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52 GMC New Rims!!!
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They are a thing of beauty!!! Nate you best be sittin down when you see this pic
Its great to see a lot of oil pressure when running 45MPH, my top speed, with a bed full of something when it was 105F this summer!!! Gotta love the GMC
.Coneboy
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Thanks for the info on the wheels! I have one question: My '51 has 7/16" wheel studs and these wheels are for 1/2" studs. Should I be concerned about this? Thanks
Coneboy
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BTW: www.etrailer.com has the 15x6 wheels, ecoat primed and powdercoated black, for $49.95 per wheel - with FREE shipping (on orders over $150) Sounds like a pretty good deal at $199.80 for all 4 wheels DELIVERED. They also have 16" for a little more. What do you think?
Coneboy
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Hey Nate, you seem to know a great deal about these trucks. What are your thoughts? Thanks, Brian
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Brian ;
I use stock 16" wheels with good quality Radial LT tires so I don't have to consider the various issues with aftermarket wheels .
Basically , if the off set is close , they'll be fine .
As far as the 7/16" Vs. 1/2" studs , I'd be leery of this but as long as the lug nut has proper contact , you should be fine .
I'd not do this on my own or a customers truck .
Others here prolly know more than do I about aftermarket wheels , why I was silent before .
Brian ;
I use stock 16" wheels with good quality Radial LT tires so I don't have to consider the various issues with aftermarket wheels .
Basically , if the off set is close , they'll be fine .
As far as the 7/16" Vs. 1/2" studs , I'd be leery of this but as long as the lug nut has proper contact , you should be fine .
I'd not do this on my own or a customers truck .
Others here prolly know more than do I about aftermarket wheels , why I was silent before .
Coneboy
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Thanks Nate. Sure wish they had them with the 7/16 stud size, that would have been a killer deal! Guess I'll keep looking for some 15x6's (or 7's) in the 6 lug pattern.
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Many thanks to Zig for the rims. I unfortunately couldn’t use but one rim!! I was however able to pass along the giving of the rims to a good friend of mine in NW Kansas!!! The problem I had with the rims where I couldn’t mount hub cap clips on 2 of them in a way to allow the factory hub caps to work. It was a clearance issue.
Rims:
The rims that I now have mounted and balanced on the truck are as follows. They are dexstar rims. Part #: 017-302-25# Website is Dexstar Wheel - Trailer Rims and Wheels Scroll down to conventional rims, and there they are. They where around 30 bucks a rim and they where brand new. I got them from a local junk yard in Northwest Kansas, where I grew up. PM me if you want there names.
Work:
I then took the rims to my uncle who has a great shop. There he sand blasted them. Welded new custom made hub cap clips to the rims to fit my hub caps perfectly. Now 2 of my rims where slightly different, I wasn’t able to get a part number for them. So he had to weld a, looks to be an 1/8th inch, steel ring on the front to hold the hub caps. See pictures for details, this trim ring is right where the hub cap hits the rim. We did this so the hub caps would be tight to the rim. Not sure what or why the rims are just slightly different, but that’s how life goes. These rims are on the rear of the truck.
But both rims fit perfectly!!! There are no clearance issues anywhere with no spacers!!!!
The Hub Caps:
They fit great both the new ones for a 3/4 ton from Jim Carters and my original ones. No clearance issues on the front or the back hubs. Since I don't want to spend the moneys for the new chrome ones. I will need to get 2 more old ones and i will have my uncle sandblast them and powdercoat them white or cream white and paint the GMC logo black!! Should look good im thinkin.
Tires:
I got 225-75-R16. Firestone Destination LE. 4 tires mounted rotated, balanced for life installed for $410 They were buy 3 get one free! Gives me an overall height of 29.28”. Look good enough for me for this truck. I really like it.
Overall:
Overall they look great i think. I also got the look I was wanting which was as close to stock as possible. They clear the tie-rod ends on the fronts!! They also allow original hub caps on the front and rear, even with those big ol’ ¾ ton spindles and axles on the rear. Everything fits great. Advice though when you have the tires balanced, and the weights put on the inside for looks… the weights will barely hit the tie-rod ends on the front… Ask me how I know
All I have to do now is put in my 2 seat belts and off to the DMV I go. I drove it around Saturday for about an hour and she ran great!!! Heater works great too. No water leaks from the new water pump.
Hello from Istanbul to everyone
Wolf, I have 1954 Chevy 3/4 ton truck. I will buy 8 lug new steel wheel (AM20766) from etrailer.com too...
I want to use baby moon hubcaps as you. I want with red "chevrolet" letters moon hubcaps (47-53).
Seller said that 47/53 3/4 ton with letters hubcaps outside diameter is 11 inch , inner is 9 inch. I dont want without chevy letters hubcaps.
Can I use this hubcaps with AM20766 ? Thank you..
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Well hello! Sorry i actually sold this truck last summer. The hub caps I got for my truck were from Jim Carters. They were exact replicas of my original ones. My original ones basically turned to swiss cheese after the sand blasting. But they fit those rims perfect. I did have to custom make the clips that held them on.
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This is why I keep answering questions on my post "New wheels and tires". I don't want to buy something that won't work. Why do some trucks have 8 lugs vs. 6 lug, or 15" vs. 16"? Was this a Chevy option or a difference of 3100 vs. 3600 or Chevy vs. GMC thing?
Also note OP has clips for hub cap. Those are missing on a lot of wheels currently for sale. I have looked all through Dexter website and cannot find what I need.
Also note OP has clips for hub cap. Those are missing on a lot of wheels currently for sale. I have looked all through Dexter website and cannot find what I need.
Bill Hanlon
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3100/3200 Chevy trucks (and 100 series GMC trucks) were half ton models. They all had 6 lug hubs with a 5.5" circle. 3600 Chevy trucks (and 150 series GMCs) were 3/4 ton trucks. 3800 Chevy trucks (and 250 series GMCs) were 1 ton trucks. Both the 3/4 ton and 1 ton use 8 lug hubs with a 6.5" circle.
I don't have specs for 1/2 ton Chevy wheels in the early 50s, but GMC offered these wheels:
Diameter Width
15" 5.5"
15" 5.0"
16" 4.5"
16" 5.5"
18" 4.0"
When GMC started selling NAPCO 4wd, they also offered a 17.5" diameter wheel.
I don't have specs for 1/2 ton Chevy wheels in the early 50s, but GMC offered these wheels:
Diameter Width
15" 5.5"
15" 5.0"
16" 4.5"
16" 5.5"
18" 4.0"
When GMC started selling NAPCO 4wd, they also offered a 17.5" diameter wheel.