I sent this to Rickson Wheel:
Hello,
Interested to see if you can take the centers out of my current wheels and transfer them to a new wheel?
Another interested party has done some comparison measuring between the center donor and a desired size wheel listed below. The center from the donor wheel would be approx. an inch larger than the current center in the desired wheel; so there is some room for machining.
The Wheels:
Donor centers would be from a 1953 Chevrolet 3800 Dual Wheel Truck
Hub Piloted, 18", Tube Type, split rim. 8 on 6.5" pattern
Lug holes would need to be bored for 9/16" studs (GM 14 Bolt rear end). Wheels are currently bored for 1/2 " studs.
Please see picture.
Would like to transfer the center to a 19.5" Drop Center Dual Wheel.
Either some currently owned "P30" Step Van wheels or suitable set of rims provided by you. (Based on cost)
Still need to be duals, with the same offset / backspacing as the original 18" wheel (aprox. 9" if memory serves).
Wheels would be used with an 8R-19.5 tire
Please see picture.
Right now, we are mainly interested in seeing if you can provide this service, and what a general cost per wheel might be. Trying to see if it is feasible.
Thank you for your time,
Larry W.
Example pictures of the front and rear of each wheel were sent.
We'll see what they say and I'll post here.
Larry W.
