Disc brake with factory steel wheels?

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Originally Posted by Railroader

I put disc on my 63 C10. Stock rims would not clear the calipers as explained above. I was unable to find any later model rims in my area. 2000 year model is considered old for salvage yards in central Mississippi. The local steel mill crushes all the older vehicles at an alarming rate. I bit the bullet and purchased new chrome oem style rims with steel centers painted to match the truck. I did NOT want to grind on the calipers.

I joined the Navy in '72 and when I was driving to "A" school in Illinois, I was amazed at the number of newer vehicles piled up in the wrecking yards. I had a '69 Camaro that had NO rust (southern California car), but I saw '71 and '72 vehicles in tall piles! Educational about salting the roads, to say the least. Here in California it's gotten that way, too though. We used to have yards that kept the pre-'75 iron, but they've all pretty much closed.