My truck with stock wheels and caps...

[davepl]

Not a great photo (will take more later) but should give you a rough idea of how it looks.

Factory rims, NOS hubcaps, about as stock as my truck will ever get!

[jocko]

YES! Nothing against the previous set, but, personally, I think these looks awesom(er) on there. Beautiful truck and the way you've put it together lends itself to stock steelies and caps - my 2c only, but to me, my 2c is a whole dollar

[davepl]

I prefer them myself, actually. The only thing I like better about the later model wheels is that they're a little wider, a touch taller, and just better rubber (because these tires actually came with the truck!). But you can't go wrong with the factory pieces, it just took a couple of years to get like-new caps and wheels and have them blasted and powdercoated and so on....

[leddzepp]

Where did you find 16.5" tires?

[factorystock]

Looks great Thanks for preserving an important nugget of GMC history. This truck is going to Harvard. Big plus on the steel wheels and period correct hubcaps. IMO, "the dealership showroom look", will never goes out of style, it will withstand fad after fad, year after year, with grace and style.

[davepl]

Originally Posted by leddzepp

Where did you find 16.5" tires?

When I bought it, the truck came with new 16.5" rubber all the way around. Still have the little injection molding nubs, so they're close to brand new.

For the spare I had the tire shop just save me one. He said it varies by location... some of the more blue collar neighborhoods get them in frequently on old trucks and trailers but not so much in my area, though he did find me one!

What's left? Mount the spare and the jack, and I think I'm done!

[cericd]

You just made a stunner even better. Bravo!!!

[gable74]

Truck looks awesome! The stock wheels and WC mirrors make that thing POP!

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by jocko

YES! Nothing against the previous set, but, personally, I think these looks awesom(er) on there. Beautiful truck and the way you've put it together lends itself to stock steelies and caps - my 2c only, but to me, my 2c is a whole dollar

Once again Jocko and I are on the same page. Don't get me wrong Dave, your truck is gorgeous either way. I prefer this look though.

[Joesjunk]

Finally you did it! That was exactly the final touch your truck needed. Perfection. It looks awesome! Great job on that restoration

[In The Ten Ring]

Stock rocks man.

[LongBox]

Just wanted to add another voice to say that is a very nice looking truck. Just the way the General intended!

[hdff]

Beautiful truck Dave!!

[Ken B]

I gotta be honest, that is the touch your truck was missing, she looks awesome! While I do appreciate some of the custom touches some guys do on their trucks its always a pleasure to see the factory look, they really got it right back then...

[bow-tie-bandit]

Originally Posted by davepl

When I bought it, the truck came with new 16.5" rubber all the way around. Still have the little injection molding nubs, so they're close to brand new.

For the spare I had the tire shop just save me one. He said it varies by location... some of the more blue collar neighborhoods get them in frequently on old trucks and trailers but not so much in my area, though he did find me one!

What's left? Mount the spare and the jack, and I think I'm done!

Thats one nice looking GMC. I love the factory stock look myself. But one question........is a person actually ever done with their truck?

[Coley]

Very nice....very, very nice.
Quick question Dave:
-are those the NOS caps you bought last year?
Those rims look really similar to the Ford 8 bolt rims that look/work so well on the 3/4 tons.
Looking good...now, you need to post up the pic of the new option so we can see the difference.
all Good
Coley

[davepl]

Originally Posted by Coley

Very nice....very, very nice.
Quick question Dave:
-are those the NOS caps you bought last year?
Those rims look really similar to the Ford 8 bolt rims that look/work so well on the 3/4 tons.
Looking good...now, you need to post up the pic of the new option so we can see the difference.
all Good
Coley

Yes, those are the NOS caps. And yes, I'm watching my truck out the window so don't try anything :-)

The rims are GM, so far as I can tell - I picked up a 5th from a local friend on the board and it matched the other 4 perfectly, so I assume they're all original. They cleaned up really nicely too, no pitting, just clean.

Any in case anyone searches for it, yes, they original 1970 wheels that came with 1/2 studs work just fine with the 1972 9/16" studs, which I upsized to at all four corners.

[cypressbog]

Absolutely stunning truck!

[davepl]

Thanks for all the kind words, folks! Looks like the stock wheels are a hit :-) Here's an indoors pic without all the glare, but just another phone pic. Outdoors it always photographs sort of like a candy color, but indoors it just looks factory blue. Not sure why!

[71CHEVYSHORTBED402]

Looks great. Probably my favorite scheme too. Shame it's not stock on a 71-72.

[Sicklajoie]

Much better. Looks awesome!

[TheCougarine]

Thats a beautiful truck. I'll have another 3/4 ton one day.

[midniteblues]

The wheels look way better than the other wheels.

You just made a sweet truck even better.

The white on the wheels ties it all together on your truck and makes it look more like a classic.

Only if ya had a tad less back spaceing on the rear wheels.
(oe rims just look too sucked in) thats the only reason i went wider. Also your "other" taller tires on those wheels would make it all look bad azz...jmo.
Nobody needs too tell ya its a awesome truck!

The oe wheels are still way way more better looking "on" the truck than the others.

[LongBox]

I do love the look. The colour on the wheels seems to match the white on the truck. Did the factory paint the wheels white? I ask because the ones on mine are painted silver, and they don't look right to me.

[davepl]

Originally Posted by midniteblues

Only if ya had a tad less back spaceing on the rear wheels.

Believe it or not for the other rims I had spacers to clear the Dana60 hubs, and while I don't need them for the OEM wheels, I left them on. It widens my rear track about an inch over stock.

I do love the look. The colour on the wheels seems to match the white on the truck. Did the factory paint the wheels white? I ask because the ones on mine are painted silver, and they don't look right to me.

Some years (like 68 GMC) were argent silver, some years (like my 70 GMC) were white. My white is not a perfect match, but the local experts seemed unsure if the 8-bolt wheels were the same GM white color code or just a commercial white, so I'm not overly concerned about it. They're very close.