wheels

[Ksb517]

What years are the 16" 1 ton dually wheels the same? Or what years will they interchange.

Will the 54 interchange with 48?

[4852dodge]

Dodge, Ford, International and Jeep used the same bolt pattern on the one tons.  The rims will swap between makes just keep the same offsets.  If you are running duals make sure that you use coined wheels, there is more information on this in a past post.   Make sure to check the attachment between the wheel center and rim for rust.   

[ssyeller]

just got a 51 flat bed dually B3C Looking at the wheel options. So will keep an eye on the responses on here.

[Dodgeb4ya]

Some 1 ton wheels will not fit over the rear dodge brake drums. Be careful.... test fit first.

 

I got some correct looking wheels that won't fit over my rear factory 1952 1 ton rear drums. The rivits of the wheel hit the drum.

[MBF]

I just did the 4 rear tires on my 1 ton last week.  A couple of the rims that I had in inventory weren't usable (they had the solid retaining ring, not the one with the split in it) and one was actually a 16.5" not 16".  I ended up beating down, and cleaning up some other rims I had in my shed.    What everyone said so far is true.   Make sure that they're the dual offset, 16", check the riveted area for rust jacking, and the groove / lock ring for damage.  If you do decide to go a drop center style rim, make sure it fits over your rear drum.  Just a word:  I looked at a buddy's Dodge firetruck before I bought my tires.  The 7.50-16's he had were touching sidewalls hard between the duals w/o a load on the truck.  On the 6.50-16's that were on my truck I was able to get my fingers between the duals, but I wanted a larger diameter tire.  I ended up buying the 7.00-16 Tornel tires from Summit Racing ($137 ea delivered) , and the tubes from a local truck tire businiess for $12.00 a piece).  My flaps were all reusable.  End of story:  These tires don't actually touch between the duals, but they're very close.  The additional 1.5 inches in height between the new tires and the old ones makes a noticable difference going down the road-my speedo is now about 4 miles slow based on my gps.  I also feel the difference in gear ratio on long steep hills but overall I'm happy with the results, and glad that the job is done.  If you've never done locking ring tires before, take them to someone that knows what they're doing and be safe.   Mike