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vectorit · 08-04-2019, 11:40 AM

Just replaced my old bent 16.5 steelies with new 16" wheel Vintiques on the burb.

**DeadheadNM** · 08-04-2019, 11:59 AM

Recent pic with my fresh springs and shocks. OEM 16.5" steelies

**DA71Grande** · 08-04-2019, 07:21 PM

I’m in.. Coker 16x8 and 16x10

PepperTreeGarage · 08-05-2019, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by PepperTreeGarage

Got the Steelies powder coated and new tires on. 16X6.5 front. 16X8 rear. Tires are 235/70X16 and 255/70X16. 225/75X16 spare.

Better pics of our "Steelies".

CG · 08-05-2019, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by DA71Grande

I’m in.. Coker 16x8 and 16x10

That's a great looking truck! I really like the burly look!

SCOTI · 08-07-2019, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by PepperTreeGarage

Better pics of our "Steelies".

Very nice. Stance is on point for a bigger girl

Abomb · 09-14-2019, 05:09 PM

I changed it up a bit, stock 15x6 with 215/75/15 tires up front, 15x8 wheel vintiques series 62 rears with 235/75/15 tires.

**Stephen717** · 09-23-2019, 12:37 PM

Ok so I was originally going to go with a spoke type wheel but I have this vision in my head of all the modern braking upgrades (dual piston calipers up front and 13" drums in the rear) but the old school look. That being said it's a C/20 frame and I'm looking for steelies. The 16" rims I have are split rims that I don't want to keep as not only are they dangerous but they're hitting the calipers up front and 16.5" rims are available but tire prices are way to high for me to even think about. So my question for all you steel wheels guru's is, is there anywhere I can get either a 17x8 wheel with 4 inches of back spacing or a 17x9 with 4.5" of backspacing that's drilled for an 8x6.5 lug pattern? I don't want to go with an 18" as I think that'd be too big for the truck. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

72c20customcamper · 09-23-2019, 04:03 PM

Do these count original 17 inch split ring

Stephen717 why do you say splits are dangerous? anything if handled improperly can be dangerous. Millions of miles have and still are traveled on split rims

**Stephen717** · 09-23-2019, 04:50 PM

I say it because mine are completely rusted and I'm Leary about doing anything with them. I don't mind them personally but I don't trust these ones. Plus the fact that they hit the calipers so I'm looking for bigger rims. Also what size tires are those on your gorgeous stepside

71gmcC15 · 09-23-2019, 05:02 PM

my pickup when I first bought it

72c20customcamper · 09-23-2019, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Stephen717

I say it because mine are completely rusted and I'm Leary about doing anything with them. I don't mind them personally but I don't trust these ones. Plus the fact that they hit the calipers so I'm looking for bigger rims. Also what size tires are those on your gorgeous stepside

Ya hitting the caliper is concerning. The tires are 7.50-17 load range d

VWNate1 · 09-23-2019, 10:19 PM

They're called "Widow Makers" with very good reason ~ you needn't have any rust on them to have them fail explosively .

There's no way to know when / if they're going to fail and many have died from both the ring cutting their heads off to trucks rolling over at speed when they fail .

Many smoke PCP for years and think it's safe, others are smarter .

72c20customcamper · 09-24-2019, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by VWNate1

They're called "Widow Makers" with very good reason ~ you needn't have any rust on them to have them fail explosively .

There's no way to know when / if they're going to fail and many have died from both the ring cutting their heads off to trucks rolling over at speed when they fail .

Many smoke PCP for years and think it's safe, others are smarter .

"Widow makers "are totally different type of rim. I should have used the correct vernacular. GM used the lock ring type which has three pieces. Widow makers are two piece rims

72c20customcamper · 09-24-2019, 07:01 AM

The two piece rim in the center is a widow maker. Mine are the one to the right of it

VWNate1 · 09-24-2019, 08:16 AM

'You can put a horse in the river but only a pencil has lead ' .

72c20customcamper · 09-24-2019, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by VWNate1

'You can put a horse in the river but only a pencil has lead ' .

Whatever...

**68bowtie** · 09-25-2019, 01:09 AM

Steelies rule

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RDrancher · 09-25-2019, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by 68bowtie

Steelies rule

Sweet dually!

McLovin · 09-25-2019, 07:54 PM

Stock steel wheels and bias plies when I got it. Switched to corvette rallys. 15x8's on front and 15x10's in the rear. 235/60r15's on front and 255/60r15's on the rear Cooper Cobra GT Tires.

