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Hi Guys,

Has anyone tried to mount Silverado or new chevy truck wheels on a AD 1/2 truck? I see that the bolt patter will work but the center cutout diameter is a little smaller than the raised ring on the rear drum. the wheels are wider and require a wider tire. I think they would look nice and be a great second set of wheels and tires. Anyone try this already?

thanks,
skipper

I also would like to know. I want to be sure I have the proper size so the speedometer doesn't get out of wack.

I believe you will find that the deep offset of the newer wheels will interfere with steering parts up front and possibly contact the rear springs unless you install thick spacers between the wheels and the hubs. The spacers will cause tire/fender contact problems and dangerous steering geometry errors.
Jerry

I tried to put a set on my 58, but the hub bores on the 58 were too large to fit the hole in the rim.

do you recall how large they were, could the wheel centers be cut out bigger to fit?

I still have the wheels. I will try to remember to measure them this weekend.

I want to say it was close to 3/16" too small. There was definitely enough meat there that the rims could be bored out if you had a good sized lathe.

If you don’t own a fairly large lathe, the cost would far outweigh the savings. It’s not as easy as one would think. The steel wheel is indexed (centered) by the hub, both the center bore and the lugs. You can’t center it by the rim because the rims are not that concentric to the center section. You would need a fixture similar to an axle hub (with no center section) chucked in the lathe to do it properly. once you got the first one done, the next three would be easy (unbolt, remove, bolt on next rim). You could also use a face plate but setup would be lengthy (and costly) if you bring it to a shop.

And that brings up another issue. I know that the tapered stud nuts will center the wheel on the hub, but the hub also centers the wheel. The center bore on a steel rim is flanged. Does cutting off the center flange and only riding on the thickness of the steel create an issue? I can’t answer that, but if it was mine, I wouldn’t do it. Just my two cents!