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Aluminum wheels or stainless simulators?

Started by OKIE9ERS, October 09, 2018, 02:45:32 PM

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jraynor

What size rims are you looking for? I know a source that has a bunch of 22.5" x 9.00" Alcoa Aluminum Wheels for $125 each. Im sure you can get a deal if you buy all that you need at once
Jonathan
1986 TMC 102A3 6V92TA Currently Under Reno

OKIE9ERS

Quote from: jraynor on October 18, 2018, 09:50:28 AM
What size rims are you looking for? I know a source that has a bunch of 22.5" x 9.00" Alcoa Aluminum Wheels for $125 each. Im sure you can get a deal if you buy all that you need at once

22.5x 825 stud pilot
'81 MC-9 8V-71
4SPD DANA

luvrbus

The 9" are hub piloted I never saw one in a stud pilot I am not saying they never made one though 
Life is short drink the good wine first

DoubleEagle

The stud piloted ones are getting harder to find, you might have to settle for ones that are less than ideal. The alternative, if you want aluminum badly, would be to change your hubs for the hub centering type, but that would be pricey, if possible.
Walter
Dayton, Ohio
1975 Silvereagle Model 05, 8V71, 4 speed Spicer
1982 Eagle Model 10, 6V92, 5 speed Spicer
1984 Eagle Model 10, 6V92 w/Jacobs, Allison HT740
1994 Eagle Model 15-45, Series 60 w/Jacobs, HT746

chessie4905

On GM's, only need to change the studs. The hubs are the same. Check out the metric I'd of the hole in the hub piloted wheel...it converts to the same inch dimension of the stud piloted wheels. They list that hub piloted wheels were an option on GM models.
GMC h8h 649#028 (4905)
Pennsylvania-central

OKIE9ERS

Well fooey(edited)...
Turns out my 3/10" longer studs I found are exactly the same length as whats already on my bus--didnt know that until jacking it up and removing the wheel and drum...since I had it right there went ahead a tried that shiny new aluminum on those studs...
No good...only got about  half the nut on there....
So...put that ugly @$# steel back on there and resume my search for studs, that arent 20 bucks apiece...
It was nice practice getting that wheel off the ground and off...got to see alot of stuff behind there I hadnt seen yet...
'81 MC-9 8V-71
4SPD DANA