I've been through this issue with my 6 lug 46 and recently now the 8 lug 53 3600. There are several suppliers that will build you 6 lug rims to suit your needs, Stockton wheel, Pete Paulson's , Wheel Vintiques and many more. Other options; wheel spacers to move the rim outward, Chevs of the 40's more modern tie rod ends (I found out the hard way this does not fit the 3/4 ton) but would help on a half ton. On my 46 half ton we used an old Ford tie rod (has modern ends), drilled out the ball, had to taper the hole to fit modern ends and shorten the rod.
