2003 6 lug chevy truck rims on a 69

[Dano69c10]

I scored some 2003 chevy truck rims and I would like to put them on my 69.
Couple of questions;
1. Will I have to use spacers since the back space is different?
2. Are the lug studs different (metric vs. standard)?
3. Will these rims not work on a 69?
Thanx in advance
Dano

[GreyHoundSteve]

Lots of people have covered it before but...
1. Yes you will probably need some sort of spacers
2. studs should be fine but might need to be lengthened due to the need for spacers
3. they can work on a 69 with some work, the question is .... is it worth it to you?

Also, if the new rims are hubcentric they wil need the hub made larger because the old 6 lug hub is larger than the new ones.

[Dano69c10]

here I thought I scored, but it seems like it's going to be a lot of f~<%!n' trouble.
Dano

[Solver]

Iman just did this conversion this spring. New spacers new longer studs. 1 week later he found that 3 studs up front and 2 in the back had busted off already. Needless to say he went back to 6 hole rally's.

[Dano69c10]

This is not going the way I wanted it to go.

[GreyHoundSteve]

Dano, you could spring for some adapters vs spacers. Spacers are cheap but they can cause problems because they place too much stress on the studs. Ive heard real good things about adapters that bolt to the existing studs and provide a new set for the rims to mount to. Adapters also will fix your hub size problem but a decent set runs about $200 per pair.

[Bamm]

Sell them and roll the $$$ over into another set made for your truck..............Jerry

[Dano69c10]

Bamm 24, I think you're right.

I got 4 of em, I'm hope I could sell them for at least $40 each.
Thanx for everyone's advice.
Dano

[69moneypit]

i did the same thing about 3 years ago. If I remember correctly the rear fit fine and the front hub was to large for the wheel to fit flush. The sad part was i had already bought the tires but Firestone was nice enough to refund my money.

[70 longbed]

I really want to do this also. I just talked with a company that will make me the adapters, 6 on 5.5 with the holes for our lug nuts to bolt the adapter to our hubs, then have the newer 14mm studs for me to bolt the newer wheel to; $300 for 4.

The only thing I don't like is the hubcentric part. The adapters are flat, both sides; taking the stress off the hubcentric part of the wheel and putting it on the lug nuts. There are 6 of them, and should center the wheel just fine, but????

The off road guys use adapters quite often, and they put them through hell.

Iman, how did you do your conversion?

[Dano69c10]

Could a machine shop ream out the hole so our hubs will fit?
Dano

[Blazer1970]

Originally Posted by Dano69c10

Could a machine shop ream out the hole so our hubs will fit?
Dano

Yes, but they still have 2 inches too much backspacing.

[70 longbed]

Yes, the guy at the machine shop said he could reem the hole out, but as stated, you still need have the clearance issue.
I have a wheel here at the house that was given to me with a P265 tire on it I that was using to check clearances. The back was okay, but I would need to put it on again to see how much clearance was there. the front was definitely a no go, but the adapter would make it work.
As a matter of fact I saw this setup this afternoon on a 67-68. I was only able to ask him one question because we were at a light. I will look for the truck again tomorrow, it is on Ft Huachuca somewhere. He said he had used spacers.