like bob says your a long way off from needing road worthy wheels and tires
my tires were out of date (if you believe that stuff) before i had my truk
on the road
get any junk wheel/tire to move it around
i've seen projects that used plywood wheels to roll around the shop for yrs
On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 8:50 PM, Bob Sharp <bob_sh...@veyance.com> wrote:
> **
>
>
> Hi Tom,
>
> Wheel/tire sizes are very much a personal preference, before plunking down
> real $$'s for a set you may want to look at what others have done on
> similar trucks. A lot depends on what you are going to do with the truck
> and what look you are going for. I like the stock look but for now I am
> running slightly wider tires on white spoke rims that I picked up from Nate
> that complement the patina/early 70's look of my '57 3100. I'm sure others
> in the group can chime in regarding what was original or what they have
> done with your type truck.
>
> Since the truck has been sitting for 25 years there will probably be quite
> a check list of work to be completed to put it soundly on the road.
> Depending upon how much time you can put into the project and how long it
> will take you may want to consider looking at picking up a low dollar set
> of rollers to use until you decide and find exactly what you want.
>
> Good luck with the project - Have fun.
>
> Regards,
> Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com [mailto:
> old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom Johnston
> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 5:03 PM
> To: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [old-chevy-truck] no wheels
>
> Hi Chevvy truckers
> Well I finally decided to start on a 1946 3/4 ton pickup that has been
> sitting in my barn for the last 25 years. First things first, I need to put
> some tires on it, as all its tires are rottten and will not even hold air.
> When it came to me it had 750-15 tires on the back and 750-17 on the front.
> What it was delivered with new, I haven't a clue. I would like to put
> 700-16 tires on it all around, and get rid of the split rim wheels. I
> suppose I could put lower profile tires on it, but it just would not look
> right IMO. What do you think?
>
> The problem is, there are no wheels available that I can find. What I want
> are 16 inch stamped steel wheels 5 to 6 inchs wide, with 8 on 6 1/2 lug
> pattern, which will handle the large brake drums. Coker say they are out of
> stock and it may be a half of year before they get any, if they ever do.
>
> If I can't get the wheels I need I will either have to settle for wider
> tires, or use the split rims which I won't do, or part the truck out. I
> hate to part it out as it is a complete and rust free truck. Any ideas out
> there? Any one know of a source for the wheels I want? Thanx.
>
> Tom
>
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