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Has anyone run modern truck rims on their 1 ton? My son found a set of late model HD rims. Polished aluminum. Complete with caps tires and all. Offset is too deep for my truck and the 16" rubs on the steering arm end. I'm not looking to make it a full stocker so I'm not ready to shell out $800 or more for tires and tubes and possibly replace one of the stock 17" rims.

The truck will be more for cruising around and probably not see a full load other than maybe picking up a small block once in a great while.

Are there other options?

Thanks!

We ran into a similar problem when we put new Dodge rims on my Dad's '49 3/4 ton. We went to the junk yard and picked up a set of Dually truck front hubs (AD body style). Take off the original hubs and put on the dually hubs and you're good to go. They even use the same bearings.

That led to another problem though. . .the offset was wrong for the rear-end now! We opted to get a new rearend out of a Dodge van that was wider than the stock axle. That spaced the rear wheels out to match the fronts.

One other problem, but not a huge one is that this will increase the "scrub" of the tires because the centerline of the tire is now outboard of the kingpin. Like I said, not a big deal if you're just using the truck for cruising.

Good luck!

Craig

How far out do the dually front hubs move things? I don't have any of those around to compare other than my 1 1/2 ton! Did they use the same brakes up front as well?

I'm going to have to get something to move the rear's out a little anyway due to the minimal clearance to the backing plate.

I run modern (read: new) rims and tires on mine, but I shelled out $1200. That's with singles. Probably not what you wanted to hear.

I'll have to measure Dad's unless someone else chimes in with the info. I don't recall changing anything with the brakes though, so they must be the same.

As far as the rear axle, I picked up a dually conversion kit (made for single wheel trucks) and used the spacer from that kit on my '50 to get my wheels out where I wanted them. They are a bolt on spacer that is about 6". You can find something similar in JC Whitney.

Craig

I don't want a dual rear end. I want my 1 ton to look like a pickup. It has a bed with fenders. 9 1/2 feet of bed!

I have a 1 1/2 ton with duals already. I also have a dually 1 ton 1992 truck.

I just want the front to clear the steering with the modern HD 16" polished aluminum rims.

It may not be meant to be. The guy I'd been referred to with the website for the "immediate" quote hasn't answered in 4 days.

The Dually spacer for the rear end isn't to make it a dually in your case. It would space the newer wheels you are wanting to use out so they fit right. They have such a shallow backspacing that they would be too far inboard to look right without either a wider axle or the spacers.

I'm heading out for Thanksgiving, but I'll take some pictures when I get back and post them. After all, a picture is worth a thousand words!

Craig

Ok, first links are to the FRONT hubs from a DUALLY truck. They bolt on with the same hardware and bearings as the one-ton stuff.

http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/tt138/capedcat/wheel%20hub%20spacers/IMG_5894.jpg

http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/tt138/capedcat/wheel%20hub%20spacers/IMG_5893.jpg

Next is a picture of New Dodge rims (shallow backspacing) mounted on AD Chevy with those rims:

http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/tt138/capedcat/wheel%20hub%20spacers/IMG_5891.jpg

Next is the spacer I used on my '50:

http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/tt138/capedcat/wheel%20hub%20spacers/IMG_5888.jpg

That was just to get the wheels out to where I wanted them under the fenders. The other option is, of course, to get an axle with a wider track width. For me, the wheel spacers was the better option.

Hope this helps!

Craig

Thanks, Craig. Those are what I'm looking for. It looks like the spacer might be the same or if I got 2 of the front ones, I'd be set.

My 1 ton rear is already wider than the front but it will depend on what these hubs do. I do think the rears need a small spacers and I'll look to change to the larger studs.

Now to FIND them!

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I did the same thing as chevoldsmoyota so that I could run the dually wheels I already had but as singles on the rear. I have a 9' stepside bed that I'll put on it if I ever find the time.
http://s305.photobucket.com/albums/...00/?action=view&current=DSCF1040.jpg

http://s305.photobucket.com/albums/...00/?action=view&current=DSCF1041.jpg

Are those 4" deep?

I'm going to buy aluminum spacers and change the studs to the larger diameter that belongs on these rims.

I'm using GMT400 dually front spacers on the rear to give me a bit of room between the wheels and the brake backing plate. I'm knocking the locator pegs off of those to start the new year!