I’ve seen results of a wheel shop starting with a more common 6 lug Budd wheel in 22.5” and torching out just the flat portion with old bolt circle. Then weld in a new piece with 10 lug on 7.25”. The result is functional but the center is strange looking, large and flat relative to the now smaller bolt circle.

The original 20” wheel centers don’t lend them selves to fitting inside a modern 22.5” rim, they have the wrong offset and diameter, don’t quite fit.

Best option for “modern” wheels are difficult to find 22.5” wheels from a Chevy 1956-1959 1.5 ton. These wheels even with rusty rims the centers could be fit in new 6x22.5” rim blanks.


1951 GMC 250 in the Project Journals
1948 Chevrolet 6400 - Detroit Diesel 4-53T - Roadranger 10 speed overdrive - 4 wheel disc brakes
1952 Chevrolet 3800 pickup
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