Wheel report --
I just last week took delivery from fleabay a pair of 16x6 - 0 offset aluminum wheels listed as trailer wheels. They have 10 cooling holes. I believe you can also get steel wheels of the same description but probably not with hubcap clips. I had been using 16x7 aluminum wheels with a 0 offset and no holes. The 6 inch wheels effectively move the center-line of the tire 1/2 inch closer to the kingpin. It drives so much better I can't believe I put up with it the old way as long as I did. I had the same tires mounted on 8 inch rims and it was almost un-drivable at highway speeds. I only made one 200 mile trip with it like that before putting the 7 inch wheels and tires back on but the 6 inch wheels are the ticket. The original 5 in. wheels have a 7/16 offset as compared with the new wheels 0 in. offset. That apparently gave center point steering. Zero offset is just fine. Negative 1/2 inch is somewhat tolerable and negative 1 in. is probably dangerous once you get tired or get surprised by ruts in the road.

I'm using 16" Dexstar trailer wheels that I bought from etrailer. Nice black powder coated finish. Was pretty hard to find period correct looking radial tires so I settled for bias plies. Does anyone have a picture of a 3/4 or 1 ton with 19.5 wheels? kind of curious now.

Here's what I can find of mine with 8R19.5 traction tires. If you choose a straight tread 8R19.5 at least for the front they look even more original.

Those look real good, Grigg. Just right on that truck. Is that a dump box? I'm prepared to be envious.

Thanks,
It is not a dump bed.
I'm slowly in the process of converting to a pickup bed, the first step was swapping the dual wheels and the front hubs out for singles. Sell the bed next (already in swap meet section) and finally restore a 9' pickup bed I already have.

Grigg