Who did your wheels Durwood?? I have been talking to someone in the West
side of Denver about this and took a photo or two to send them to see if
they could do mine. I need to send the photos in now.
Dave Shier
Trinidad, Colorado
Many TRucks
>From: "Durwood B. Darbin" <dhckdkcsk@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: "Durwood B. Darbin" <dhckdkcsk@hotmail.com>
>To: hosang@281.com, oletrucks@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Wheel Problem
>Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 22:23:23 -0600
>
>Charley,
>
>You might want to take your original wheels to a custom wheel shop and have
>them cut out the centers on a precision lathe and weld the centers to a 6
>or 7 inch tubeless rim. This would allow you to keep the original look and
>back spacing. I had mine done in Colorado for $45 each or so and then had
>them powder coated. Now the wheels are the only things on my truck that
>aren't rusty! ;-) Also you should put radials on instead of bias ply cuz
>the radials won't track the ruts in the road. Bias ply tires = two fisted
>white knuckle terror driving. Radial tires = one hand enjoyable driving.
>
>Is Texas your last name or is that where you want to escape from?
>
>Durwood
>51 Chevy 1/2 ton Deluxe 5 window
>
>
>
>
>
>>From: "C & B Hosang" <hosang@281.com>
>>Reply-To: "C & B Hosang" <hosang@281.com>
>>To: "OLETRUCKS" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>>Subject: [oletrucks] Wheel Problem
>>Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 15:11:25 -0500
>>
>>I am relatively new to this site, and I have a problem with the wheels
>>interfering with the tie rod ends on my '51 Chevy 3/4 ton. The problem
>>and
>>history are detailed on page 26 of the Oct 2003 issue of Vintage Truck
>>magazine.
>>
>>What it doesn't say is that the advice to scrap out the split rims came
>>from
>>the only tire shop in the area that will work with them. Based on that, I
>>would like to stay away from split rims, and stick with the Ford wheels if
>>at
>>all possible. Wayne gave me some general advice, but I would like to
>>communicate directly with someone who had the problem, and solved it.
>>Also,
>>how much clearance between the tie rod end and the wheel is enough?
>>
>>Secondly, I hope to start assembly of the box shortly. Is there a
>>preferred
>>sequence of assembly? Is it better to do on the truck or separately?
>>
>>Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>>Charley Hosang Texas
>>'51 Chev 3/4 ton
>>'29 Ford Tudor
>> Both in process.
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