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6 Lug 3 Nub 15 inch steel wheels
I have decided that it would be in my best interest to put disc brakes on the front of my 68 while I am in the process of rebuilding the front end.
My problem lies in that I currently have stock 15 inch steel wheels with the 3 nub configuration that I need to use so I can run my original dog dish hub caps. I have done some searching and from what I have found, the stock steel wheels don't have the right taper to run discs. Correct???? Does anyone make a 15 inch, 6 lug, 3 nub steel wheel that will clear the calipers on disc brakes? I need to stay with 15's to match all around and I already have the tires, so upsizing isn't an option. Thanks
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Re: 6 Lug 3 Nub 15 inch steel wheels
Old thread on what to look for and maybe as one member suggested, a 5/16 spacer on the original wheel.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=560599
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Re: 6 Lug 3 Nub 15 inch steel wheels
Up to 87 the 4x4 had 15 inch wheels
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Re: 6 Lug 3 Nub 15 inch steel wheels
Look for 4 nub steel wheels, they clear disc brake calipers.
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Re: 6 Lug 3 Nub 15 inch steel wheels
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If I remember correctly, the 87 wheels had 4 nubs. I need a 3 nub wheel.
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Re: 6 Lug 3 Nub 15 inch steel wheels
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Look for 1971-87 steel wheels that came on 4x4 trucks, burbs and blazers. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=560599
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Re: 6 Lug 3 Nub 15 inch steel wheels
You need 6 lug 4 nub. Disk brake wheels . they will take your stock hubcaps and no need for you to run spacers
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Re: 6 Lug 3 Nub 15 inch steel wheels
Just to confirm... these hubcaps
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Re: 6 Lug 3 Nub 15 inch steel wheels
They do.
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Re: 6 Lug 3 Nub 15 inch steel wheels
See there... learn something new every day.
I will start looking for some. Thanks
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Re: 6 Lug 3 Nub 15 inch steel wheels
D.A.U.U.U.U.M.M.M.M.M
http://www.ebay.com/itm/67-72-73-87-...-/281899065390
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Re: 6 Lug 3 Nub 15 inch steel wheels
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Maybe go wheel vintiques? I'm fairly certain the smoothie will accept the dog dish caps. |
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Re: 6 Lug 3 Nub 15 inch steel wheels
The wheel Vintiques 5 lug will accept caps, I have heard the six lug do not, hence the high price for 15x8 OEM 6 lugs
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Re: 6 Lug 3 Nub 15 inch steel wheels
Wow that's a lot of $ wonder if he gets it?
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Re: 6 Lug 3 Nub 15 inch steel wheels
That's just greed on that Ebay listing. The actual going price is $100 ea, not bad for a cool set of wheels. You can even find them cheaper, but in the hands of an old GM Truck guy they are $400 a set all day long. Stock width are worth about $25 ea/$100 set. No smoothies accept factory hubcaps. They have a small inner nub on a smaller circle to accept car rallye wheel type center caps...and a few select reproduction car hubcaps made to fit. Wheel Vintiques started making 5-lug OEM style wheels but no 6-lug so far.
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Re: 6 Lug 3 Nub 15 inch steel wheels
I definitely don't need the 8's. I only need 2, and 6's would work just fine. I am doing a 15x14 on the back and they already have the 6 lug 3 nub centers installed.
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Re: 6 Lug 3 Nub 15 inch steel wheels
What about a 15 x 5.5 3 nub rim?
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3-nub wheels are made to fit drums. 4-nub wheels where made to fit calipers
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Re: 6 Lug 3 Nub 15 inch steel wheels
Won't clear disc brake calipers,...
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Re: 6 Lug 3 Nub 15 inch steel wheels
You just need to get two 4 nub rims.
6" wide ones are easy to find but 8" wide ones are tough. |
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Re: 6 Lug 3 Nub 15 inch steel wheels
Thanks all.
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Re: 6 Lug 3 Nub 15 inch steel wheels
Wheel Vintiques series 62 come in 15x8 and they take the dog dish hub caps. summit ships free around 85-bucks a piece. i'm not 100% sure they clear disc brakes but i will find out soon.
EDIT: wierd they don't come in 6-lug. i see you guys already got that.
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