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It definitely is food for thought there. I will have to check it out if I can't do the swap any other way. Thanks for the input.

Thanks for the info Jeff. I am running a 225/60r15 on the front. I'll try to post a pic of the front of the truck so you guys can get a little better idea of where I'm sitting at. Yep born and raised around Burlington. I'm a member of Hoodlums Car Club in Waterford which if you went to the world of wheels in milwaukee this year my truck was there with the wood bed. Thanks for the information. All help is greatly appreciated. I had one buddy suggesting that to me and I'm trying to look into it. My other option is I have a donor truck for a magnum motor and automatic trans. Could swap the entire chassis under the body. Would allow me IFS front suspension and modern steering and breaking. But unsure if really wanna go that route.

Merle Coggins I see your from Waukesha I'm sitting about 25 miles away from there. I actually work up there at Wildeck Inc off of Pearl St. Nice to see some more old mopars in the area. The problem I run into is these are a fairly deep offset wheel as it is. Right now I'm sitting with the tires about a 1/2" in from the fender lip and fear that if I run spacers on the front I will run into clearance issues as the truck turns and goes over bumps. At this rate I think my only option maybe to swap out the wheels instead and run a set of steelies with spider caps or baby moons or something. Just hate to lose the wheels that are on it. I'll have to check with rusty hope. I knew they made the 5x4.5" conversion kits but that's all I've been able to find. Do the disc brake conversions shorten up the width on the front axle at all? Not sure if there is much change going from the drums to disc in distance from the wheel mounting surfaces or not. Thanks for the info you guys have provided already and to those who may reply from here out. Also looking for a set of rear fenders if anyone has any lines on them. Not worried about being correct for year.

I have a question. I am sitting with a 1954 dodge c1c pickup that is still what I believe is stock front end aside from leafs removed. Still running the drums but wheel studs have been updated to a 1/2" stud. My question is I am running an aftermarket wheel on it that matches the factory bolt pattern. I am thinking of upgrading to disc brakes to make it safer and better stopping performance. The rusty hope kit I know uses a 5x4.5 bolt pattern. Is there a way to maintain the factory bolt pattern which from what I have seen is 5x5? Looking for more information if anyone has done that. Otherwise I have to swap my wheels out. Would prefer to keep the wheels I have as they have a vintage look to them. Any information on this would be great. Thanks in advance. Matt