I think any year 8-lug will work. One main difference is the size of stuf
holes. Early trucks may have 1/2" stud holes, most later have 5/8" maybe.
That might only be for one-tons though as I just went thru this on my 50
one-ton. I had regular 16" dually wheel on front, wouldn't go over my rear
brake drum. I ended up with 19.5 wheels from delivery vans. Most all 8-lug
bolt patterns are same, just center hole and offset is what to look for. Try
any newer Chev wheel that's before the Metric studs started. Not sure when
that was. Stay in 70's and 80's should be fine. This is for 16" I'm
thinking, some old trucks had wierd 17 or 17.5" tires/wheels which are
impossible to find. Make it easy on self, get 16".
G. L. Perry
Huntington, IN 46750
glperry@fwi.com
Big AD trucks, COE
MM tractors and 1 Oliver!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Sackrider" <phsackrider@chartermi.net>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 8:15 PM
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] truck id help needed
> Hi all, I've got a 3/4 ton 54. Is there a rim that replaces the 8 bolt
> split rims, available?
> thanks
> Pat Sackrider
> '54 3600
> Saginaw, MI
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Bruce Kettunen
> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 5:41 PM
> To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] truck id help needed
>
>
> 57 Chevy would have been a 12 Volt negative ground. 3600 indicates
> 3/4 ton. You should also have 8 bolt wheels. Yes, the 3600 is a
> 3/4 ton. The extra lever was a parking brake. This may have had
> the parking brake on a separate drum on the tailshaft of the transmission,
> don't remember if this started with 3/4 or 1 ton trucks.
>
> All of these trucks had holes for a dealer installed accessory RADIO
> (stereo FM hadn't been in use yet back then). The holes came from
> the factory filled with removable blanks. Very few trucks had radios
> back then, but they were starting to become popular.
>
> Bruce K
> 57 3200 (1/2 ton long bed)
> Mt. Iron, MN
>
> At Monday, 18 November 2002, you wrote:
>
> >I got a '57 long bed, the side emblem oval says 3600. It has a floor
> >shifter and looks like another lever for an e-brake. Has a hole
> in the dash
> >for a radio with seperate holes for the knobs. Did they have "factory"
> >stereo's back then? These holes look to have been stamped out by
> a machine.
> >I'm assuming this is a 6 volt electrical system. Last question,
> does the
> >3600 designation indicate that the truck is a 3/4 ton?
> >
> >thanks,
> >Bill
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