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1961 crewcab
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: missoula, mt
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15 inch 3/4 ton wheels?
did any trucks come with factory steel 15 inch 8 lug wheels?
our years , or others- Or , are there any made on the aftermarket today?maybe a trailer wheel? |
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Western IL
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Re: 15 inch 3/4 ton wheels?
My 61 3/4 has 19.5 wheels, 3 piece, I believe. I haven't seen any others like 'em-I thought they were all 15 or 16 inch.
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Sidney,b.c.
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Re: 15 inch 3/4 ton wheels?
I am running 15" on my 4 x 4. 8 stud. I had to use a 1/4" spacer on thr frts to clear the calipers.
when I 1st got my truck there were 36x15x15 on it 6 stud and when I bought new tires 33x12 1/2 x15 I still had 6 stud so when I went for larger axles I just changed the rims , ( i just went to the tire shop and bought them), I will be going to 16" soon as when I get new tires again I will be going skinnier ron |
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Re: 15 inch 3/4 ton wheels?
It is common to have caliper clearence issues with 15 inch wheels in a 8 lug application. If I had a choice I would go with 16 or 17 inch wheels. The 16.5's are OK for normal use, but I've heard that they are slowly phasing out that size of tire.
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1961 crewcab
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Re: 15 inch 3/4 ton wheels?
weeellll... its not exactly for a truck aplication... I am in the dreaming/procurment stage of building a street legal,vintage stock car...
I have located a 62 chev 3/4 ton detroit locker, and I am thinking of using the whole setup,trailing arms coils and all. the fronts will probably be regular 5 lug 15 drum or disc. |
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: west coast
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Re: 15 inch 3/4 ton wheels?
Yes, 60 thru 65 3/4 tons used the optional 8 lug 3 piece 15" split rim from the factory. In mid 65 it was dropped for the new 2 piece 16" split rim. In, 1969 the 3 piece 15" was recalled, and GM replaced them with 15" 2 piece rims.All 15" GM 8 lug rims were split rims, never had 1 peice 15 rims. All 16" 8 lug GM wheels were 2 piece split rims up to 1973. In 1974, the new 16" one piece 8 lug wheel first became an option.Don't know all the aftermarket scene, but I am sure there where 8 lug 15" white spoke wheels made.
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Re: 15 inch 3/4 ton wheels?
15" white spoke are what I have and no problem getting them
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1961 crewcab
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Re: 15 inch 3/4 ton wheels?
both of those optinons sound workable...
I will have to see if I can find the white spoke in a 10, or 12wide, or the split might work, becaue all I really need is the center to weld onto a wider hoop. the 3 piecesplit? does that mean that there is a center, and splits on each side, and then the 2 is 1/2 a wheel, and the other sideis the split? Last edited by jonzcustomshop; 06-26-2009 at 08:59 PM. |
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Re: 15 inch 3/4 ton wheels?
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Re: 15 inch 3/4 ton wheels?
Are split rims not illegal to use.?
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Re: 15 inch 3/4 ton wheels?
The 15" 8 lug pre 66 and the 17" 8 lug pre 69 were 3 piece split rims, wheel plus 2 piece ring on outer side. The only one recalled was the 15" because Chevy made the mistake of putting a 15 tire on a 3/4 ton truck. People overloaded these trucks and tires and wheels blew. The simple solution would be to order a larger 17" rim with a higher capacity 17" truck tire. Many salesman were at fault for not asking or knowing what people were doing with their trucks. Split rims are a common sight on heavy duty local trucks still today. They are not illegal in California.Most all heavy duty split rims are the 2 piece design from the late 60's and 70's.Sure they need a more expierenced person to correctly asseble them, but America was built with split rim trucks, and was a very common site on heavy duty trucks up to the mid 70's. I am not pushing split rims, since the tubeless tire and 1 piece rim is more pratical and economical in todays world. But, a split rim with bais truck tire always has a tougher look.
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Re: 15 inch 3/4 ton wheels?
According to my GM parts book there was a 17.5" x 5.25" single piece tubeless tire rim option 8 lug. There was also a 6 lug version C,K and P model available, I'm looking for the 6 lug.
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Kid's Mechanic
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Kansas City
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Re: 15 inch 3/4 ton wheels?
The split rims are legal but a lotta shops are not doing them because of insurance problems,At least I have been told that by a couple of tire shops around KC
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Re: 15 inch 3/4 ton wheels?
The 17.5" 1 piece wheel ( 8 lug ) was the standard wheel on 3/4 tons and was common.The 17.5" 1 piece wheel ( 6 lug ) was an optional wheel on 1/2 tons and very uncommon. The 6 lug version was a very low production wheel and the best chance of finding them would be on a original government owned 4x4.
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KOFFIN DRAGGER
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: st.anthony Idaho
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Re: 15 inch 3/4 ton wheels?
Jon, I got a set of 15" 8 lug white spokes. You need them?
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