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#1444866 03/17/2022 1:33 AM
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any of you fine fellows tell me what style rims these are ?
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This should help you ID them.
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1951 Chevy 3100 work truck
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Looks like 2-piece Lock Ring, Motor Wheels to me. Those rims are still servicable by any big truck tire shop.

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1956 Chevy 3100 Resto Rod
1956 8400 Wrecker w/Holmes 525
1956 9200 Tractor w/Allison Automatic
1952 Willys M38 Army Jeep
1953 Willys M38A1 Fire Jeep
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Highlander #1444874 03/17/2022 2:06 AM
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Type AR
3 piece rim, has a square cross section lock ring visible in the photo
You can see the gap of the locking ring

And if that’s a Canadian truck it would be the expected rim at the time it’s virtually the only type I’ve ever seen on these trucks up there in that time range.
Two part rims popped up more later
I also own the widow makers but can’t say for sure which vehicle they came to me on at the moment
But the AR is the most prevalent
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Highlander #1444877 03/17/2022 2:35 AM
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The rims on my 52 are 2 piece Canadian made Kelsey wheels. No problem getting them serviced by truck shop as said above. Picture shows the lock ring clearly. On the opposite dished in side there is stamped in sizing and manufacturers markings.
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Yup that ring the split goes to the edge
Not just the split in the smaller locking part
One of the 2 or 2.5 tons I got have some funny rim like that but I don’t use it
It’s sinking into the dirt slowly
I like the three part one because slow and steady gets them apart without much grunting
Just massage it and it will go without much effort but it takes a while to work it all around the bead several trips just working it slowly
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Appreciate replies, it is a 48 Canadian Maple Leaf

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klhansen That rim cross section shows a lot,can't hardly get my x-ray vision to see that with the tire on there. Have a full set of widow makers with 90% rubber on a 51,000 mile truck,so mostly just stay out of their way and use em !


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