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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Wheels & Tires => Topic started by: zieg85 on May 28, 2008, 07:53:37 pm
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I just put a set of '07 take offs, I like the look.
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Looks good. I am wanting to get some HD rims for my 1T Crew Cab
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Much Improved!
I have the same ones on my 78!
I went from this (Those tires had a 5-1/2 inch wide tread)
(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t195/wes2880/78%20C20/78C20099.jpg)
To this:
(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t195/wes2880/78%20C20/dcp_3164.jpg)
3/4 tons and up never had any wheels worth a crap until the late 90's. I'm glad the bolt pattern matches up and they fit, because I jst like wheels with the bowtie in the cap instead of some wheel brand. Plus these wheels look pretty sporty. I had the chance to get some of the aluminum wheels but I liked the steel ones better, I think they fit these trucks better.
Also, something I came across on ebay... The crome version of those wheels, aren't chromed. They have a thin chromed "skin" that clips onto the wheel. This is how my wheels are. They are actually black painted with a skin on them. I saw some of these skins on ebay for (i think) $30-40 for a set of four skins. If you want chrome wheels, this would be a cheap way to get them and make use of the great deal you already got on your wheels. There is a 6-lug version of these wheels so make sure you get the 8-lug version of the skins. Looks great man!
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I like it. Looks factory
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I like it. Looks factory
Thanks for $100 I could not pass it up. I got the conversion lugs at the Indy swap meet. I changed them over with my tire machine and kept track of the wheel weights placement and it runs down the road great.
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Looking sharp! :)
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i love those wheels on the 73-87's, they look better than they do on the newer trucks i think...
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where would i be able to locate the conversion lug nuts online, i dont know what to search for?
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on my truck would i need any type of adapter to fit the newer style chevy or dodge 8 lug rims? I believe the newer style trucks use the metric lug pattern but i could be wrong. Also what is the lug pattern of my truck?
Thanks in advance
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where would i be able to locate the conversion lug nuts online, i dont know what to search for?
http://www.ezaccessory.com/GM_9_16_External_Thread_Lug_Nut_p/98-0009.htm is one example if you want to use the factory caps that go with the new style rims. I got mine at a swap meet for a whole lot cheaper.
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on my truck would i need any type of adapter to fit the newer style chevy or dodge 8 lug rims? I believe the newer style trucks use the metric lug pattern but i could be wrong. Also what is the lug pattern of my truck?
Thanks in advance
Assuming your talking about your 87, the GM rims will fit right on your truck.
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I have a 1/2 ton...are there any newer takeoff wheels that will fit on my truck?
Chuck
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The 95-97 look good on them
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to clarify, those wheels you just posted were available as far back as 1992 i believe...they just changed the center cap to not show the lugs in 1995...
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I bought a set of 4 on my local craigslist for $125 for my 95 replacing the ugly steelies
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BIIIG improvement! personally i've always liked these myself...
(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii194/mcdilol/014-1.jpg)
that's my friend Matt's '91 Silverado...he's basically restored it since he got it at 16...he's 24 now...
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I agree, but finding the right "conversion lugs" for those rims are hard to find, at least when I looked, to use the bolt on centers
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will the newer 20" wheels off a yukon fit on my 1/2 ton 5 lug truck or are the wheels 6 lug...I'm not sure...also if they are the right bolt pattern, do they have the right backspacing...
chuck.
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I believe they are all 6 lug now
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thanks...:(
Chuck
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Chuck Don't get too discouraged there Bro! If you can afford the new Rims, you can easily pick up a set of adapters to make them work.... Since you have a 2wheeler, you can easily get away with running a set of the Correct 5 to 6 Lugger adapter plates(usually can be had for a couple of hundred give or take)....
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I wonder if the newer wheels would work on a K20? Or is the center register small because of the IFS?
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I wonder if the newer wheels would work on a K20? Or is the center register small because of the IFS?
Ours would be a bit easier to match with the newer trucks, the biggest concern would be getting the correct Lugnuts for your truck to use them.... It's my understanding that the '88's to current went to Metric Lugs and Nuts, so one would need the SAE equivalent Nuts to work with whatever newer rim chosen(Atleast that is all the guys I have spoke to, did to use the Later '04 and up rims on their 73-80's).... :-X
I too am Hoping that is all I have to do, and I'll be picking up some 04's and up, to replace my Steelies when I get new tires(If I don't keep finding new problems with my truck, that was supposed to be "fixed" by the Shop that rebuilt it recently >:().....
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The 8 lug wheels all swap out back to the mid sixties i think. The offsets probably differ some, but the pattern and hub is the same for 8 luggers. You need lug nuts with an outer thread for the center caps to attach to. here's a set I found on ebay. It's the same set I bought for my 78 with 2001 wheels.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Car-Truck-Parts-Accessories__Wheel-Lug-Nuts-9-16-Dual-Thread-Chevy-GMC-32-Pcs_W0QQitemZ280267965775QQadnZCarQ20Q26Q20TruckQ20PartsQ20Q26Q20AccessoriesQQadiZ2865QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item280267965775&_trkparms=72%3A543%7C39%3A1%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Car-Truck-Parts-Accessories__Wheel-Lug-Nuts-9-16-Dual-Thread-Chevy-GMC-32-Pcs_W0QQitemZ280267965775QQadnZCarQ20Q26Q20TruckQ20PartsQ20Q26Q20AccessoriesQQadiZ2865QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item280267965775&_trkparms=72%3A543%7C39%3A1%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245)