New Purchase: 1985 GMC 6000 Medium Duty Truck

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"Widowmakers"are made of two almost equal halves that are assembled by lining up a notch in the rim and twisting the halves 180 degrees. These were not made like the more common multi-part rims that consist of two or three parts, one being a snap ring, either with a split or solid, that snaps to the outer edge of the rim. The rims with the snap rings are still in use today and still are serviced in many big truck tire shops. The "Widow Maker" type rims can be tricky to spot. From a casual glance they look like one piece rims because they have no outer snap ring that most people are use to seeing but if you look in the concave side of the rim you will see 1 1/2" band running the entire circumference of the rims, this is where the two parts lock together. The two and three piece tube type Dayton rims are still manufactured and widely used on shipping container trailers, usually wobbling due to improper mounting.