K- I'm miles from putting my axle back in, and when I do, I'll go with the disk conversion up front. I can get the 5 or 6 lug style. My new back end would love to be six lug, so I could reuse my original rims. My question is, are all GM 6 lug patterns the same? Are all 5 lug GM patterns the same? Thanks in advance for your insight into this matter.
Need To Figure Out What you're going to do with it ~ work , use 16" , play or hobby truck , you'll have more non stock choises with 15" wheels . I'd say stick with 16" one piece rims and use radial LT truck tires .
You forgot "maybe" Okay, Bill~ So that is Yes, GM 6 lug bolt pattern is the same no matter if the wheel is brand spankin' new, or the old 6 lug wheel off my truck. And then No, GM wheels had different 5 lug patterns throughout the years. (Not all 5 lug wheels will go on any 5 lug hub.) If I'm correct, a simple "yes" will do.
simple yes Given reasonably small trucks (and if I remember right some GM cars of the 40s) the 6 lug bolt pattern is on a 5.5" circle, commonly referred to as 6x5.5. There are probably others, but common sizes for 5 bolt wheels are 5x4.5, 5x4.75 and 5x5.
Thanks, Bill! One of these days I'll get around to looking for my new back end. I'm just glad that a modern GM will work. I really want to use my standard 16" rims with those tall, wide whitewalls... Diamondbacks... Hey, a guy can dream, right?
yes. that is also my dream, zig. with bright red steelies and polished up original hubcaps - hand painted letters, of course!! jon
