Which dealer is right about 19.5" wheels?

[DHayden]

One manufacturer sells adapter's and 19. 5" wheels, they come with 2 steel inner rims and 4 alluminum. They say something obout the thickness of the alluminum throws of the centering so if you use inner alluminum wheels the outer wheels won't be correctly centered.



The other manufacturer also uses adapters but sell 6 alluminum wheels for the same price as the one that sells 4 alluminum and 2 steel wheels.



Rickson doesnt use adapters, they sell 2 steel rims in their package and are basically the same price as the other 2 above.



The first 2 say Rickson type wheel's are not safe, the only thing I can see as a downside is that if you happened to break a Rickson it is not easily replaceable in a hurry. What do you all think? I know the wheels are hubsintric, does the first guy have a point? I would rather go with 6 alluminum wheels for the same price and save on weight.

 

[Jeff Clark]

I'm running 6 aluminum wheels with the adaptor (Dual Designs) and my rears stick out about an 1" and a half. Not really a problem.

 

[DHayden]

I can't believe there arent more peaple with experience's to share on this subject. The guy I talked to didnt make it seem like a "tire stick out" issue, he made it seem like a safety issue with the wheels not being properly centered on the hub.

 

[Beast2B]

I'm looking into this swap for my 2500. I think the main difference is the stud length. Without adapters, you're limited as to how much wheel thickness you can have. The adapter allows the use of medium duty bolt pattern and studs, therefore you can safely use dual aluminum wheels.

 

[Jeff Clark]

I've heard people say that you can't use two aluminum wheels on the back because the studs weren't long enough, but I ran dual aluminum wheels (16" Alcoas) on the back of my 98 before going to 19. 5's. I had plenty of stud length. If you are running adaptors, most come with long enough studs for dual aluminum wheels. If not, find some that do.



There's more people on here running the Rickson set-up than anything else, and I've never heard on one problem arising from them. I would run them, but I prefer the look of the larger bolt pattern.

 

[Mark_Kendrick]

I've done a lot of research on the subject and I'll be using adapters and 6 aluminum wheels. If you damage a wheel any truck tire shop can supply you with parts.



With 19. 5" on 8x6. 5"s from Rickson you're screwed if rickson ever goes out of business.



MY other truck ('69 d500 Crew Cab) is gonna have 10 lug Hydraulic brake axles . . no adapters needed