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06-22-2013, 02:10 AM | #1 |
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Going from 6 to 5 lug.
Hey guys, I have 15'' rally wheels , 6 lugs. I hope to be changing to 5 lug soon and my question was. If i get a 15'' rally wheels with 5 lugs from say Craigslist. I should be able to switch the tires , center cap and beauty rings from the 6 lugs I have right now ?
This is my current set up, and for the time being I think the cheapest way is to just get 5 lug rally and switch everything over. Will i be able to do that ? |
06-22-2013, 02:48 AM | #2 |
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Re: Going from 6 to 5 lug.
I see no reason you could t use your 15" tires. I also believe your trim rings will swap but your caps have six holes not five.
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06-22-2013, 02:49 AM | #3 |
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Re: Going from 6 to 5 lug.
The center caps are either 5 or 6-lug. If you are going from 6 to 5 and buying the same wheels whats the point???
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06-22-2013, 09:24 AM | #5 |
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Re: Going from 6 to 5 lug.
How do you change the rear to 5 lug cheaply? I changed front about a year ago and wished I had went ahead and done the rear while I had the money. Now I have 5 lug front and 6 lug rear and not the wheels I want. My choices for rear are new axles ~$300, or find a 71-72 rear end which I've been looking for locally with no luck. I would stay with 6 if I could go back.
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06-23-2013, 09:48 PM | #7 |
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Re: Going from 6 to 5 lug.
@ dhughins. What year is your truck? If it's a late 1970, all you'll need is just the 5 lug axles, not the entire rear end. GM went to the wider rear end with 6 lug in 1970 before switching to 5 lug in '71.
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06-23-2013, 10:03 PM | #8 |
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Re: Going from 6 to 5 lug.
67-late 69 / 70ish the 6 lug axles are 30.5" long if you measure from the end of the splines to the mounting surface of the wheel / axle contact point.
70 (late, late .. ) and 71-72 used 31 5/16 at this same measurement. (just an easy ay to spot what year the axles were / are if you see them at a swap meet or somewhere like that ..) Most of the 'shorties' wil be 6 lug.. but my 70 GMC had the wider rear end housing and was still 6 lug. So, they are definitely some exceptions out there. I thin GM just used whatever they had laying around for the 70 model year. Looks like your truck is a 67. You have the coveted shorter rear end housing (im betting anyway) I'd convert it over instead of swapping the whole housing to 71-72 (just to keep the more narrow track width so you can run wider wheel / tire combo)
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