rims for '50 1 ton

[alanhaley]

My daughter and I are restoring a 1950 one ton (I dont know the exact model because I cant find the serial number on the frame). I bought a parts truck to go with it. All the rims, however, are in very rough condition and are mismatched, and they take a 17.5 inch tire. The dealers in my area (central maine) all tell me that they cant get this size tire and in any event I would like to get better rims. Trouble is, I cant find anything that will fit. It appears to be an eight lug, 7.25 inch lug bolt configuration with a very large center hole. Does anyone know another vehicle that takes this size? How have other people solved this problem?

I'm a wicked slow thinker, and my daughter wants to drive this truck to her graduation in June, you can see the pressure I'm under.

[townwagon]

I wonder what axles your truck has, or if you actually have a 1950 1 ton. The 1941-60 1 tons all have 6 bolt axles, and up until 1953 or so almost all of them had 16 inch rims. The 17.5 inch 6 bolt tubeless rim was not used until 1957 I think.

Dodge did not use 8 bolt rims until 1959, and then only on the 1/2 ton 4wd and the 3/4 ton 2wd. Starting in 1961 Dodge used the 8 bolt rims on the 1/2 ton and 3/4 ton 4wd plus the 3/4 ton 2wd. The 1 ton Dodges did not use a 8 bolt rim until 1969.

So if you have 8 bolt axles on a 2wd truck they have to be from:

1959 and newer 3/4 ton

1969 and newer 1 ton

As for the 8 bolt 17.5 inch rims, I think those were only used in 1959-60. They are not a very common rim. The 17.5 inch 6 bolt rim was used from 1957-60 at least and is much more common.

Where did you look for your serial number? Do you have any pictures you can E-mail of your truck? Are there any features on it that you can describe to help ID it?

I am happy to help as much as I can in figuring out what you have, but currently nothing you describe makes any sense.

Eric

[oldmopar]

Universal tire in PA has a 17.5 tire see link below

http://www.universaltire.com/cart.php?target=product&product_id=24927&substring=8-17.5

[alanhaley]

Your dead right - I was not thinking when I posted. The 87 my wife drives has the 8 bolt rims, the 51 I am working on has 6 bolt, 7 1/4 inch pattern. It presently has what looks to be forage wheels and tires on it, the parts truck i bought had standard rims but they were the 17.5 inch ones and none of them really match. You mentioned that this year model usually had 6 bolt 16 inch rims - any place on line you can think of to buy them?

Pictures will be on the way.

[Dale Uhrich]

I would have some of these rims but I'm in snowy n.d.

[Guest Kuster13]

the only place that I have found is Stockton Wheel and they quoted $175 per. They are 16x6 tubeless dually rim with a 6 x 7 1/4 bolt pattern.

Tom