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10-25-2013, 09:40 PM
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Steel Wheels
There really is no one section to ask about wheels. Since its for my 65 I'm asking it here.
I was on Ebay and found some steel wheels in a different bolt pattern, since their steel can the be welded up and redrilled for the 8x6.5" bolt pattern? These:http://www.ebay.com/itm/CHEVROLET-GM...544be1&vxp=mtr I've seen both the 17" and 18" fairy cheap, otherwise I can get adapters made for $124.00 per pair.
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10-25-2013, 11:20 PM
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Re: Steel Wheels
should be same pattern if looking for 8 lug, dodge and earlier ford are too
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10-25-2013, 11:24 PM
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Re: Steel Wheels
my bad saw they where 8x 180mm need to find earlier ones
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10-25-2013, 11:26 PM
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Re: Steel Wheels
ive found alot of steel wheels at local junk yard real cheap just bring your tape measure
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10-26-2013, 12:35 AM
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Re: Steel Wheels
No you can't just weld up the original holes and drill new ones......it's not that simple.
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10-26-2013, 02:42 AM
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Re: Steel Wheels
I wouldn't do it myself that would be nuts. Adapters it shall be and still cheaper then buying new rims.
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10-26-2013, 03:18 AM
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Re: Steel Wheels
Make sure they are good billet adapters!!!
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10-26-2013, 09:45 AM
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Re: Steel Wheels
I used 88-98 8 lug on my 66 C20.
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10-26-2013, 11:10 AM
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Re: Steel Wheels
I have earlier (cannot remember the years) Ford 8 lug on my 66 C20. They had Ford stamped on them but I ground that off carefully, then had them sandblasted and I painted them. Same exact bolt pattern, but they are lug-centric, not hub-centric, meaning that the lug nuts are what center the wheel, not the hub. The hub hole is about 1/4" or so larger than the Chevy rims, so it's not much of a difference.
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10-26-2013, 07:24 PM
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Re: Steel Wheels
I know to only buy the good billet adapters. I bought them for my 64 El Camino to use Olds Intrigue wheels on it which are now on my S10. When I was pricing out tires I found the cheapest 16.5 tires were still $163.00 each and are just ugly. That's why I will end up buying the 18's. But Nissan NV wheels are 8 x 6.5" and are 17 x 7.5".
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10-26-2013, 09:54 PM
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Re: Steel Wheels
EARL84 ford wheels will fit a Chevy but Chevy wheels wont fit a ford
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