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05-10-2011, 05:08 AM
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1961 chevy truck rims
i have a dumb question, but i am trying to see if anyone knows if a newer chevy colorado rim will fit on my 1961 chevy truck, it is a 6x5.5 rim but i dont know if the rim will work on my truck. i like the look of the extreme rims and i wanted to try it out. any help is appreciated. thanks.
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05-10-2011, 07:23 AM
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Re: 1961 chevy truck rims
That's not a dumb question at all. I have found that the backspacing on
newer chevy rims is all wrong. Puts too much tire inside the hub. This causes the tire to rub the wheel wells in the rear and the top of the a-arm in the front. You can try spacers To move the tire out. Posted via Mobile Device
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05-10-2011, 09:12 AM
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Re: 1961 chevy truck rims
And the hub bore is too small.
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05-10-2011, 04:12 PM
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Re: 1961 chevy truck rims
oh ok.. thank you very much for your help. i was about to buy those rims for my truck. i guess i gotta go find another rim i like. thanks again.
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05-10-2011, 05:31 PM
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Re: 1961 chevy truck rims
you want to avoid any OE wheels from later year Chevy/GMC due to the reasons mentioned above. After market is a diffrent ballgame just keep an eye out on the back spacing 4" to 4.5 "should be ok
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05-10-2011, 11:53 PM
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Re: 1961 chevy truck rims
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but they have high positive offset, so you would need spacers as someone said above. |
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