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Where do I start? I have a '49 Chevy 3800 dually and want to get rid of the split rims. I want to use new wheels that will support better truck tires. I want to do this now since I have to replace all 6 tires.
HELP! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 25 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 25 | I have some 19.5 tubless wheels that will fit that 3800, how many do you need?? 1-918-542-3871 or E-mail [email protected] Thanks Tom | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | That's what I would do, and run 8R19.5 tires.
They will fit, I have them on my 1 ton, and are a tad taller than the 17" ones I had.
If you must have your original centers with new rims, call Stockton Wheel. They may be able to help you. Be prepared to wait a long time and listen to lots of excuses as to why your wheels are not done yet, some of them actually being true. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 125 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 125 | If you have the original rims they should be 7.00 x 18 three-piece like I have on mine. After some significant research and pondering, I think I'm going to go with the 19.5s I found on a 58 or 59 (not sure which) Chevy Viking that's in a junk yard nearby. They're tubeless one-piece rims and the bolt pattern, lug nuts, and center hole are the same (by eyeball - I'm taking one of the original rims with me next time I go). The off set appears to be right as well. Good luck in your search. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 7 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 7 | Thanks guys. The search is on. 1949 Chevy3800 Stake body dump Steve McCreary | | | | | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 6 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 6 | Would any wheels from this site work? They have 8 x 6.5", but not sure of the hub size. What about lug nuts? www.ricksontruck.com | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | They will.
I traded them 4 of the rims that you are looking for when I bought my Goodyear G171 8R19.5 tires from them, great price.
They stock the wheels you need, and are great people to work with.
Grigg | | | | | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 6 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 6 | Originally posted by Grigg:
They will.
I traded them 4 of the rims that you are looking for when I bought my Goodyear G171 8R19.5 tires from them, great price.
They stock the wheels you need, and are great people to work with.
Grigg As an option, would 17" wheels with the same pattern work? Would they clear the brakes? This is a lower cost option. | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | 17" 8 lug duals may be hard to find? I don't recall seeing any.
The 19.5 wheels should be very easy to find in a junk yard. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 6 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 6 | Originally posted by Grigg:
17" 8 lug duals may be hard to find? I don't recall seeing any.
The 19.5 wheels should be very easy to find in a junk yard. I thought most newer duallys were 17's. He'd never go for a junkyard wheel. Where can I look online besides Rickson to price 8R 19.5's? It appears as though the '49 won't handle a 225 or 245 due to width. | | |
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