I just noticed I made a typo. The 15 1/4" wide is
suppose to be 5 1/4" wide. Dunno how that evil "1"
got in their. Sorry.
Jon
--- Jon <stkcode@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I just got a suppositally original 16 X 6, 6 lug
> truck
> rim for the side mount spare on my 53 a few days ago
> from a guy who says it's an original rim, yet I have
> some serious doubts as to whether or not it is
> indeed
> the original rim. The 4 other rims on my truck
> aren't
> the original rims, so I have no way to compare this
> one to a true original rim.
>
> I see a marking on the inside of the rim that says
> 16
> X 4.00. This doesn't sound right. When I measure
> the
> across the rim, it is 15 1/4" wide from end to end &
> 4" wide from the inside of the rim, inner flange to
> inner flange.
>
> When i put it on the side mounted spare carrier,
> theirs roughly a 2-1/2" to 3" gap or so between
> the rim side closest to the bed and the bed side.
> This gap seems way to big. From what I under
> stand, the gap should be about a 1/2" or so.
>
> I think I got ripped off. Is their any way to
> identify if it is the right rim?
>
> Thanks for any assistance,
> Jon
>
>
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