs were the same but I think the hole in the center of the back wheel would n't fit. I was really hurt because I had already bought newtires and had them mounted. Lucky for me the manager of Firestone was kind enough to let me return them.
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Re: silverado ss wheels
It's not hard to pull the rear axles and have the flanges turned down to fit the newer style wheels. That's what I did. Cost me $50. But you are definitely going to have to run spacers out back. I've got 1-1/2" spacers out back with 20x8.5" wheels with 5.25" backspacing. Hope that helps ya.
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Re: silverado ss wheels
You will have to machine the center hole out to make them a DIRECT fit. The '99-up trucks also have longer lug studs, also. The wheel backspacing ,...I think,... is 5 inches. So the spacers might be the answer answer to all the problems. Also the tires from the factory were 275/55-20's. This is a tall tire. You might want to try and purchase the rims only,... and use a shorter tire. (245/40-20, 255/35-20, etc.)
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Re: silverado ss wheels
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Lolife is right about the tires though. The factory tires are about 29.5" tall. Lotta meat there..... It'll make the truck look rather goofy IMO.
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