My bad guys, posted under the wrong year thread... Got excited to show off my steel wheels and wasn't paying attention. Can I delete my post?

72c20customcamper · 09-25-2019, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by McLovin

Stock steel wheels and bias plies when I got it. Switched to corvette rallys. 15x8's on front and 15x10's in the rear. 235/60r15's on front and 255/60r15's on the rear Cooper Cobra GT Tires.

My bad guys, posted under the wrong year thread... Got excited to show off my steel wheels and wasn't paying attention. Can I delete my post?

Why it looks great. There is no such thing as a wrong year, here I'll throw one in too. My 77

**tim71** · 09-25-2019, 09:50 PM

Recently changed over from Rally wheels. In search of proper hubcaps, I think I've tracked down the correct rear caps, now have to find the "open" front caps.

**3757chevy** · 09-25-2019, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by 3757chevy

I've been trying to figure out how to attach a dog dish cap to my 5 lug rallys. I just had these leaning just right for the picture.

OK ... So I gave up on that idea, I picked up a set of really nice caps and have broken down and bought 15x8 and 15x10 series 62 Wheel Vintiques.

RDrancher · 09-26-2019, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by 3757chevy

OK ... So I gave up on that idea, I picked up a set of really nice caps and have broken down and bought 15x8 and 15x10 series 62 Wheel Vintiques.

Nice!

Sloonz · 09-26-2019, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by PepperTreeGarage

Better pics of our "Steelies".

What drop do you have on your truck? Looks similar to mine but I have 15x8 rally wheels. Mine is 3/5 but I was planning on going down to 5/7 and am wondering if it will rub.

08-04-2019, 11:40 AM	#1501
vectorit What? Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 7,617	Re: Whose on Steelies? Post 'em up! Just replaced my old bent 16.5 steelies with new 16" wheel Vintiques on the burb. Attached Images __________________ Chris 1968 K20 Suburban 1972 K10 LWB PU

08-04-2019, 11:59 AM	#1502
DeadheadNM Carpe manana Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Eau Claire, WI Posts: 12,428	Re: Whose on Steelies? Post 'em up! Recent pic with my fresh springs and shocks. OEM 16.5" steelies Attached Images __________________ 1972 K5 CST Highlander Blazer: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=708547 1972 K20 Cheyenne Super: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=528308 Members met: ORANGBLAZ, 2003 silverado, MikeCofield, BB72CHEVKT, Duncan&Son, Sameyrasmea72, THENEWMEXICAN, HotRod C/10, brianthelion02, Sport/Truck, ryanroo, michael bustamante, Dirt's72, Already Gone, WestButteTruck, 57taskforce, Moreyel, painterljp, AASmedic, SoCoC10, Lumaestas, carbuff382, Chevyland

08-04-2019, 07:21 PM	#1503
DA71Grande Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Liberty Twp, Ohio Posts: 342	Re: Whose on Steelies? Post 'em up! I’m in.. Coker 16x8 and 16x10 Attached Images __________________ Doug 71 Sierra Grande C25 16 Sierra 2500HD All Terrain 23 Chevy Tahoe Z71 https://paypal.me/digdug7131?locale.x=en_US Last edited by DA71Grande; 08-04-2019 at 07:23 PM. Reason: .

09-14-2019, 05:09 PM	#1507
Abomb Registered User Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Oberlin Posts: 92	Re: Whose on Steelies? Post 'em up! I changed it up a bit, stock 15x6 with 215/75/15 tires up front, 15x8 wheel vintiques series 62 rears with 235/75/15 tires.

09-23-2019, 12:37 PM	#1508
Stephen717 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Loris South Carolina Posts: 429	Re: Whose on Steelies? Post 'em up! Ok so I was originally going to go with a spoke type wheel but I have this vision in my head of all the modern braking upgrades (dual piston calipers up front and 13" drums in the rear) but the old school look. That being said it's a C/20 frame and I'm looking for steelies. The 16" rims I have are split rims that I don't want to keep as not only are they dangerous but they're hitting the calipers up front and 16.5" rims are available but tire prices are way to high for me to even think about. So my question for all you steel wheels guru's is, is there anywhere I can get either a 17x8 wheel with 4 inches of back spacing or a 17x9 with 4.5" of backspacing that's drilled for an 8x6.5 lug pattern? I don't want to go with an 18" as I think that'd be too big for the truck. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

09-23-2019, 04:03 PM	#1509
72c20customcamper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Catskill Mountains,NY Posts: 8,644	Re: Whose on Steelies? Post 'em up! Do these count original 17 inch split ring Stephen717 why do you say splits are dangerous? anything if handled improperly can be dangerous. Millions of miles have and still are traveled on split rims Attached Images __________________ Mark 72 c20 custom camper Husky edition, 66 SS396 Chevelle 1964 Hawk, 63 Avanti,62 lark 1969 AMX , 1968 c20 stepside ,85 K20 1977 Suburban sold 68 anniversary.

