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Offline Choptop32

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78 1/2 ton stock wheel size?
« on: July 27, 2008, 11:05:00 am »
What is the width and backspace of a stock wheel on a 78 1/2 ton?

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Re: 78 1/2 ton stock wheel size?
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2008, 11:51:05 am »
15x7 with 4" backspacing.

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Re: 78 1/2 ton stock wheel size?
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2008, 01:07:57 pm »
i always thought it was 15x8. and wasnt it different between 2 & 4 wheel drives?
Are you just gonna lay there and bleed or are you gonna cowboy up?

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Re: 78 1/2 ton stock wheel size?
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2008, 11:31:46 pm »
steel wheels ??? rallys ??

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Re: 78 1/2 ton stock wheel size?
« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2008, 11:34:03 pm »
i believe we are talkin bout the rallys...right?
Are you just gonna lay there and bleed or are you gonna cowboy up?

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Re: 78 1/2 ton stock wheel size?
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2008, 11:37:45 pm »
i believe we are talkin bout the rallys...right?

 i'm don't know ???

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Re: 78 1/2 ton stock wheel size?
« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2008, 11:57:35 pm »
yep, i'll post a pic of them on monday

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Re: 78 1/2 ton stock wheel size?
« Reply #7 on: July 28, 2008, 12:33:16 am »
cool  ;D

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Re: 78 1/2 ton stock wheel size?
« Reply #8 on: July 28, 2008, 09:54:38 am »
Steel and Rally both were 15x7 with 4" backspacing.  There was an optional 15x8 Rally with 4" backspacing in the latter years also, but you asked about stock and I read that as standard.  The aluminum wheels were 15x7 with 4" backspacing also.  There were only 2 sizes offered by the factory, 15x7 and 15x8 both were 4" backspacing.  The rim size will be stamped on the wheel lip also...

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Re: 78 1/2 ton stock wheel size?
« Reply #9 on: July 28, 2008, 10:09:37 am »
cool ,,,will look better

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Re: 78 1/2 ton stock wheel size?
« Reply #10 on: July 28, 2008, 11:36:37 am »


here is the wheel. Its on my 64 Chevy Panel Truck. Was told by the previous owner that the wheels came off a 78 1/2 ton. I'm replacing them with Radir Tri-Ribs and wanted to get the same size, width and backspace, as space is a little tight on the rear end.

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Re: 78 1/2 ton stock wheel size?
« Reply #11 on: July 28, 2008, 01:09:07 pm »
yep, they're 15x7. you can tell by the half moon cut out on the trim ring, 15x8 had a hole in a wider trim ring.
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Re: 78 1/2 ton stock wheel size?
« Reply #12 on: July 28, 2008, 02:46:22 pm »
you can also look on the back side.  the size is stamped on the rim.