I have a family truck that has been sitting for many years. Tires are flat and dry rotted. Rather than taking them off and mounting new tires, I am thinking about picking up a set of more modern wheels and tires to put on the truck so it will roll. Later the original wheels with new tires will be reinstalled. The current wheels are 15 inch with 235/75-15. Would wheels from an S10 or Silverado or a different vehicle fit the bolt pattern, offset, and hub size? Thanka Tim
I had 1977 Chevy 1/2 ton 4x4 wheels on my 57 GMC 1/2 ton (which uses the same hubs and brakes as your '54 Chevy. The knockoffs I found on eBay. I later added disk brakes and the wheels still cleared. I had 235/75x15 tires mounted.
Pretty much what Bill said, first need to know if five or six lugs . 6 lug Ford light truck wheels from the 1970's will fit and seem to have the correct off set .
I switched out the front brakes for a disc kit from Speedway years ago and did a '72 'Nova rear end with 3.08:1 gears (great for the highway). Both the front disc conversion and rear end are now Chevy 5X4.75" bolt pattern. I put a swap meet set of Chevy Rally wheels on the truck and could not be happier with the look and the ride. I need new tires now as the junkyard set I bought over 15 years ago go out of round when sitting for too long and a couple are showing significant signs of aging but I'm really not going to do that until I replace the king pins which the truck seriously needs. I'm getting older and don't relish laying on the garage floor so much anymore after back surgery over a year ago even though the outcome was great. The dreaded king pin replacement job has been haunting me for quite some time. I have tried to find a local mechanic to do the job but nobody wants to take it on. Lately, I've been searching for a cheap front axle on FB Marketplace so I can do the king pin replacement on the "new" axle and then just swap the axles but that would still require removing the old king pins (the supposedly toughest part of the job). I have seen king pin removal tools but they are VERY spendy. Andy
Those darn king pins tend to get *very* stuck . I suggest removing the lock screw then soak liberally with KROIL, bang the king pin to give it a harmonic shock to help wick the KROIL in . Be aware you may need to do this several times before it works . Good to hear your back surgery went well . I have Cervical Stenosis from C4 ~ C7 and had to have my neck fused with a metal plate and 8 screws . It really helped with the crippling pain . Work smarter, not harder .