09-23-2019, 04:50 PM	#1510
Stephen717 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Loris South Carolina Posts: 429	Re: Whose on Steelies? Post 'em up! I say it because mine are completely rusted and I'm Leary about doing anything with them. I don't mind them personally but I don't trust these ones. Plus the fact that they hit the calipers so I'm looking for bigger rims. Also what size tires are those on your gorgeous stepside

09-23-2019, 05:02 PM	#1511
71gmcC15 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Doland SD Posts: 836	Re: Whose on Steelies? Post 'em up! my pickup when I first bought it Attached Images __________________ ( second times the charm) 71 gmc c15 307 sbc 373 rear gears positrac sm 465 trans. ( not listed on spid but is original ) 94 chevy k1500 350 tbi 373 rear gears 4l60e one wheel peel. Gutless 07 gmc sierra classic rcsb 4.3 lt 5 speed w/t 04 chevy Silverado 1500 ext cab 5.3 4l60e. 81 chevy Scottsdale k10 muncie sm465 Np208 10 bolt 8.2 ( Old Green)

09-23-2019, 10:19 PM	#1513
VWNate1 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: So. Cali. Posts: 2,658	Split Rims They're called "Widow Makers" with very good reason ~ you needn't have any rust on them to have them fail explosively . There's no way to know when / if they're going to fail and many have died from both the ring cutting their heads off to trucks rolling over at speed when they fail . Many smoke PCP for years and think it's safe, others are smarter . __________________ -Nate Geezer '49 3100 235 W/ Muncie SM420 SOLD '69 C/10 shortbed sidemount survivor 250 L6 W/ 350TH

09-24-2019, 07:01 AM	#1515
72c20customcamper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Catskill Mountains,NY Posts: 8,644	Re: Whose on Steelies? Post 'em up! The two piece rim in the center is a widow maker. Mine are the one to the right of it Attached Images __________________ Mark 72 c20 custom camper Husky edition, 66 SS396 Chevelle 1964 Hawk, 63 Avanti,62 lark 1969 AMX , 1968 c20 stepside ,85 K20 1977 Suburban sold 68 anniversary. Last edited by 72c20customcamper; 09-24-2019 at 04:50 PM.

09-24-2019, 08:16 AM	#1516
VWNate1 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: So. Cali. Posts: 2,658	As They Say : 'You can put a horse in the river but only a pencil has lead ' . __________________ -Nate Geezer '49 3100 235 W/ Muncie SM420 SOLD '69 C/10 shortbed sidemount survivor 250 L6 W/ 350TH

09-25-2019, 01:09 AM	#1518
68bowtie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Turlock, CA Posts: 8,745	Re: Whose on Steelies? Post 'em up! Steelies rule __________________ Please help my sister in law with her battle with cancer https://gofund.me/902f6fce Project "C10 Fever" (68 factory black 396 swb) Project "Little Sister" (70 c10 blue original paint refresh) Project "Blue Bomb" (70 c30 blue original paint refresh) SOLD Project "Vitamin C" (71 c10 orange original paint refresh) SOLD

09-25-2019, 07:54 PM	#1520
McLovin Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Corvallis, OR Posts: 91	Re: Whose on Steelies? Post 'em up! Stock steel wheels and bias plies when I got it. Switched to corvette rallys. 15x8's on front and 15x10's in the rear. 235/60r15's on front and 255/60r15's on the rear Cooper Cobra GT Tires. My bad guys, posted under the wrong year thread... Got excited to show off my steel wheels and wasn't paying attention. Can I delete my post? Attached Images

09-25-2019, 09:50 PM	#1522
tim71 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Brownsburg, IN Posts: 1,100	Re: Whose on Steelies? Post 'em up! Recently changed over from Rally wheels. In search of proper hubcaps, I think I've tracked down the correct rear caps, now have to find the "open" front caps. Attached Images __________________ 1972 Blazer Highlander 1971 GMC K1500 SWB (sold) 2004 Corvette Z06 CE



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