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| | | | Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 6 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 6 | I'm just about to complete a front disc brake conversion on my 53 chev to go to a 5 on 4 3/4 bolt pattern. I would prefer to keep the stock hub caps. Does anyone know of a manufacturer, or another chevy car that I can get rims for the front from? Can the truck hubcaps cross over to 15" car rims from the 50's onwards? I'm running the stock 6 on 5 1/2 in the rear and could also use a new set of rims for that since my current rims are non-original and non-matching.
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Marcus | | | | | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 97 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 97 | wheel vintigues and others like stockton wheel can fix you up with about any thing but there if you want to pay the price . | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 27 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: May 2005 Posts: 27 | I just got mine in today from http://www.rallyamerica.com/I provided the measurements and they fabricated what I needed- reasonable cost, too.
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,098 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,098 | I tried to use the 49-52 passenger car wheels on my 56 when I did the disc conversion. They have a similar center section with clips like the truck but would not work. I subsequently purchased some after market wheels from Wheelsmith in Santa Ana, CA. They are dual pattern (4 3/4 & 4 1/2)commonly refered to as smoothies. They have a center that is similar to a rally wheel. He also took my stock caps and cut off the part that presses into the wheel and replaced it with a smaller ring. They have been on the truck for about 8 years.
Fred
1956 3100 Pickup/Red/350/3sp OD/PS/Disc Brakes
1957 Bel Air Sport Coupe/Red/355/TH350/PS/Disc Brakes
2017 Silverado LT Single Cab SB/Black/5.3/6 Speed Trans
1947 Willys CJ2A w/F-Head engine
| | | | | Joined: May 2008 Posts: 22 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: May 2008 Posts: 22 | chevy s10 older monte carlo 80 model regals and cutlas had the same bolt pattern even corvettes used it | | | | | Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 6 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 6 | Thanks Guys. Another supplier I found is Early Wheel, www.earlywheel.com, based out of California. Cheers! Marcus | | | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 12 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 12 | When you did the disc brake swap did you go from a 6 lug to the 5 lug? I would like to do that but I thought you had to get different hubs and or whatever else...Can I just get a 5 lug kit and bolt it right up?
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