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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12 | I have a 51 Chevy 1/2 ton, stepside 5 window and I'm trying to figure out the original wheel size that it came with. I don't have the originals and I'd like to restore the truck just the way it looked in 51. I have the original spare tire but it's a 17 inch, I thought they were 16's. Anyone know? | | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 243 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 243 | | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 319 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 319 | Welcome aboard 51 5 wndo. Tires, tubes and wheels specs from the online 1951 Chevy Restoration Pack at the Keith Hardy site: http://chevy.tocmp.com/chevyresto/51150.htm (One of my favorite websites for GM truck specs.)
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | I have a set of 4 16" wheels and tires with average tread that I will be selling soon. Came off my 3604...
~Jim
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 | Does a 3600 have 6 bolt wheels?
Those 3604 wheels should sell quickly in the Swap Meet. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 513 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 513 |
1949 Chevy 3600 Flatbed all orginal 1964 gmc 4000 1973 gmc 6000 2005 chevy duramax 4x4 1994 chevy 1500 Trucks are GM and Tractors are Orange "I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom." - General George S. Patton | | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,320 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,320 | The Chev parts book shows 15" and 16" were available. I beleve 16" were standard and the 15" were an option.
See the USA in your vintage Chevrolet! My Blog | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | other way round Dave - optional 16" gives a higher GVW
Bill | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 873 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 873 | Randy's link says it all.
Base: 16", Load capacity: 1215
RPO 273: 15", Load Capacity: 1500
I ran into a guy selling a set of 15's for an AD.
I guess they are a little rare...at least he seemed to think so. He wanted an arm and a leg for them.
I believe Task Force was the other way around... | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | "Does a 3600 have 6 bolt wheels?"
All I know is my 3604 came with 8 lug 16" wheels. There is a picture of one of them on my "Webshots".
~Jim
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 873 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 873 | All I know is my 3604 came with 8 lug 16" wheels. There is a picture of one of them on my "Webshots". Those look like later model 16.5" wheels. AD 3/4 tons came with either 15" (base) or 17" (option) wheels with hubcap clips inside of the recess for the cap. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 | So, those 8-lug wheels would not be of much interest to 51 5 wndo? | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | So, were the original wheels 8 lug?
~Jim
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 513 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 513 | the 3100 had 6 bolts and was a 16, the 3600 had 8 bolts, 3/4 tons (3600) had 15", the 17" came on the 1 ton or 3800 and these were also 8 lug
1949 Chevy 3600 Flatbed all orginal 1964 gmc 4000 1973 gmc 6000 2005 chevy duramax 4x4 1994 chevy 1500 Trucks are GM and Tractors are Orange "I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom." - General George S. Patton | | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12 | Thank you all for your help!! | | |
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