My truck is a '59 3/4ton and takes 8 lug rims. The ford rims I have (or
should i say had) are 16's, I got them from a local jukyard and they say
"Ford" right across the front of them. I should have known I was asking
for trouble by putting anything ford on my truck.
Nate
1959 Chevy Apache 3600
On Sat, 8 Dec 2001 17:02:15 EST GremlinGTs@aol.com writes:
> Hey, I'm running ford 8-lug rims on my 3/4 ton '74 chevy truck,
> were you
> running 6 lug? I've heard that 8-lug rims are industry standardized,
> so that
> they'll fit on any vehicle. I don't recall having any problems with
> the lug
> hole being larger on one make of rim over another with 8 lug, my
> 6-lug '55
> Chevy Suburban is running Chevy rims anyway. :) Thanks for any info,
> I don't
> need to be losing any wheels either ! I did that with my '55 sub
> ground
> towing it, left the nuts loose on one wheel, and it came off 70
> miles later.
> least I didn't damage the Sub, and only bumped my 3/4 ton rear
> bumper on the
> guard rail while fishtailing. :) I've had ENOUGH of THAT happening.
> once
> being enough, of course. :) Well, just thought I'd check to see what
> type of
> rim you were running. Thanks,
>
> Jerry
> Virginia
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