Hello all
I am a novice when it comes to Chev trucks and would like to expand my knowledge.

I have a 160 inch wheel base Chev truck which was used by the Australian Army and has Holden build plates on it. I am thinking this is a 2 ton truck. The manual I have says that this should have 5 stud front wheels and 10 stud rear wheels. My truck has 10 stud front wheels. That is if I am counting the studs correctly. I am counting the inner studs as I am under the belief the outer studs hold the rim together. I am guessing this was an Army requirement to keep the wheels common.

I also have a ½ ton chassis. I’m wanting to put the cab on the shorter chassis as it will be a more practical size for want I want. I will be keeping the original I beam as the trucks guards/fenders appear to be wider than the smaller pickups. I’m wanting to run steel wheels as opposed to the split rims. Is there a drum brake option that will match up to the big truck bearings and stub axles that will have a stud pattern to go with 5 or 6 stud 16 inch steel wheels.
Thanks for any advice.

Steve