49 3600 - S-10 Swap - 8 Lug Wheels - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

58Hound · 01-12-2012, 12:38 AM

I have a 3/4 ton 1949 Chevy pickup and I am considering an S-10 swap. I like the original 8 lug wheels and want to keep them.

Is it possible to switch the front wheels from the 5 lug pattern to an 8 lug pattern? If so, what would it take?

sirwilliam · 01-12-2012, 02:56 AM

easy way... im sure you could find adapters

BlueJeep · 01-12-2012, 10:52 PM

I've seen it done before on a Jeep. Adapters to go from 5 on 4.75 to 8 on 6.5. It's obvious, but the brakes and wheel bearings will remain s10, so don't expect it to haul and perform like a 3/4 ton.

**mr48chev** · 01-13-2012, 12:11 AM

You might try these guys for adapters. http://adaptitusa.com/index.aspx They don't show five to eight lug adapters because I would imagine that there is very little call for them. They do say that they do custom orders.
They may snicker a bit as it won't be a common request but my guess is that it isn't a difficult request when they are already set up to do both bolt patterns on their adapters.

I think a lot of the guys with the S-10 chassis in these trucks are using a 1-1/2 inch spacer to space the wheels out in the wheel opening anyhow as the S-10 track is narrower than the AD truck's track. That might depend on how deep your rims are though.

01-12-2012, 12:38 AM	#1
58Hound Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Taft, TX Posts: 1	49 3600 - S-10 Swap - 8 Lug Wheels I have a 3/4 ton 1949 Chevy pickup and I am considering an S-10 swap. I like the original 8 lug wheels and want to keep them. Is it possible to switch the front wheels from the 5 lug pattern to an 8 lug pattern? If so, what would it take?

01-12-2012, 02:56 AM	#2
sirwilliam Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Walla Walla WA Posts: 38	Re: 49 3600 - S-10 Swap - 8 Lug Wheels easy way... im sure you could find adapters

01-12-2012, 10:52 PM	#3
BlueJeep Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Waukee, Iowa Posts: 1,608	Re: 49 3600 - S-10 Swap - 8 Lug Wheels I've seen it done before on a Jeep. Adapters to go from 5 on 4.75 to 8 on 6.5. It's obvious, but the brakes and wheel bearings will remain s10, so don't expect it to haul and perform like a 3/4 ton. __________________ build threads: 86 Suburban 88 Jeep 6.0 swap 49 Chevy truck 54 Chevy wagon 86 Suburban lowered 4/6 54 Chevy wagon 49 Chevy/s10 mix 88 Jeep Wrangler rockcrawler

01-13-2012, 12:11 AM	#4
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,718	Re: 49 3600 - S-10 Swap - 8 Lug Wheels You might try these guys for adapters. http://adaptitusa.com/index.aspx They don't show five to eight lug adapters because I would imagine that there is very little call for them. They do say that they do custom orders. They may snicker a bit as it won't be a common request but my guess is that it isn't a difficult request when they are already set up to do both bolt patterns on their adapters. I think a lot of the guys with the S-10 chassis in these trucks are using a 1-1/2 inch spacer to space the wheels out in the wheel opening anyhow as the S-10 track is narrower than the AD truck's track. That might depend on how deep your rims are though.



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