johnsartain Posted July 24, 2018 Report Posted July 24, 2018 There's something to be said about the original set of wheels. Even though the mags had a modern look, it still wasn't quite right in my opinion. I finally broke down and ordered the hub caps, beauty rings, and tires. I painted the wheels the same as the running boards and here you have it. So here is my truck back to original form with the exclusion of metallic paint and my preferred paint scheme. At some point I will look for a set of tires to fit my 15" X 6" mag rims that have the same diameter or close as the 6.50-16's. 4 1 Quote
Jeff Balazs Posted July 24, 2018 Report Posted July 24, 2018 I like it!!!! Looks like it should. Jeff Quote
Dodgeb4ya Posted July 25, 2018 Report Posted July 25, 2018 Original wheels look great!... mags not so. Quote
Pete Posted July 25, 2018 Report Posted July 25, 2018 Hi John, Nice truck. I appreciate the blackwall tires. Very few if any were ordered with whitewalls. After all, these were working trucks, not commuter or show vehicles. Whitewalls on old pickups have never looked "correct" to me, and I don't have them on my '38 Dodge Brothers pickup. I once had to shift tires between my '39 Plymouth (whitewalls) and the blackwalls on the '38 pickup (both are 16/600). I changed back as soon as I could. To me whitewalls on an old pickup are equivalent to seeing spiked high heels on a defensive tackle. My 2 cents, Pete 2 Quote
53 Truck-O-Matic Posted July 25, 2018 Report Posted July 25, 2018 Beautiful.! I'm wondering where you ordered the hubcaps, since I am short those as well. Quote
FlashBuddy Posted July 26, 2018 Report Posted July 26, 2018 4 hours ago, 53 Truck-O-Matic said: Beautiful.! I'm wondering where you ordered the hubcaps, since I am short those as well. Roberts has them. Only $82.50 ea https://www.robertsmotorparts.com/hub-cap-assembly-dodge-truck-1948-1953-dt-12-34-ton-1 Quote
johnsartain Posted July 27, 2018 Author Report Posted July 27, 2018 On 7/25/2018 at 3:07 PM, 53 Truck-O-Matic said: Beautiful.! I'm wondering where you ordered the hubcaps, since I am short those as well. I bought mine from DCM Classics, Part#B260, $85 each or a set of 4 for $320 Quote
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