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K20 steel wheels
Do the Chevy 8-lug original steel wheels have any tell tell signs that they are Chevy ? Were they all 16x6.5 ?
I just located three and was told that they take both a ford hub cap &/or a Chevy hub cap
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Re: K20 steel wheels
All the 8-lug wheels and hubcaps interchange. They were actually standardized back then. The original wheels on these trucks were 16" split rims or 16.5 one piece. The 16 x 6.5 are from later trucks. I run 16 x 7 Accurides, which are off of early-'90s Ford trucks
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Re: K20 steel wheels
Thanks
Do you happen to have a photo of your PU with the 16x7 wheels ?
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Re: K20 steel wheels
My wheels are off of 97 E250 F#@#. They are 16x7
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Re: K20 steel wheels
Oops you wanted a pic
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Re: K20 steel wheels
Another Ford 16x7
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Re: K20 steel wheels
Thanks for the photos, I like the look.
Trying to find paint Scheme & Trim Packages from the RPO Codes I just found all these RPO Code Options for Wheels on 67-72 Trucks; Code Description P41 : 15 X 5.50F WHEEL P47 : 15 X 5.50K KELSEY 6 STU PV6 : H78X15 FRT&RR&SP Q16 : 15 X 5.5P WHEEL - 6 STUD Q18 : 16 X 5K WHEEL Q19 : 16 X 5.5 - 5.00 OFFSET WHEEL Q20 : 16 X 6.00G WHEEL - 8 STUD Q21 : 16.5 X 8.25 WHEEL .68 OFFSET Q23 : 17 X 6.0 WHEEL - 8 STUDS Q25 : 17.5 X5.25 WHEEL - 6 STUD Q26 : 17.5 X5.25 WHEEL - 8 STUD Q31 : 18 X 5 WHEEL - 8 STUD Q32 : 18 X 5 WHEEL - 10 STUD Q36 : 19.5 X 5.25 WHEEL - 8 STUD Q37 : 19.5 X 5.25 WHEEL - 10 STUD Q40 : 20 X 5 KELSEY WHEEL 5/10 STUD Q41 : 20 X 6 KELSEY WHEEL 5/10 STUD Q42 : 20 X 6 BUDD WHEEL - 6 STUD Q43 : 20 X 6.5 KELSEY WHEEL 5/10 STUD Q44 : 20 X 6.5 BUDD WHEEL - 6 STUD Q45 : 20 X 6.5 BUDD WHEEL - 10 STUD Q47 : 20 X 6.5 CAST SPOKE WHEELS Q50 : 20 X 6.5 CAST STEEL WHEEL Q53 : 20 X 7.0 WHEEL - 6 STUD Q54 : 20 X 7 CAST SPOKE WHEEL Q55 : 20 X 7.0 SPARE RIM Q58 : 20 X 7 BUDD WHEEL - 10 STUD Q60 : 20 X 7.0 CAST STEEL WHEEL Q62 : 20 X 7.5 CAST SPOKE WHEEL Q63 : 20 X 7.5 SPARE RIM Q64 : 20 X 7.5 BUDD WHEEL - 10 STUD Q65 : 20 X 7.5 SPARE DISC WHEEL Q71 : 22 X 7.5 CAST STEEL WHEEL - FL RIMS Q72 : 22 X 7.5 CAST STEEL WHEEL - SP RIMS Q73 : 800X165X10 FRT QE3 : 16 X 6 FRONT WHEELS WITH 16.5 X 8.25 REAR WHEELS QE5 : 17.5 X 6.25 FRONT WHEELS WITH 16.5 X 8.75 QE6 : 16.5 X 6 WHEEL - 5 STUD QE7 : 16.5 X 6.75 WHEEL QE8 : 16.5 X 6 WHEEL - 6 STUD QE9 : 16.5 X 6 WHEEL - 8 STUD QF1 : 16 X 6 8 STUD FRT WHEEL WITH 16.5 X 8.25 REAR WHEEL QF2 : 17.5 X 6.75 8 STUD FRT WHEEL WITH 16.5 X 8.25 REAR WHEEL QF3 : 16.5 X 6.75 8 STUD FRT WHEEL WITH 16.5 X 8.25 REAR WHEEL QJ5 : 20 X 6.5 DISC WHEEL R6868 : 750X16X8 FRT16 FRTX RO5 : DR WHEEL CONVERSION S76 : 16X550F WHEEL EQ S77 : 17.5X5 S78 : SPARE DISC WHEEL S80 : 20 X 6 WHEEL S81 : SPARE WHEEL 11.25 B.C. 10 STUD S87 : SPARE WHEEL R 75 BC - 6 STUD S89 : 16.5 X 8.25 WHEEL
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Re: K20 steel wheels
That's all trucks from 1/2t to medium duty. For 8-lug trucks with single wheels there were some options for even more obscure sizes than the two most common 16" split rims (6") and 16.5s (6.75"). The Ford Accurides look like the 16.5s. They are only 1/4" wider but are 16" for better tire availability. The 1/2" diameter difference is virtually undetectable. AND... they are the newest factory truck wheel you will find. GM and Chrysler moved away from hubcaps on their trucks long before Ford did
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Re: K20 steel wheels
Paint on the K20 originally white. But some prefer other colors. My F@#d wheels were gray like Stockers.
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Re: K20 steel wheels
Thanks Ol Blue K20
Your look is exactly what I want, does your truck have any lift ?
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Re: K20 steel wheels
Yes about 2 1/2", I still need to bring up the back a little.
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Re: K20 steel wheels
Ford 16 x 7 wheels with 265/75/16 tires on the blue truck, and GM 16 x 6 1/2” wheels with 235/85/16 tires on the orange truck.
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Re: K20 steel wheels
Does anyone make a 17" steel wheel for our trucks, 16.5 is too hard to find tires for in my area and they're expensive when I do find them andi can't run 16's due to the construction of them. I have summit rotors and wilwood dual piston calipers up front and the welds... rivets... however they're held together rub the calipers. I really want the stock look but the only place I found so far was Detroit steel wheel company and if I recall correctly it was going to cost somewhere in the $800-1,000+ range
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Re: K20 steel wheels
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Re: K20 steel wheels
You answered your own question. That's what happens when you go and start changing things. One thing leads to another, and mo' money mo' money.
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Re: K20 steel wheels
Lol figured I'd check, thanks guys
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Re: K20 steel wheels
My friend who bought my '72 K/20 Highlander had wheels custom built. They use GM truck 6 1/2" x 16" wheel centers with 17" x 9" rims. That wasn't cheap at all. Especially since it involved shipping his four wheels to CO from PA and them shipping them back
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Re: K20 steel wheels
The prices for the Detroit steel convinced me. I'm just going to use the 16 inch wheels off the 81 donor truck instead of 18 inch wheels I was thinking of. Lol the truck had split rims on it when I bought it
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