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eyft23 · 05-10-2011, 05:08 AM

i have a dumb question, but i am trying to see if anyone knows if a newer chevy colorado rim will fit on my 1961 chevy truck, it is a 6x5.5 rim but i dont know if the rim will work on my truck. i like the look of the extreme rims and i wanted to try it out. any help is appreciated. thanks.

retodd7711 · 05-10-2011, 07:23 AM

That's not a dumb question at all. I have found that the backspacing on
newer chevy rims is all wrong. Puts too much tire inside the hub.
This causes the tire to rub the wheel wells in the rear
and the top of the a-arm in the front. You can try spacers
To move the tire out.
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geezer#99 · 05-10-2011, 09:12 AM

And the hub bore is too small.

**joedoh** · 05-10-2011, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by geezer#99

And the hub bore is too small.

the colorado has a ~101mm centerbore. regular chevy truck wheels wont fit the colorado because it has a big centerbore, so I think they would work.

but they have high positive offset, so you would need spacers as someone said above.

eyft23 · 05-10-2011, 04:12 PM

oh ok.. thank you very much for your help. i was about to buy those rims for my truck. i guess i gotta go find another rim i like. thanks again.

**slepysal** · 05-10-2011, 05:31 PM

you want to avoid any OE wheels from later year Chevy/GMC due to the reasons mentioned above. After market is a diffrent ballgame just keep an eye out on the back spacing 4" to 4.5 "should be ok

05-10-2011, 05:08 AM	#1
eyft23 Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: pearl city Posts: 6	1961 chevy truck rims i have a dumb question, but i am trying to see if anyone knows if a newer chevy colorado rim will fit on my 1961 chevy truck, it is a 6x5.5 rim but i dont know if the rim will work on my truck. i like the look of the extreme rims and i wanted to try it out. any help is appreciated. thanks.

05-10-2011, 07:23 AM	#2
retodd7711 chrome makes it go FASTER! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cleveland Tennessee Posts: 2,884	Re: 1961 chevy truck rims That's not a dumb question at all. I have found that the backspacing on newer chevy rims is all wrong. Puts too much tire inside the hub. This causes the tire to rub the wheel wells in the rear and the top of the a-arm in the front. You can try spacers To move the tire out. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ She can't cook and she won't clean. But she looks good in a skirt and she brings me beer. She can stay for now. EDIT:: But she left me anyway, So forget her. 1962 GMC Stepside V6 4 speed My rolling resto thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=324226 My old farm truck http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post3465005

05-10-2011, 09:12 AM	#3
geezer#99 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bowser Posts: 13,731	Re: 1961 chevy truck rims And the hub bore is too small.

05-10-2011, 04:12 PM	#5
eyft23 Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: pearl city Posts: 6	Re: 1961 chevy truck rims oh ok.. thank you very much for your help. i was about to buy those rims for my truck. i guess i gotta go find another rim i like. thanks again.

05-10-2011, 05:31 PM	#6
slepysal Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Jose NOR*CAL Posts: 3,080	Re: 1961 chevy truck rims you want to avoid any OE wheels from later year Chevy/GMC due to the reasons mentioned above. After market is a diffrent ballgame just keep an eye out on the back spacing 4" to 4.5 "should be ok __________________ 1960 Apache long bed fleet L6 250 Clifford intake 2 bbl carb. Langdon cast headers with dual exhaust and bellflower tips. T-5 5 speed, power steering and power disc brakes. "Over, Around or through it... "



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