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| | | | Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 50 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 50 | I am looking into mounting radial tires on my 1970 GMC 3/4 ton. Would this work ok?
I have 7.50-16LT tires, would 235-85-R16 tires work?
What non-split rim rims work on these trucks? Would it be better to just update the rims and tires together? What year and make would fit the 8 bolt pattern?
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| | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | The 235/85/16s will work fine, but you will need to go to a 1 peice wheel. Any 8 lug 16" up to '87 will work, you can also use up to '98 from 2wd 3/4 and 1 tons.
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 50 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 50 | Thank you. I think I will like the look of the newer rims also. My truck is a two wheel drive> I forgot to mention that. There are no modifications needed for these rim options?
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| | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | Shouldn't be, the IFS used on the '63-'87s are pretty much the same, and they used the same wheel/bolt pattern for many years.
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 50 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 50 | Why wont radials work with split rims? Is it the bead style?
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,756 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,756 | Split rims have to run tubes- - - -they're not air tight because of the multi-piece design. I've run radials with the correct tubes in them on split rim wheels, but the radial-type tube is a must. Bias-ply tubes will chafe and wear through in a very short time. Some tubeless 16" rims will not fit over the big brake drums on early-model 3/4 or 1-ton axles because the drop-center rims are too small to clear the drums. A 17.5" tapered-bead tubeless tire will have the same height as a 16" tube type, but those tires and wheels are scarce and expensive.
Jerry
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 50 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 50 | What is the average price for mounting split rims?
What can I expect to pay for tires?
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| | | | | Joined: May 2010 Posts: 42 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2010 Posts: 42 | I'm in the process of looking for new tires for my 1946 dually (7.00-18 on split rims) and to order new the cost will be:
$169.99/each
$80 freight
$15/mount
$1287 total
I'm going to try and buy them here and there to see if I can get that price in half.
Last edited by Overgripped; 05/19/2010 7:36 PM.
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