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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 502 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 502 | I have found where I can buy a 20 x 8 in wide flat rim.
The thought is to take the centers which are held with rivets out of the 2 piece wheels and weld them to the new rims.
The 8 inch are the narrowest flat wheel I can find.
The question is weather or not this wheel width can work with a 8.25 tire or wider 20 in. tire.
I know it is just a little wide, but hey, it is a flat 20" rim.
Now if your going to ask what's the ID of the wheel I don't know yet cause it didn't seem important until the wheel can be used.
I think the ID would have to be right around 19 3/4 in.
Anyway, I thought it would be worth considering. What do ya think ?
Plus the rim is under a hundred bucks.
Dan
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| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,877 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,877 | I think we need to know what truck you want to use them on... Then I'll probably think they are to wide. Look here, page 39 http://www.accuridewheels.com/completeversion.pdfSmallest recommended tire on a 20 x 8" rim is a 10.00-20 tire, and they are usually about 40" tall, and obviously reasonably wide too. Grigg | | | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 502 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 502 | Hmmm, so now I got to cut 2 in out of the wheel, weld it back together and what now. Welding the wheel is going to weaken the wheel ?
The wheel is for a 52 2ton big bolt.
Dan
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| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,877 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,877 | If all you want are original 20" wheels just look for and find some, lots of them out there.
I sold a great set really cheap a couple months ago, they are out there if you look, may take some effort finding and hauling them but I'm sure they can be found cheaper than reinventing the wheel (pun intended)
Grigg | | | | | Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 184 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 184 | By two piece rim do you mean the RH-5/widowmaker rims? I would agree with Grigg that you should be able to find a set of 20" rims that won't need modification. (I'm the one who bought his  As far as welding(or riveting) your centers into a new outer ring then I see no reason why it couldn't work so long the center will fit in the new rim. There is also no reason you could not cut 2" out of the center of the rim and reweld it narrower. Off road guys do this all the time to make rims wider. Your job would actually be simpler as you don't have to add a band to widen. Here are a couple of links for examples: http://www.offroadfabnet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6736 and http://www.bandedsteels.com/Banded%20Steels.html So long as you have a good jig set up and check run-out on the rim you won't have any problems. Unless I am mistaken on the rims that you found, I think 100 is way too much for a 20" rim. These are just large truck dayton style rims correct? You should be able to find a 20x8 rims for little or nothing used. I have about 15 of them that I got for free, 4 from one person and the rest from another who was cleaning out a building. Both of these people were found on craigslist. I see no reason with a little looking that you shouldn't be able to find them for under $25 if not free(although you may need to get rid of the old tire on the rims you get) If you were closer to Columbus, OH I could give you some really cheap. Doesn't being a couple states away just suck... If you can do all of the fabrication work yourself and can find some cheap rims then you should be able to make some that will be just as cheap as an original wheel you may find..... especially when those great original rims may be a couple states away as well. Tad
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,903 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,903 | An 8" wheel would be correct for an 11.00x20 which was used on the steering axle of mixer trucks, etc. A 7.5 wheel would be correct for a 10.00 and a 7" wheel would work for 8.25 or 9.00x20. What kind of truck are you talking about anyway? | | | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 502 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 502 | Now that I think about it more, it would be a lot of trouble to modify some new rims, its just that I haven't had any luck finding those 55-59 chevy tubeless 20 in wheels.
I called a friend in Minn. and he's going to look around up there.
That truck or wheels is in someones yard or field, but where ?
Dan
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 115 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 115 | If you're looking for tubeless 20s, you're more likely to find Dubs than Budds! (Dubs are the chrome things the kids use to dress up their Eldorados). Any tubeless truck wheel will be in half inch sizes, 16.5", 17.5", 19.5", 22.5", and 24.5". The tubeless replacement for a tube type 20" is a tubeless 22.5". Grigg might have guidance on sources, but to me you'd do well spending time on Craigs List. They seem to show up there every so often. Stu | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,877 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,877 | ..The tubeless replacement for a tube type 20" is a tubeless 22.5". Grigg might have guidance on sources, but to me you'd do well spending time on Craigs List. They seem to show up there every so often. Stu Yep, they are out there somewhere you've just got to look for them.. and find them before I do  Grigg | | |
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