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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Wheels & Tires => Topic started by: Lucky73 on March 08, 2010, 11:28:28 pm

Title: 3/4 ton wheels
Post by: Lucky73 on March 08, 2010, 11:28:28 pm
my 73 gmc has 16.5s on it.I'm wonderin if 16s will fit because that will open more tire options
Title: Re: 3/4 ton wheels
Post by: Irish_Alley on March 08, 2010, 11:55:16 pm
The 16's will fit, you can get 15's to fit with a little grinding
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Post by: Lucky73 on March 09, 2010, 09:47:10 pm
wow :o15s id have to see it to belive it
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Post by: Chevalade on March 10, 2010, 12:35:17 am
Yep....just grind the tops of the calipers down an 1/8" or so and they fit fine.
Title: Re: 3/4 ton wheels
Post by: olblue2 on March 16, 2010, 01:01:34 pm
Quote from: Chevalade on March 10, 2010, 12:35:17 am
Yep....just grind the tops of the calipers down an 1/8" or so and they fit fine.


so im assuming 15"s will clear the rear drums? 
Title: Re: 3/4 ton wheels
Post by: Irish_Alley on March 16, 2010, 08:39:53 pm
they make diffrent drums on a 3/4 ton I know they fit the smaller ones and I'm sure they fit the bigger ones but I would messure before hand
Title: Re: 3/4 ton wheels
Post by: olblue2 on March 18, 2010, 12:27:39 am
Quote from: Irish_Alley on March 16, 2010, 08:39:53 pm
they make diffrent drums on a 3/4 ton I know they fit the smaller ones and I'm sure they fit the bigger ones but I would messure before hand







my question is ive been told 15 inch 8 lug wheels are rare or dont exist??????
Title: Re: 3/4 ton wheels
Post by: Irish_Alley on March 18, 2010, 12:46:35 am
http://m.ebay.com/Member/F/ViewItem.aspx?aid=320502727442&emvAD=870x1325&emvcc=0
Funny you say that
Title: Re: 3/4 ton wheels
Post by: olblue2 on March 21, 2010, 03:20:43 pm
Quote from: Irish_Alley on March 18, 2010, 12:46:35 am
http://m.ebay.com/Member/F/ViewItem.aspx?aid=320502727442&emvAD=870x1325&emvcc=0
Funny you say that


first set ive seen, but how many more out there in 8 lug 15 inch?? ???
Title: Re: 3/4 ton wheels
Post by: Irish_Alley on March 21, 2010, 06:53:26 pm
first one I see too
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Post by: Irish_Alley on March 21, 2010, 06:55:40 pm
But then it was the first time I searched jut for 44" tires have always put in 16 or 16.5
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Post by: Da67goatman on March 21, 2010, 08:39:20 pm
Summit sells a bunch of 15in 8 lugs they have 7,8,10,12,14 in widths available in chrome, black or white.
Title: Re: 3/4 ton wheels
Post by: Chevalade on March 22, 2010, 11:50:43 am
Tons of 8 lug 15's out there. Mostly the steelies, but they are cheap cheap. Prolly get a set of 4 for $200. Tires are cheaper for a 15" rim as well.
Title: Re: 3/4 ton wheels
Post by: malibu795 on March 29, 2010, 06:34:33 pm
Quote from: Chevalade on March 22, 2010, 11:50:43 am
Tons of 8 lug 15's out there. Mostly the steelies, but they are cheap cheap. Prolly get a set of 4 for $200. Tires are cheaper for a 15" rim as well.

yep i got a picture of my 77 K10 with a 14b and 15x10 on a 8x6.5 white wagon wheel rims on the back
Title: Re: 3/4 ton wheels
Post by: Got Smoke? on April 07, 2010, 09:34:15 pm
Quote from: Da67goatman on March 21, 2010, 08:39:20 pm
Summit sells a bunch of 15in 8 lugs they have 7,8,10,12,14 in widths available in chrome, black or white.

Have the white ones on my 79 K20. 35x12.50xR15 Mastercraft M/T's. Just took some black spray paint & a little grinding. ;)
Title: Re: 3/4 ton wheels
Post by: fitz on April 08, 2010, 07:24:30 pm
My stepside had 44" Super Swampers with 15" rims on it. It had a 14 bolt full floater in the back. The front ran a 10 bolt with 1/2 ton 6 lug rotors on it so everything fit with no grinding. The truck was never 4 wheeled so the 10 bolt held up fine.
Title: Re: 3/4 ton wheels
Post by: malibu795 on May 09, 2010, 02:01:50 am
here is a D60 withn 13" rotors and 2500HD 16" spare rims on it granted the HD44 rotors are darwfed by the ones on the D60 i have ~/25-.30" of and inch clearance on these around the caliber
then rims are 16X6.5 with 5"BS withn 254/75/16 tires mounted on them
(http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs612.snc3/32220_1411781208116_1040072946_1181008_7547480_n.jpg)
Title: Re: 3/4 ton wheels
Post by: BigHemi353 on May 24, 2010, 08:24:28 pm
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z177/Bighemi353/0812091923.jpg)

my 15's are pretty....freshly powder coated in this pic.  ;D
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Post by: beastie_3 on May 24, 2010, 08:31:09 pm
Sweet, a John Deere on a Chevy frame!
Title: Re: 3/4 ton wheels
Post by: BigHemi353 on May 25, 2010, 05:14:08 pm
its a concept picture. lol