converting a 85 c-10 to 6 lug

[lolife99]

No need to change anything up front,... except the rotor. There are several companies that make them. Look at ECE. (Early Classic Enterprises) They use these all the time to put disc brakes on the front of the 63-70 pickups and keep them 6-lug. They take the same bearings as your five lug rotors. I think they are about $85 each.
For the rear,... I'd just swap in a 4x4 rearend, to get the 6-lug pattern.

[lowhoe]

Originally Posted by lolife99

No need to change anything up front,... except the rotor. There are several companies that make them. Look at ECE. (Early Classic Enterprises) They use these all the time to put disc brakes on the front of the 63-70 pickups and keep them 6-lug. They take the same bearings as your five lug rotors. I think they are about $85 each.
For the rear,... I'd just swap in a 4x4 rearend, to get the 6-lug pattern.

looks like their 6 lug rotors only go up to 1970, and im building a 85

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by lowhoe

looks like their 6 lug rotors only go up to 1970, and im building a 85

That would be because 6-lug trucks stopped in 70; 71 & later were 5-lug. Not many guys want 6-lug discs on their post 70 trucks (but the rotors still swap over). The suspension & brakes don't know what year they are.

[lowhoe]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

That would be because 6-lug trucks stopped in 70; 71 & later were 5-lug. Not many guys want 6-lug discs on their post 70 trucks (but the rotors still swap over). The suspension & brakes don't know what year they are.

Yes thank you i am aware of when 6lugs stopped and 5 lugs started. I just wasnt sure if i could just swap rotors with 6 lug rotors made for a 70 or prior, or if maybe a company made a 6 lug rotor specifically for my 85. And my reason for wanting 6 lug is because there are 100x more wheel choices for the 6 lug pattern.

[N2TRUX]

Originally Posted by lowhoe

....And my reason for wanting 6 lug is because there are 100x more wheel choices for the 6 lug pattern.

I don't agree with this, but won't argue your point. I will say you should take a close look at the back space offered on the wheels you are considering. You might have to rethink your plan.

[lowhoe]

Originally Posted by N2TRUX

I don't agree with this, but won't argue your point. I will say you should take a close look at the back space offered on the wheels you are considering. You might have to rethink your plan.

its just a fact bro. i have wholesale accts with atleast 20 different wheel distributors, each carrying many different brands. i hookup friends and many guys in the truck scene at cost. And its just a fact that most of the new wheel designs that come out are made to fit 6 lug or other 5 lug patterns but not many will fit a 5x5 pattern. Yes, there are still many wheels out there for the 5x5 pattern but not near as many as for the 6 lug. And with those limited wheels to choose from, its not always easy to be different and still find a design you like. This is the same reason i converted my 99 2dr tahoe to 6lug. How many other obs trucks have you seen with this wheel? None that i know of
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[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by lowhoe

..... Yes, there are still many wheels out there for the 5x5 pattern but not near as many as for the 6 lug. And with those limited wheels to choose from, its not always easy to be different and still find a design you like. This is the same reason i converted my 99 2dr tahoe to 6lug. How many other obs trucks have you seen with this wheel? None that i know of . . . . . ..... the wheel i posted up is the boss 330. Its the same design as the boss 335 except the 330 have 6 bars and the 335 has 5

So, w/so many more designs available in 6-lug, you went through the trouble of the 6-lug conversion only to install wheels that are offered by the same company, in the same style, in a 5-lug. The big difference in your 'example' of wheels that have "100x more choices" is one more lugnut & one more spoke.

The wheel choice isn't what sets your OBS Blazer apart. The overall look & the 6-lug conversion is.