The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area General Truck Talk '55-'59 16" 3-clip wheels w/ '50 dog dish hub caps

So I'm considering using '55-'59 16" wheels on my '50 1/2-ton. They seem to be more readily available, and they're 6" from lip to lip instead of 5.25", which seems like maybe it will ride a little more solid. (When I called Patrick and suggested I was looking for old wheels, he said "Why! I wouldn't wish those wheels on anybody!" ) Any thoughts on this switch? Do I need to worry about losing hub caps considering I'll have three clips instead of six? The hub caps fit okay, I've already checked, but does anyone have any experience using the old dog dish caps with the three clip wheels? Are they secure enough? They seem to be so.
Cheers,
Nick

they'll work fine and you'll have a better tire selection with the wider rim - I've used earlier caps on the 3 clip TF rims no problem, but if you're worried [GM wasn't!] the later wheels still have the 6 holes and you can get clips from the vendors to add on

Bill

Bill,
Great - thanks for your input. What does TF stand for?
Cheers,
nick

...oh, Task Force... of course, duh.