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New Wheels
Thanks to a lot of help from FirstOwner69 a couple of weeks ago I picked up a nice set of take-off H2 wheels on eBay; I then grabbed a set of GMC 8-lug centers and ordered a set of double-threaded lug nuts that aren't actually here yet.
The wheels arrived pristine, but the caps took a couple of hours with a Sonicare to make them look good. As you may know, 8-lug wheels are hard to find, especially if you're not into "dubs" or "slamming" or whatever and want to stay somewhat period-correct. Here's a pic... it'll be a while before I buy rubber, as I want to see what fits the body, and the body's not painted yet!
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Re: New Wheels
Nice that will make for a different look for sure.
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Re: New Wheels
Nice. Not period-correct,but they're a modern GM upgrade,kinda like rallyes on a C/10.
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Re: New Wheels
Agree, They are nice. Not what I expected on this project but stil a good choice.
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Re: New Wheels
I think those wheels look great on older trucks. I really like them on 4wd square bodies.
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Re: New Wheels
Looking forward to seeing them on the truck!
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Re: New Wheels
Nice.
With all the authenticity you're going after with your project I figured for sure you'd be getting steel wheels.
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Re: New Wheels
Look great! Are they 17x8's?
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Re: New Wheels
why not photo shop those on your truck 4 all 2 see
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Re: New Wheels
I still have the original 16.5 inch wheels and all four center caps, and certainly won't be getting rid of them. I may use them if I show it somewhere that originality matters.
The problem is the original wheel/cap setup just isn't all that attractive, at least not to me. And rather than do what so many others have (5-bolt conversion) I wanted to keep the spindles and hubs all original, so using these H2 wheels allows me to keep the truck unmolested, run a somewhat better looking wheel, and revert to stock any time I need or want to.
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Re: New Wheels
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I'm just kidding...to each their own. The wheels you picked out will look good. Just make sure you put some nice meaty rubber on them, too. ![]()
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Re: New Wheels
Your nice photo of your original brings up a good question: how the heck do you restore hubcaps?
Mine are decent, but a few dings and scrapes, so they'd stick out like a sort thumb on a full restoration. I could certainly get them straightened out, even polished up, but how do you/they go about reapplying the color? The "GMC" part on mine would be trickier to mask than the bowtie on yours, but I wonder if there's a stencil kit? Are they chrome or polished from the factory? This is probably worth a thread, but feel free to hijack this one. Maybe we'll draw some of those 20-inch Foose guys over to the stock dark side...
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Re: New Wheels
I'll admit, I got wicked lucky with mine... won them on Ebay for $81. They were badly tarnished, but they had no dings whatsoever. I got some S100 Polishing Soap, which brought back the original finish.
As far as the paint, I just brought it to a buddy of mine who's a sign painter and who used to letter my race car. He's got a real steady hand and knew what he was doing. At $25 a cap to paint, I couldn't go wrong. They look like a brand new set of NOS caps when done.
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Re: New Wheels
I like all the wheels and feel the same way about trying to keep the truck original. I've got a 68 CST C20 with the 8 lugs. I'd like to keep the 16.5 steelies, but wanted to know if all Chevy/GMC 8 lugs would fit or just a few like the H2 wheels.
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Re: New Wheels
WOW !
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Re: New Wheels
Wow those wheels look great, can't wait to see them mounted.
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Re: New Wheels
Here is my truck finished with my H2 wheels and 285/70-17 tires installed. I really like the look.
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Re: New Wheels
Looks good
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Your truck looks great.
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Re: New Wheels
Awesome. How's the fit on the tires? By my rough calculation yours should be about 31.71 inches tall and 11.22 inches wide... about 2 inches taller than stock.
Is the fit close, or do you think I'd be safe buying 285/70-17s for my 3/4T?
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I found a couple of cheap junk tires to use as a fitment check. Actually the tires in the picture are used too. I wanted to try some used tires before making the investment. You may want to try that route too.
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Re: New Wheels
That looks pretty darned good. Nice vision, I wouldn't have ever come up with that.
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Re: New Wheels
I like the h2 wheels better than any after market wheel but when a seen a beautiful old truck with them i think of how nice they would look with the original wheels. Not trying to talk down on an any one just my opinion.
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