Last weekend at Back To The 50s I had the opportunity to talk to a lot of Studebaker owners from other areas. One fellow was asking us about wheels for his R-series truck. He was having trouble finding information about wheel cross-references on line so I asked him to email me the questions and I'd see if I could find someone who knew the answer:
Basically he wants to put solid steel wheels on his truck and use tubeless radials. The truck is a 1955 E7 short box half ton with a V8. The original wheels are 15 inch clincher lock ring tube type rims. He does not want to deal with split rims and rings. He's been told that Chevy truck rims would fit but he has some concern about the center hole size. The originals appear to be 3.25 while the Chevy is listed at 3.1 (78.3 mm). These Chevy rims would be 15x5, 5.5, or 6 with 5x5 lugs for '67 to '87 trucks and vans. He wants to avoid spacers and longer lugs.
Have any members used these Chevy rims on their trucks?
I'd also be interested if someone had a source for custom wheels for this application. I'd like to pass on any information that might help.
Bob
Basically he wants to put solid steel wheels on his truck and use tubeless radials. The truck is a 1955 E7 short box half ton with a V8. The original wheels are 15 inch clincher lock ring tube type rims. He does not want to deal with split rims and rings. He's been told that Chevy truck rims would fit but he has some concern about the center hole size. The originals appear to be 3.25 while the Chevy is listed at 3.1 (78.3 mm). These Chevy rims would be 15x5, 5.5, or 6 with 5x5 lugs for '67 to '87 trucks and vans. He wants to avoid spacers and longer lugs.
Have any members used these Chevy rims on their trucks?
I'd also be interested if someone had a source for custom wheels for this application. I'd like to pass on any information that might help.
Bob
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