Thanks for the input. Ill throw rocks at this thing and start swearing at it for a week or so before I tear into it.
Dale, they are GMC Motor wheels with 8 hand holds, and yes the studs are larger. These came from a '39 GMC 1 1/2 ton truck. Chevrolet didnt use the same 5 stud lugs that GMC did. Im not sure they ever did. On the fronts of many large Chevy trucks they do have 5 studs, but those take the 10 lug wheel with a small plate that covers the other 5 holes. I think GMC used them through '51 on some models, but maybe as late as '53. After that they started using either the 6 stud Budd wheels, or the kept with the 10 lug Chevrolet pattern.
I dont believe the GMC and Chevrolet wheels have the same concentric bolt circle, so before you get to far into it, you may want to check them out and make sure. Plus the center of the GMC wheels have a larger ID to slip over the larger GMC hubs.
These 5 lug wheels are a pain to find. I was planning on buying a set from a member here, which meant driving down to California and back to get them. Luckily, another member here, John Henry (olblue) checked out that '39 GMC for Ken Brown on the oldgmctrucks site and after several emails I had 5 out of 6 matching wheels. A trip to Vancouver and a day spent tearing the '39 apart and now their here.
I personally like the larger 5 stud look, especially with the 8 hand holes. My COE had a set of 6 hand hole wheels, which do look better then the 5 hand holes that Chevy has. To me they look like big artillery rims.
Hope that helps.
Jeff
