Look at Jonas' solution , he got back to the 16" wheels , maybe not having
original hub cap attachment though .
I recently had to find a full set of 6 lug 15" wheels for my '60 C/10 , I kept
hitting up various Pick-A-Part yards and found two or three on one older truck
, I was surprised but pleased , they looked terrible with many old coats of
peeling paint but where solid so I bead blasted & powder coated them , they
look fine and work well plus hold the original hub caps fine .
I'm still waiting to see the pictures of them .
Good luck hunting ! .
-Nate
Dan wrote :
>
> Looking for an inexpensive way to get my 58 Apache back to spec tires and
> wheels.
> Would be great to run across an old set of originals.. I've looked and no
> luck yet.
>
> Any aftermarket that are close? And I was thinking 15x8 but below someone
> mentioned 7 or 7.5
> Whitewall tires would be nice too but I'm wanting this thing to drive right,
> more than just looks.
>
> Any help appreciated!
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Jonas Thaler
> To: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 1:57 AM
> Subject: Re: [old-chevy-truck] Finally -- new wheels and real, manly, TRUCK
> TIRES!
>
> Nate, thanks for the vote of confidence!
>
> You and a couple of others here inspired me to do my homework. AFTER I got
> B-S-'ed by the lying-sack-of-shirt guy at Just Tires, and threw $400 down the
> crapper, I started reading up on tires and wheels.
>
> It occurred to me, when I was hauling an entire kitchen of tile and sacks of
> cement down from the Valley on tires that were meant for a Mercury Marauder
> or a Lincoln Town Car, that I was ACTUALLY USING IT AS A TRUCK and might be
> endangering myself and others.
>
>
>
>
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>
>
>
> On Aug 18, 2012, at 10:46 PM, Nate wrote:
>
> >
> > Jonas ;
> >
> > It sounds to me like you're going to be well pleased .
> >
> > Few bother to sort out the correct wheels & tires , this means their truck
> > looks cool but drives like crap , after a few years they dump it and get
> > another project....
> >
> > These old trucks are extremely nice drivers in spite of no power steering ,
> > this is no accident ! GM knew exactly what they were doing .
> >
> > -Nate
> > Jonas wrote :
> > >
> > > I think I might have solved the wheel tire and ride-height problem on my
> > > 59 3200. Or at least I have taken a step, maybe a gamble.
> > >
> > > I found some very solid steel wheels from a 1990's Chevy van or pickup.
> > > They are 16" and the wheel-industry part number appears to be 1621. The
> > > wheels fit the truck perfectly. I can now stop driving on those car tires
> > > (225/75R15) which were way too fat and too low and not properly load
> > > rated. These wheels will sport LT215/85R16 tires, which are thinner and
> > > taller and much closer to the original 7.0 or 7.5x15 bias ply that the
> > > truck might have come with. And boy are the wheels and tires heavier than
> > > the car tires that were on there. (Could that cause a problem?)
> > >
> > > The ride height is going to be 2 inches taller than it is now, and within
> > > a half-inch of what it would be with the bias tires. And I think will be
> > > happy! For now I have dispensed with hubcaps and have painted the wheels
> > > Fire Engine Red. The truck is Galway Green and Cream. So sue me!
> > > haveTW none of this cost very much. At one point I was looking at having
> > > custom wheels made. I got lost in all the metrics of setback, etc. My
> > > 1621 wheels, BTW, have the same setback as the original 15" wheels. They
> > > just stiick out a bit more on the outside.
> > >
> > > I will post pictures next week when I pick the tires up from being
> > > mounted and get some new lug nuts. The ones I have now are really chewed
> > > up.
> > >
> > > Thanks for listening. Any comments? Am I creating a monster?
> > >
> > > jonas
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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