Hi Dave, If you have 20" split rims and they go flat and sit for a while
you need to be VERY careful when putting air back in. The rim retainer ring
may not be fully locked allowing it to blow apart. Many people have been
killed around these rims.
Measure bolt hole and center hole and find a BIG truck junk yard. A modern
10 lug rim might work on your 5 lug hubs. I just got a spare 6 lug 22.5 to
have as a spare, cost me $10.
Good luck and be safe.
Mike Boteler
'56 8400 Wrecker
Hughesville, Maryland
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Quirt" <quirt@sk.sympatico.ca>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 9:28 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] wheels and tires for a 2-ton
> Listers:
>
> I'm thinking about springtime when I'll be digging the '53 2-ton out of
> the snow and putting it back to work hauling water from well to cistern.
> This year's work on the truck involves wheels and tires, as the tires
> are cracking badly and one won't hold air for long. The truck currently
> has 7.00 x 20 tires and 5-lug 3-piece wheels. My questions are:
>
> 1. Are there 1-piece wheels available to replace the current ones??
> 2. If no to #1, then are there radial tires (tube-type??) that can be
> used on the current wheels??
>
> Dave Q.
> north of Saskatoon, SK
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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