aaklingler
Registered User
Are there differences in dually wheels between truck manufactures? Are they all hub centric? Is the center hole all the same size? I know the super duty are different.
Very, very true.Long story short, even though the bolt-patterns are the same, there are numerous variables involved that can lead to un-safe conditions, when using wheels that are not specifically designed for the particular truck, regardless of what Bubba down at the pool-hall claims.
My 1985 dually (Truck 1 in Sig) has lug-centric wheels, so the "1980" changeover is likely incorrect. Does anyone know when they changed over to hub-centric for sure?
The last year for the coined wheels with cone lugnuts was 1984, the first year for the wheels / lugnuts was 1985. http://www.southwestwheel.com/steeltruckwheels.htm
The above truck in question may have been built before the changeover. They would have run parts until they ran out and then changed over.
There are various hub diameters for dually wheels making interchange slim. I've had a couple of Fords with flat lugnut wheels mounted on older hubs. The hub is smaller than the wheel hole leading to a VERY eccentric running wheel unless you carefully line up the wheel by hand before tightening the lugnuts (I do not endorse this practice at all!)
My rear axle is a "shorty", with the hub barely sticking out past the wheel. It was a Centurion conversion.
If you examine real close, you may have a standard SRW axle, with a closely machined adapter that pushes the inside wheel away from the leaf-spring.
Is your truck a DRW 1-ton chassis, or a converted SRW ??
So, the only way to switch over to the flat nut/washers and peg-interlocked dually wheels is to change the front hub extensions and the rear axle? My rear axle is a "shorty", with the hub barely sticking out past the wheel. It was a Centurion conversion.
The wheels are the "coined" variety, with each successive hole being an "innie" or an "outie". I have to be careful to line up innies on the outer wheel with outies on the inner wheels when mounting them.
What are the chances that alum. wheels possible off a 90's dodge would fit on my 92? I believe the wheels are lug centric, they have the lugs that are counter sunk and I believe the center hole is over 5". I think my truck my truck has the smooth hubs, it is hub centric with the skirted nuts.
What are the chances that alum. wheels possible off a 90's dodge would fit on my 92?