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Offline 73k5

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Got my new back wheels
« on: October 06, 2011, 09:46:11 pm »
Wheel Vintiques 15x10 5"BS wanted to run the Dog Dish caps






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Re: Got my new back wheels
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2011, 11:20:46 pm »
Awesome. That's gonna look great !!

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Re: Got my new back wheels
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2011, 07:49:01 am »
Thats gonna be sharp!  I always liked the stock dog dishes, just didnt like the skinny wheels you had to have to go with them.  good find!
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Re: Got my new back wheels
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2011, 04:20:15 pm »
I like those!! They look good 8) I may have to get me a set of those for the stepside.
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Re: Got my new back wheels
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2011, 04:45:03 pm »
Got2haul has 16x10's on the back of his truck, awesome look either way.
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Re: Got my new back wheels
« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2011, 07:27:18 pm »
Its the 62 series wheel....

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Re: Got my new back wheels
« Reply #6 on: October 07, 2011, 08:05:50 pm »
Awesome!

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Re: Got my new back wheels
« Reply #7 on: October 12, 2011, 03:59:50 pm »
"liked"  love this! 

Offline 73k5

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Re: Got my new back wheels
« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2011, 08:55:33 am »
Guy just called from the powder coating shop, Got to go get em next week will post pics soon,,,,

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Re: Got my new back wheels
« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2011, 08:13:19 pm »
This is going to look sick.

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Re: Got my new back wheels
« Reply #10 on: October 25, 2011, 09:29:55 pm »
Update please, I can't wait to see 'em!!!

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Re: Got my new back wheels
« Reply #11 on: October 26, 2011, 08:48:27 am »
Got2haul has 16x10's on the back of his truck, awesome look either way.

Nice choice!  I run a very similar setup using 16x10 wheels.  I want to bring up a couple of items you may not yet have considered.

First, obviously the wheels are deeper dish than stock, so the angle to get at the hubcap's rear lip to remove it is greater, thus you are limited as to how much leverage you can apply.  I wound up modifying some small store-bought pry bars in order to get the pry bar under the hubcap's lip and still be able to apply leverage.  I have to use two of these an inch or so apart in order to apply enough leverage pop the hubcap off.  I recommend figuring out how you're going to do this in case you have a flat somewhere and need to change the tire.  Whatever tool solution you come up with , carry it with you in the truck's tool kit.

Second, my wheels are also powder-coated.  I discovered the hard way that powder coating builds up the thickness of the surface, and in my case, actually reduced the size of the center bore of my wheels.  I mounted the wheels and torqued them down after I got them.  A few days later, I need to pull a wheel to do some work on the suspension, and it was thoroughly stuck on the center hub.  I had to rig a pry bar using a long 2x4 against the leaf springs to break the wheel free from the center hub.  I was surprised at how much time and effort it took to break the wheel free.  I couldn't imagine the frustration of having to change a tire out on the road somewhere and discovering that the wheel was stuck solidly on the center hub, then having to come up with some way to pry the wheel off.  My solution was to take a rotary grinder to the center bore and remove the powder coating from the inside edge of the bore.  I also took a little anti-seize and coated that inner edge.  Each of the other wheels were also stuck on their hubs, so I did this to all of them.  Haven't have a problem since.
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Re: Got my new back wheels
« Reply #12 on: October 26, 2011, 04:58:54 pm »
Got2haul has 16x10's on the back of his truck, awesome look either way.

Nice choice!  I run a very similar setup using 16x10 wheels.  I want to bring up a couple of items you may not yet have considered.

First, obviously the wheels are deeper dish than stock, so the angle to get at the hubcap's rear lip to remove it is greater, thus you are limited as to how much leverage you can apply.  I wound up modifying some small store-bought pry bars in order to get the pry bar under the hubcap's lip and still be able to apply leverage.  I have to use two of these an inch or so apart in order to apply enough leverage pop the hubcap off.  I recommend figuring out how you're going to do this in case you have a flat somewhere and need to change the tire.  Whatever tool solution you come up with , carry it with you in the truck's tool kit.

Second, my wheels are also powder-coated.  I discovered the hard way that powder coating builds up the thickness of the surface, and in my case, actually reduced the size of the center bore of my wheels.  I mounted the wheels and torqued them down after I got them.  A few days later, I need to pull a wheel to do some work on the suspension, and it was thoroughly stuck on the center hub.  I had to rig a pry bar using a long 2x4 against the leaf springs to break the wheel free from the center hub.  I was surprised at how much time and effort it took to break the wheel free.  I couldn't imagine the frustration of having to change a tire out on the road somewhere and discovering that the wheel was stuck solidly on the center hub, then having to come up with some way to pry the wheel off.  My solution was to take a rotary grinder to the center bore and remove the powder coating from the inside edge of the bore.  I also took a little anti-seize and coated that inner edge.  Each of the other wheels were also stuck on their hubs, so I did this to all of them.  Haven't have a problem since.


Already thought about that issue before I dropped em off.... Thanks for the info

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Re: Got my new back wheels
« Reply #13 on: October 28, 2011, 05:10:29 pm »


Powdercoat done

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Re: Got my new back wheels
« Reply #14 on: October 28, 2011, 08:28:13 pm »
Those are going to look so great on the truck!  very nice!
Kenny

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