The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Driveline 15 inch BY 8inch wide 6 stud alum wheels for 1951 chevy truck

I can get a set of these rims ,i know the rear will work cause i have steel 15inch 8 inch on it now. ITS the front clearance that makes me wonder.drag link and all other parts might be in the way..Any feed back on this boy these rims would dress it up big time THANKS BJF

BJF,

Installed on original axle?

If the backspacing on the wheels is OK, maybe someone will comment on stresses on the wheel bearings. It might be OK, but I think that people have commented on this in the past.

Should be fine as long as the backspace isn't more than about 3 1/2". You will need to remove the rivets holding the front drums to the hubs, as they will interfere with the wheel seating to hubs properly. The bearings shouldn't be an issue if the backspace and bearing adjustment is correct.

GOT THE RIMS i spoke of early on now one last ??????????? (standard or metric.) Got to be standard thread only what size thread do i ask for ordering chrome lug nuts online. HELP THANKS BJF

7/16-20. You'll also need to specify what style nut you need. You didn't specify what brand/style wheel you have, but it can make a difference on aluminum wheels depending on who made them, and how old of a wheel it is. Many older aluminum wheels use a nut with flat washer and shank that fits inside the wheel. If they are that style, you'll need to have the thickness of the wheel face at the mounting points to get the correct nuts. If they are newer style wheels, they mostly use a 60 degree taper seat lug nut, which will make things much easier. One exception to this on modern aluminum wheels is Centerline. For whatever reason, they seem to still use the older style nut.

Make sure you have enough threads going into the lug nut. I have a set of aluminum slots and I lost about 1/8" of the threads. To correct this problem, you can install longer studs but that would be a lot of work. Instead, I bought extended thread lug nuts. They have a short bit of extra threads below the 60 degree taper that extend towards the drum.
Got mine on eBay. I'll post photos once they arrive in the mail.

I found that by removing the old style steering link and replacing with the newer style you gain enough room for the mass produced 8 inch wheel w/4 inch back spacing.

Tim