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54'1 ton 17" 2pc wheels.

Are there any later 8 lug
wheels that will fit???

yes,
Singles or duals?
What are your reasons for wanting to swap wheels?

Single wheels.
The 2pc joints are rusty and pitted,my tire
guy won't mount new tires on them even if
they are blasted. Also, I could put on some
tubeless tires.

Try searching this section, we've covered wheel choices more times than I can count..

I usually recommend 19.5" wheels, because I think they look nice, tall and skinny, and they always fit over the rear brake drums, not all of the smaller choices will.
However they are a little difficult to find, but not impossible.

Grigg

Here is another option:
Go to http://www.pacerwheels.com
Select RWD and you will see the wheel that is on my truck.
Click on it and it will give the detail below and more.
Pacer part number is 161M-6781
Wheel size is 16X7
Bolt circle is 8X6.5
Backspacing is 3.62 inches
I hope this helps,
Gater

Step vans were big users of 19.5 wheels. If you see an old step van being used for storage, look at the wheels.

I am going to go with my wheel centers and
have new rims welded on. That way I can
use stock hubcaps.
thanks

You can find 19.5" wheels with hub cap clips, or install some...

I took my wheels to a truck tire place to get tires mounted and they didn't care that they were 3 piece rims. Nobody else in Charlottesville will touch them, but the 18-wheeler tire guys could care less.

I've seen quite a few posts referencing the 19.5" wheels from a step van. What years of stepvans should one be looking for? All GM I assume? Anything to stay away from?

From about 56 into the 90's, but not all will have 19.5"
GM mostly, but wouldn't rule out ford and dodge either.

I know that's pretty general and covers a lot, but I haven't seen any rules or givens on where you absolutely will find them, all you can do is look.

None to stay away from that I know of, so long as they fit your truck.

Grigg

Ford and Dodge use the same bolt pattern. Most if not all of them have a little bigger hole in the center which makes no difference. They are stud piloted anyway.

Stud piloted for single wheels, so no problems there.
Hub piloted for duals, and center hole size matters in that case.

Grigg

I think Chnaus's first response was that he had single wheels, but I'm not sure where we are at now. If he want's duals, he needs to look for hubs and wheels or custom wheels.

to bad that you are to far away
I have a set of 4 17" split and a set of 6 18" budd 8 stud from my 65 1t. also have a set of 4 15 8stud split
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