First gen dually wheel's

[Simplysmn]

Hey Guy's I know it's a Extra expense but can you get away with running 6 Alumium wheel's instead of just 4 or is it even worth the extra Money ?

 

[DVolk]

Why not there is no rules only thing you may want to do is put a littel never seize on the wheel surface where the wheels meet each other and the wheel meets the hub.

 

[Simplysmn]

Well after looking at the price I might as well buy new wheel's instead of used that way I know what I am getting .and might as well go 6 so rotating is easy just use a steel wheel as spare .Thank you for the info .

 

[Woodenhead]

You rotate tires on your dually?

 

[mwilson]

Will the wheel studs be long enough???

On big trucks the studs have to changed when going from steel to steel to steel and aluminum, and changed again if going from steel and aluminum to aluminum and aluminum. Aluminum wheels are quite a lot thicker. Again I am talking big trucks.

 

[DVolk]

Depending on the studs and wheels possibly yes you will have to run longer studs or use a small spacer then install the out side wheel

 

[Simplysmn]

Well this is a work in progress so right now I am thinking out loud .

 

[Philip]

The studs will not be long enough. There are no studs long enough to handle two alumin rims together on our size of trucks. American racing/ American Eagle and the other cast rim MFG's have 1" thick mounting flanges. Alcoha's are 1/2" thick mounting flanges.

I think DOT also requires a set of lug nuts for each alumin rim mounted in a pair.

 

[Simplysmn]

Yeah I will Most likly just do Alum. outside wheel's and Steel and just Powder coat the steel's along with spare .

 

[Philip]

I wouldn't waste the money on power coating. Once powder coat gets a chip or crack. It will self peal off. No way to touch up. I would just use spray cans. Touch up made easy.

 

[Simplysmn]

Not if you double coat them .I use a guy that does it thick I have Never had powder coating crack yet had it on front bumper on my last crewcab and we rolled it didn't hurt it what so ever .and to boot it's Cheap to do .

 

[RWherley]

just my 2cents but I like chrome plated steel over alum. it looks just as good, its easier to keep clean, and it doesn't scar when changing your own tires.

 

[Simplysmn]

Well this is for a Crewcab I am building for somebody else and they live back east in Salt country. so Powder coating everything I can is going to come in Handy .the truck is a 1985 dodge crewcab longbed going to be 4x4 Dually with a NV4500 with a 92 cummin's 12 valve with 92,000 original miles on Motor . Trans will be Fresh Motor will have new valve spring's running a exhaust brake .I Est it is going to take roughly 6 month's of building to finish it but it's going to be 1 heck of a Truck when done . I will start a build Post when I get going on it here soon. 354 gear's with stock height should be Nice .

 

[MMeier]

How is the ambulance thing coming along ?

 

[Simplysmn]

It should be just about running this weekend and then I will post some Pictures of it . have to finish the dash and install door's then put front sheet metal and run fuel lines and install tank . Can't wait to get that 1 done . I am OVER the Owner if you know what I mean .

 

[RSchwarzli]

First to the OP, no. You cannot run dual AL. I just have been down this road in the last 3 weeks on the crew cab. The stud on the front of the truck with a single AL is not long enough!! lol So out come the studs this past weekend....

For the rear, with a single steel and a AL, it JUST works. Like by two threads. LOL Each of my aluminum wheels are .75" thick. The steels are half that. So picture 4 steel wheels trying to fit onto those studs.....



As for the powder coating: Powder should NOT peel even if chipped. If it does, the surface was not prepped right. I work closely with powder coating as part of my job so I can tell you that of all the stuff I have done, none of it peeled. Hell when I have to get it back off, even sandblasting it to get it off it doesn't peel!! lol I have to basically chisel it off with the sand.

 

[Simplysmn]

If done right you have to burn the powder coating off sand blasting dosn't even touch it .I want to say Oven is 1200 Degree's

 

[mysteryman]

It is the same on Dodge light trucks 93 and down ! Modern alum wheels do not fit well on the old stud centric coined wheel hubs ! The studs are too short for dually's especially ! The fasteners are mickey mouse at best ! Use the stock wheels and center the wheels accordingly as outlined in the TSB that I wrote over 30 years ago ! And NO do not rotate the tires on a dually ! They wear to the curve of the axle housings. Thats right . The axle housings are not straight at all. If they were the tires would wear evenly and not like they do.

Will the wheel studs be long enough???

On big trucks the studs have to changed when going from steel to steel to steel and aluminum, and changed again if going from steel and aluminum to aluminum and aluminum. Aluminum wheels are quite a lot thicker. Again I am talking big trucks.