Dually Question

[Bill72]

Is there a reason besides cost to not run aluminum wheels on the inner rears?

[BLAZERMAN]

Originally Posted by Bill72

Is there a reason besides cost to not run aluminum wheels on the inner rears?

Its to keep your load carrying capacity, your inner wheel is "hub centric" and carries the majority of the load. Most all aluminum wheels are aftermarket and have a center hole big enough to fit more than one application...so if you use it as your inner wheel it becomes "lug Centric" and you loose a lot of your load capacity. There are some companies that make alloy inners specific to you application but they are usually pretty expensive.

[Bill72]

Blazerman Thanks for the explanation. I have other trucks for towing hauling really substantial loads. This truck would be used for general ranch work, towing an 18'x5' stock trailer and a 24' car hauler, both goosenecks. Max load would probably be on the car hauler about 9k pounds over the axles plus the weight of the trailer. Weight on the hitch would be under 2k. Would this be an issue for aluminum all the way around? Also would it ruin the wheel since the aluminum wheel is designed to be lug centric albeit on the outside? Would making a sleeve for the inner be a good option?

[BLAZERMAN]

If you could make a sleeve to keep it hub centric then that would work great, as far as running them lug centric I would contact the wheel manufacture and get there recomendation...may have to run another type of lug nut and I'm sure your going to need longer wheel studs for dual aluminum wheels. one thing you want to do is use plenty of anti-seize between the hub and aluminum rim, otherwise they can be a real Bear to get apart.