stock steel wheel guys....

[Brad]

Originally Posted by mrein3

FYI...
I don't know how many people know it but a "drum" stock steel wheel will NOT fit on your 1971+ front axel.

I ran into this with both my 71/72 chevelles and my 1971 4x4 truck.

In high school, circa 1985, my buddy had a flat on his 1974 Malibu. My 1972 Malibu was in the parking lot with a fully functional spare in the trunk. Since the bud lived a block or two away from the school I borrowed him my spare. His flat was a front tire. Well the "drum" set of stock wheels did NOT work with his front disc brake caliper.

Fast forward to today. I wanted stock 6-lug rims to paint and put on my truck. A friend assured me that he had 3 of them that I could have. Sure enough NONE of them spun on the front axel.

Just last week another bud gave me 4 stock 6-lug wheels off of a 1976 4x4 he just cut up for scrap. BEFORE I pay to paint them then mount and balance them I'll see if they "spin" on my front axel over my disc brake calipers.

For what its worth, all 71-87 stock steel wheels SHOULD work with ALL 6-lug 67-72 trucks. However after all the issues I've seen I'd make sure they work on your truck before you spend any money on them.

I didn't know this-thanks for the info!