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Burb 71 · 05-31-2012, 12:57 PM

Anyone know if a 71 c20 would have come with 16" split rims?
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vectorit · 05-31-2012, 01:17 PM

Lock ring wheels were popular back then on the 3/4 ton trucks.

Now whether GM put them on a '71, I can't be sure but right about then they were getting phased out.

Burb 71 · 05-31-2012, 01:33 PM

OK thanks. Any value for them? They came off one that sat in a barn for 28a years.
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**71swb4x4** · 05-31-2012, 01:52 PM

Possible value to the right person. Mine went to the dump.

vectorit · 05-31-2012, 03:14 PM

Trouble is, not many tire shops are knowledgeable or equipped to service those wheels anymore. So most people dump them, and go to a standard wheel.

Burb 71 · 06-01-2012, 02:48 AM

OK. That's kinda what I thought, but before I junked them I wanted to make sure. Thanks guys.
Jason
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**mr48chev** · 06-02-2012, 12:02 PM

Mine on my 71 were 16.5.

They have no value except scrap value now in most places. They called them widow makers for a real good reason.

One chain on the west coast won't allow them in the shop and if you take one in and work on it you are automatically fired according to some sources.

When I put the aluminum rims on the 71 I hauled the split rims home and ended up giving them to an old farmer who was going to stick them on a field truck and run them until the tires rotted off.

05-31-2012, 12:57 PM	#1
Burb 71 Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: NE Kansas Posts: 48	split rims Anyone know if a 71 c20 would have come with 16" split rims? Posted via Mobile Device

05-31-2012, 01:17 PM	#2
vectorit What? Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 7,617	Re: split rims Lock ring wheels were popular back then on the 3/4 ton trucks. Now whether GM put them on a '71, I can't be sure but right about then they were getting phased out. __________________ Chris 1968 K20 Suburban 1972 K10 LWB PU

05-31-2012, 01:33 PM	#3
Burb 71 Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: NE Kansas Posts: 48	Re: split rims OK thanks. Any value for them? They came off one that sat in a barn for 28a years. Posted via Mobile Device

05-31-2012, 01:52 PM	#4
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,499	Re: split rims Possible value to the right person. Mine went to the dump. __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

05-31-2012, 03:14 PM	#5
vectorit What? Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 7,617	Re: split rims Trouble is, not many tire shops are knowledgeable or equipped to service those wheels anymore. So most people dump them, and go to a standard wheel. __________________ Chris 1968 K20 Suburban 1972 K10 LWB PU

06-01-2012, 02:48 AM	#6
Burb 71 Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: NE Kansas Posts: 48	Re: split rims OK. That's kinda what I thought, but before I junked them I wanted to make sure. Thanks guys. Jason Posted via Mobile Device

06-02-2012, 12:02 PM	#7
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,815	Re: split rims Mine on my 71 were 16.5. They have no value except scrap value now in most places. They called them widow makers for a real good reason. One chain on the west coast won't allow them in the shop and if you take one in and work on it you are automatically fired according to some sources. When I put the aluminum rims on the 71 I hauled the split rims home and ended up giving them to an old farmer who was going to stick them on a field truck and run them until the tires rotted off.



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