| |
Click on image for the lowdown. 
====
| | |
5 members (2-Ton, 39suburban, pauld, 2 invisible),
176
guests, and
5
robots. | | Key: Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod | | | Forums66 Topics128,186 Posts1,057,305 Members48,467 | | Most Online14,466
Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks  Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
Lots of work on Brad's part ... pure enjoyment (and references) for you!
| | THANKS!
For helping keep this great
old truck web site
on the Internet for over 30 years! and not clogged down
with Ads!  Again, thanks!
| | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 126 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 126 | I was informed by Accuride that the wheel design for my 1946 cabover was made to mount the wheel and support by the wheel studs. To my disappointment they continued to inform me that the new wheels that fit my old wheels dimensions would not work because the new wheel is designed to rest on the hub. Whats the possibility of using a class-A mobile home hub or alternate hub on my old axle? Whats available that will fit and free me from my search for old new wheels? :hammering: | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | CAJUN CRAW FISH, I would think a crafty machinist could make some type of adapter that located off your wheel studs and provided the needed load bearing shoulder to satisfy the Alcoa wheel requirements. This would be cheaper than adapting completely new hubs. I'll bet Grigg will show up with a 10 minute fix for this dilemma...he knows his big bolts and wheels!  Stuart | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | There is a company called "Correctrac" or is it "Correctrack", and they make spacers or adapters that bolt on to existing studs and provide a second set, spaced outwards by 1.5" or 2". I am under the impression that they also make centering rings that bolt on to provide hub centering. A lot of their business is with people towing large RV trailers and using 8 lug hubs. I have a set that I am someday going to use on the rear of my truck. I am having difficulty finding their website because there appears to be an IT equipment company with the same name. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 126 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 126 | Just located another company after looking for the site you mentioned truckernix, the site is Chromewheel.com Some unusual looking stuff there but adaptors that you spoke of are there olso. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | My quick search found a site that says these spacers are not made any longer. The pictures don't appear to show any hub centric features.
1955 1st GMC Suburban | 1954 GMC 250 trailer puller project | 1954 GMC 250 Hydra-Matic | 1954 Chevy 3100 . 1947 Chevy COE | and more...
It's true. I really don't do anything but browse the Internet looking for trouble... | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,276 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,276 | The center hole on the new metric wheels are larger and will not hold the wheel centered. However you can have the stud holes beveled and change to bud style lug nuts this will hold the wheel centered. It is done all the time with big truck wheels when guys find good deals on hub piloted wheels and have a truck that uses buds. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | My only point was that I was under the impression that Correctrac made centering rings. I believe that I saw this in one of their responses in an Rv magazine.
HevyHauler seems to have the ultimate solution. | | |
|
|
| |
