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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: East Tennessee
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Noobie with a wheel question
Hello guys I am new to posting to not new to reading and learning. I bought a 63 C20 for a beater, and it is slowly turning into a project (thanks to all
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Palmer, Alaska
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Re: Noobie with a wheel question
wheels are junk imho, scrap them......
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Buford, Ga.
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Re: Noobie with a wheel question
Scrap metal. You could sand blast them and make barstools!
Are you keeping it an 8-lug, or switching to 5 or 6 when you drop it? That would certainly open up your wheel options. Check this out for drop parts if you haven't found it already!
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: East Tennessee
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Re: Noobie with a wheel question
Thanks for the info guys. SeanPaintsFlames thanks for the link. I will hopefully find a 73-87 donor and convert 5 lug...see this is how addiction starts, buy a beater and first the paint then wheels then the lowering and on and on.
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Location: Kansas City, KS
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Re: Noobie with a wheel question
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: wyoming
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Re: Noobie with a wheel question
Might check to see if anyone is doing a show quality restore, and wants the correct rims. But I wouldn't change bolt patterrn because of wheel selection. But if you do, since you hane an older 3/4 ton it wll probably have an eaton differiental with 17 spline axles. I found out the hard trying to find a locker. Good luck and welcome onboard.
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: East Tennessee
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Re: Noobie with a wheel question
Thanks guys for the information. Looks like I am going to put the wheels in storage for a bit and hang on for the swap right now...thanks again
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: " The Scenic City "
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Re: Noobie with a wheel question
Welcome from southeast Tennessee , Chattanooga area !
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Mesa,Arizona
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Re: Noobie with a wheel question
You've gotta save at least one wheel for a homemade hose reel!!!!! Good luck w/ your truck.
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: rogersville tennessee
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Re: Noobie with a wheel question
welcome aboard from East Tennessee where abouts are you located?
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: East Tennessee
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Re: Noobie with a wheel question
Good Ol' Kingsport...I go to Rogersville all the time, that is where I got the truck actually.
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Bel Aire, KS
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Re: Noobie with a wheel question
If you do scrap the wheels save the hubcap clips. No one is making them for the 3/4 ton, and us older model guys can use them when we want to put original caps on a newer rim.
I am still running the two piece rims on my 52. Unfortunately, they got caught in the 3 piece rim fiasco in the early 70s. The 2 piece lock ring has a very low failure rate. The only was one will come apart is if you really screw up on assembly or have severe rust. They were made so a farmer could change the tire with a hammer and a bar. I have a local dealer who does mine, but it's an extra $5 a wheel. I repaired truck tires during wheat harvest just out of high school.
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