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MY 47 CHEVY COE HAS 8.25X20 REAR DUAL SPLIT RIMS AND THEY ARE VERY RUSTED INSIDE. ANY SUGGESTIONS ON NEW WHEELS. ALL IDEAS ARE WELCOME! WHAT ABOUT A LATE MODEL 1 TON DUALLY DRUM TO DRUM REAR?

Avoid using the Caps Lock key....
The cheapest and easiest solution is to find better used wheels like you have.
More options can be found here:
http://www.stovebolt.com/techtips/wheels/

Grigg

Ditto..

Thanks Griggs

I sandblasted the wheels today and they are just OK to say the least. As I was taking the back drum off the left side I hit it with a hammer and it broke all the way around in 2 pieces. "CRAP" Tomorrow I will go look for a newer complete rear end at the bone yard. Should I look for something like an old bread truck or a UPS truck? Is that what they call a P-30?

Correct,
If you just want a rear axle look under a Chevy 3500HD, back when "HD" meant something.
If you want a front axle to match, and the rear axle, then the steering works best if you look for bread trucks and similarly shaped trucks, good luck finding UPS trucks (they keep most all of them). Also look for RV's, they typically don't get worn out. Even look for a long nosed Chevy van in the late 80's called a Vandura or something like that, or a Van 3500HD, same idea.
Both a friend and I sourced our rear axles from burned RV P30 chassis, a few years apart, but both were 1988 models...


Grigg

P30 is a GM stepvan. Most commonly used for ice cream truck and fix-it guys.

Yes, most commonly they are step vans, but not always. The P30 only identifies the rolling chassis that was then sent elsewhere for a body.

99.99999% of the time. Of course like everything there are always oddballs.

Don't forget the thousands of Recreational Vehicles made on P30 chassis...
I'm not trying to argue, only point out that if you are so focused on only step vans you'll miss some great deals and opportunities.

Grigg

Hrmmm... I didn't know about those. I only knew of the commercial applications.