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So I'm having a hard time finding anyone who will mess with these rims. I was to keep his as original as I can. I noticed my master cylinder is leaking and it hasn't been upgraded to double master. I'm torn on what to do. Originally I was buying this truck so I could pull the cab and front clip and put them on my 2003 chevy 4500. But I saw how nice the frame was and my 4500 is automatic. I really like the 4 speed with 2 speed rear end. Not sure I can find 5 lug fronts. My plan is to put my 5th wheel and Pintle hitch on the 53 and use it but it has to have reliable brakes and tires. What should I do

So I found a chevy 3500 and it's got 10 lug, correct lug spacing and same hub measure however they are 19.5"s.... does anyone know If these will clear the 20 inch drums? They look like they will clear the fronts being the front drums are smaller. Any advice?

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You'll have to go to a big truck shop, or a Rural shop that works on Farm Trucks, and Tractors, to find someone that will work with you, and those wheels. There's still a lot of these early model trucks, with these type wheels on farms. I've been running these trucks almost 40 years, and have never had trouble finding someone to change tires for me. Have these places you've checked with actually seen your wheels, or just listened to you describe them ? I'd still like to see close ups of them.

I went to a local tire shop today after work and they guy said they are pretty beat and rusty. He said if it's rusty inside to where it would be deemed unsafe then they by law have to keep the wheels and scrap them for liability. I however found out something cool. 1991 to 2002 chevy c3500 rear hubs with the 10 lug will swap out with the timken 429 10 lug. Wheel bearing and hub are the same. Just the c3500 uses disk brake and 19.5 wheels and the 10 lug wheels fit on the front 5 lug aswell

I'm not sure, but I don't think those wheels will work ? I remember someone else on here had problems using those same wheels. I think there was a clearance issue ? I've never wanted to go to a smaller wheel, so I've never looked that deep into it. Smaller wheels, and tires will have your original engine peeking at a higher rpm, and a lower speed. I've always tried to used the largest(tall) tire that I could for this reason. I ran 8.25/20 fronts, and 9.00/20s rears on most all of the 47-54 Chevrolet's I've owned.

So true, I have 7.50-20s all the way around my 46 2 ton with a 62 235 motor and can only cruise about 40 MPH.

I'm not finding any 20 inch wheel or 225 that is 10 bolt 7.25 lug. What doesn't clear? The rims on the oem hubs?? I know it slows it down, I'm trying to find an alternative to keeping the split rims that no one around here will work on. I would like to use this truck for working therefore I need it to be safe (as far as tires go) and not wonder where to find a tire shop to do the tires if one blows or has issues.

There is the option of doing it yourself...
...thats what I did. Disassembled it all, sand blasted the wheels and repainted them. Put it all back together in the backyard. Following the factory service manual or owners manual has it all spelled out. There is one important safety step I used - wrapping a heavy chain around the tire and rim halves so that if they separated while inflating nobody would die. After doing it, I am much more comfortable with them.