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I was at a wrecking yard today and they have an old Ford U-haul truck (my guess is late 60s or early 70s). It has 22.5 rims that look like 6 hole Budd wheels. I was wondering if anyone knows for certain if they are the same as the ones on the GM trucks? I think they do and it might be worth getting for someone here who needs some! Left rear outside had an 8-22.5 tire on it, LF had no tire, but wheel was there, could not get around to the right side but I think all the tires and wheels were on that side.

Same.
Likely 6"x22.5" wheel which takes a 9R22.5 tire at largest.

I just bought a set of them off a 60's Dodge

Grigg, what is a fair price? I can check with them on a price and pick them up if someone wanted them. I bought a full set with almost new tires on them for 900$ for my 58.

6 hole stud piloted interchanged between Ford, Dodge and GM in the 50's and 60's. I'm not sure about later ones.

Fair price, depends on if you need them or not and if you have to remove and dispose of the tire.

Thanks crenwelge, that is what I thought, but wanted to be sure.

Grigg, I don't need them, I have 10 wheels at the moment (4 came with my truck, and I bought a set of 6 with tires) and the guy I bought my 58 from found another one for me, it is about a 3 hour drive to go get it though so, it is still over there! I was just at the wrecking yard today and saw them and figured if someone needed them, it might be worth snagging them.

The ones I bought I have no use for I just felt sorry for them sitting in the junkyard year after year. Removing the old stiff heavy tires was quite a chore, ended up cutting them off, not sure even a good tire guy would have had much luck with just the bars/irons.
In any case they're good wheels and worth saving if the price is right for you and your situation.

Concur with Grigg. Grigg, if you still have extra wheels with the 6-lug pattern, we have a new guy who will be needing them (we brought his truck home yesterday with scary RH-5's on it. Scary even for RH-5's ...) I'll send him to you offline.

Thanks,
John

Some of the ford rims ran a 20 inch wheel

I have removed a lot of junk tires from old rusty wheels. I lay them flat with the lock ring up and knock them down as much as I can with a duck bill hammer. I then pour on as much Diesel as I can. In a couple of days, it will soak all the way down and make the tire pretty simple to remove. It is a lot easier than cutting them off.

I'll try that on the next ones, thanks for the idea,

Grigg