pflaming Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 (edited) Some of my test pictures. The blue one won. I did go with a lighter blue and liked it so will I did not get the lux rings. With the red in the hood, red would have 'worked' but I thought it had to; match perfectly and was too dominant to my taste. I even looked at an original patina, but not very long. Note the last pic, it has older style caps with no color and is not a bad look either. It's my wife's preference. Edited December 21, 2013 by pflaming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggdad1951 Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Dodge Truck 385.jpgDodge Truck 388 small.JPG Hank: Some time ago I used the search function and came up with 4 leads. I took them to my PPG dealer and the only one that crossed was RAL1014, He mixed a 4 oz. sample and it looked correct. It is DCC 920398 acrylic urethane. I will attach (I hope) two photos. Barry what Barry said, RAL 1014, that's what's on FEF's legs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1952B3b23 Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Hey Paul, what size tires are you running? I love the look of your truck. I'm also a patina lover. -Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflaming Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 (edited) Chris: 235 / 75 R 15. They were on an 89 4WD S10 I wore out, so I used them. To me the Dodge half tone trucks are too wide for their original stance, the 16 "rims, and the thin tires so they look top heavy. They also have different spring set ups, depending, I guess on whether they were to haul corn in Iowa or vegetables in California. Mine is a California built truck. So, as I've posted before, I removed the 2nd to the bottom leaf on all springs and put on these rims and tires. Edit: A forum member informed me that a tire size can be TOO wide for given rims. I think mine are one size too large on width. The problem as I understand it is that in cornering at higher speeds or heavier loads the bead may release and affect your intended destination. I don't see speed or heavy loads in my truck so. . . Also, I had to get rims from a 55 Dodge pickup go get the room required for the front calipers, Again, as I understand it, there are spacers available but they are not cheap and a bit of a chore to put on. I put a pair of spacers on my son's 54 1/2 Chevy truck, so any novice can do it. I like the wider rims for the obvious reason. I think the wider tires give a better truck look, but they can be a bit harder to steer. I'm happy with how mine steers and tracks. Edited December 22, 2013 by pflaming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1952B3b23 Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 Thanks Paul. I would have to agree with you about the trucks looking top heavy. I want my truck to sit a little lower also. So I'm kicking around tire size ideas in my head. I may end up removing a leaf from my spring packs like you did. But I wanna get the truck together before I decide that. -Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflaming Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 (edited) Chris, removing one leaf is a bit of a chore. Count the leaves in your springs, some have more than others. Spring leafs Edited December 22, 2013 by pflaming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1952B3b23 Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 Yea I've heard that before. I forget how many leaves are in mine. I got them new from St. Louis Spring. -Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruffy49 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 Hmm, haven't been on in a while, but my truck wears: Stock blue 16s with wide white wall bias plies (early 1960s made) for it's "dancing shoes". 1978 Ramcharger white 15s with blackwall 7.00-15 bias plies from the local farmers' co-op for for regular use, getting full wheel covers once I decide between Oldsmobile Fiesta or Dodge Lancer. 1978 or 1979 Dodge L'il Red Express chromed steel slot wheels with LT235-75R15 for playing on the farm... wheels are normally on my 69 D100. 1992 Ford Ranger "Outlaw" style alloys or 1994 Ranger "Snowflake/Deer Track" alloys just because I could. Black late 50s to late 60s horse trailer 15s (Dodge truck and Ford car rims) with P215/75R15 cheapies from Walmart. Still needs a ton of work to be a usable vehicle. Pulling the bottom 2 from each spring pack, leaving 5 front and 7 rear, cheating by cutting the center pins and those leaves fall off... needs new shorter pins anyway, why fight with them. Frame paint isn't finished, let alone the Spring Special style 2 tone job. Modern rear axle and driveshaft swap, fender skirts, spotlights, bed boards, really want a visor and a big block V8 swap... Or it may just get brush painted and used on the farm. I'm too broke to pay attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55 Fargo Posted January 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Scruffy, early 1960s made, is that safe Buddy, mine are older too (1980s), but early 60s, thats as old as Me.............LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruffy49 Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Scruffy, early 1960s made, is that safe Buddy, mine are older too (1980s), but early 60s, thats as old as Me.............LOL For non road use, sure, safe enough. And they did pass a tire inspection at the farm co-op, if they were junk, the shop wouldn't have mounted them up, I had them go over the tires with a fine tooth comb. If I can get to any of the weekly local cruise ins with it this summer, I'll swap them on when I get there. Blackwalls for the drive down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desotodav Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 It's funny in a way that my choice of wheel color was made easy for me many years ago as we seemed to have the same colored wheels as the truck was painted here in Oz. I was pleased with this as it then narrowed down the decisions that I had to make - triple wheel stripes (like they did at the factory) or trim rings? I had pondered the idea for quite some time but finally made my mind up a few weeks back. I know that there are many critics of wide whitewalls out there, but I am very happy with them on my blue truck. The recent addition of 16" ribbed trim rings (IMO) appears to take some of the attention away from the bright whitewalls with the new 'bling' created by the stainless steel trim rings. After seeing them on the truck, I am now all the more confident that I made the right decision... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48Dodger Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Those trim rings really rock the white walls Davin.......good job mate! 48D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merle Coggins Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 While not a fan of wide whites on trucks, I have to admit they look good on your truck. And like Tim says, the trim rings really add to the look. Sweet!!! Merle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflaming Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 (edited) I too like the combination. Edited February 2, 2014 by pflaming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Balazs Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Davin; In general I am not a fan of wide white walls on trucks either. But in this case it looks pretty darn nice. The trim rings really do help. I like 'em and have them on my truck.....along with burgundy rims and the wrong hub caps I guess all I have to say is whatever floats your boat. Your truck is ...... drop dead gorgeous. It is a good thing you are not bringing it over with you.....as I am sure there is a high likelihood it would go missing right around the time of the BBQ. There has been a lot of discussion about colors and tire selection and lowering these trucks. It seems like it really is up to the current owners taste. One trend I have noticed lately looking at the auctions of vintage pickups is the how many are fitted with WWW. Obviously that look has a lot of appeal to some. I feel pretty certain that back in the day this would have been a rare sight and would have garnered a fair amount of derision from most truck owners. But what the heck? it doesn't hurt anything ...... and can easily be changed back to black walls should the next owner feel as I do. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflaming Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Back in the day, roads were not paved and when the trucks were not on the road they were in the field. Whitewalls just were not practical. We never washed the tires, white or black. To my recollection white walls came to stay around 1951or 52 and not so much on Mopar cars. I remember them for their full hubcaps which STAYED ON, a side benefit of safety rims, a mopar first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55 Fargo Posted March 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Took those red rims and WW tires to work. Bead blasted, painted gloss black, and tries remounted, with a lot less lead weights. The new "black tux" look for Fargo trucks....I like em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMoose Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 I'm looking at these wheels for my 53, I think the red looks great with the hub caps but maybe a black or cream wheel with my Green/Black truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge59 Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 here a 1954 dodge royal .. looks sharpe ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55 Fargo Posted March 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 I'm looking at these wheels for my 53, I think the red looks great with the hub caps but maybe a black or cream wheel with my Green/Black truck. Black or light green if dark green was used on the truck..Neat artillery wheels............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55 Fargo Posted March 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 here a 1954 dodge royal .. looks sharpe ! Nice, dark to navy blue would also be nice accent colors on those wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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