Sounds like great progress. My project is several months behind yours.
Can you provide any additional information regarding the wheels and tires that you bought? It is hard to tell from the picture but they appear to be 8 bolt wheels and sound like a size that I may pursue for my build.
Keep up the great work.
Sure. The wheels are 8 lug, 16x6 steel wheels from eTrailer.com:
I've read many recommendations on various forums for using these wheels on 3/4 ton trucks when you are using the original steering gear. The 0.5" offset gives you the clearance needed at the tie rod ends. I originally bought just two wheels to use on the front end as I intended on using a pair of later-model Chevy wheels that I had on hand for the rears. I want to use original style hub caps which require the metal clips like the original wheels. I found that the later wheels didn't lend themselves to that very well so I bought two more of the Dexstar wheels. I will use one of the later wheels for the spare. I will be installing the metal hub cap clips very soon and will post photos of that process.
I chose to use 215/85 R16 tires for my truck. I like the taller side wall look. I don't have a big budget for this truck project so I shopped around for tires that didn't cost an arm and a leg. What I settled on were Americus LT's from WalMart. They are a commercial style tire (vs. a touring, etc.) so they are "all business" looking which fits well with the style of my truck.
Brian
'51 Chevy 3604 Project '28 Chevy LO basket case '83 GMC Sierra 4x4
