Hey All,
Question on the rear duals on my 52 6400. These are the 3 piece, AR type I think, two of the tires are good and two are shot. Contacted the local Cenx in the next town. Guy tells me the 8.25x20s are almost impossible to get. I looked online and they are around so not sure where his info is coming from. He has two so I hauled the rims and old tires over there. I had asked to have them break the wheels down so I could paint them first but the tire guy refused, said there couldn't be any paint in the groove where the snap ring sits. Ok told him I would deal with it. Then tells me my 3 piece rims are split rims and are the "widow makers". Tried to explain they weren't but informed me he had worked on truck tires for years and knows. Still will put the tires on, fine. I got the other two home and cleaned them but found a crack in one between bolt holes. The guy at the shop told me the two he is working on have worn bolt holes, I don't think the holes are bad but are worn a little. How big a deal is that for an old truck that won't ever haul much? Also I pulled a wheel off my parts truck to replace the cracked one, it has worse wear on some of the holes. Just wondering what everyone thinks of the oblong worn holes in these wheels. Obviously I don't want to use one that is cracked, doesn't look like it is cracked all the way thru but still is a problem. Thanks for any advice guys.
