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desertjoe 
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 Topic: wheel adapters,,,,,??
Posted: 24 Feb 2019 at 1:07pm |
Them dang 15" tires are dang near impossible to find anywhere anymore,,,, Does anybody know if anybody makes "adapters" to install like 17" wheels which are very popular now,,where the 15" were,,,??
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steve(ill)
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Posted: 24 Feb 2019 at 1:58pm |
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wheel adaptors are not a real good idea... and they adapt one bolt pattern to another.... You just want larger tires/ wheels.......... What is the bolt pattern and what do the wheels fit on......... Example, an old EXPLORER was 4.5 inch bolt pattern ( circle) and had 15 inch rims.. Now you can buy 16- 17-18 inch for the same truck...... Probably same rimes fit a Taurus and Mustang... Sometime bolt patterns don't change for many years within one manufacturer.
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Posted: 24 Feb 2019 at 2:35pm |
hmm...going taller means you need one of two options 1) a lower profile tire( less rubber), so $$ more and they don't last.....
2) raise the body 2-3 inches or else rub-a-dub-dub...especially when turning tight !!
you could probably go 16s without problems..
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Posted: 24 Feb 2019 at 2:39pm |
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What are you putting these on ? Never heard of a shortage of 15 inch tires ?
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Posted: 24 Feb 2019 at 3:07pm |
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Doug he's near alienville, strange things happen out there, and have ya seen one of them vinegaroons?
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Posted: 24 Feb 2019 at 5:08pm |
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Makes sence now !
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darrel in ND
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Posted: 24 Feb 2019 at 5:09pm |
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Joe, I'll sell you a set of pert in near new 15 inch tires, but you have to take the pickup that they are on and all! It's a 91 ford F 150 that my youngest bought from my dad, then second youngest decided to drive it without engine oil in it. Heck, it might be a good project for ya! Darrel
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Posted: 24 Feb 2019 at 6:06pm |
Joe, you can go as tall as you have the $ for...
I can see you right now, STYLIN!!!
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Posted: 24 Feb 2019 at 6:28pm |
NOW,,,,,,this is my "Cup Of Tea" right here,,,along with similar years of F150's with the race track trim,,,,TOOOoooo Much,,!!! 
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Posted: 24 Feb 2019 at 6:41pm |
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Remember when 16" tires were on most cars - then when I had the 35 Ford it had banjo rims - so we would knock the rivits out and then weld the centers into 15" rims .
Had a bunch of 49/51 Olds 88 - cars and getting a set of 14" rims as those tires were easier to find then 15"
Seems the idea of tire size - tire height - tire width - sure has changed over the years -
even on trucks from 20", 22.5", 24", now the super singles and low profile .
Yet cars now with 20's is the deal or ????
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Posted: 24 Feb 2019 at 8:45pm |
Hey Darrel,,,,You are so Gracious ,,,,,and,,,,,and,,,,I'm plumb speechless (well,,almost),,,what say we meet say in,,,,,,let's just see,,,,how bout Roswell,,,,,,and,,,,and,,,I'd buy supper at the only'ist place George Bush ate dinner in New Mexico,,,YES,,that's it,,,!!!! UMMmm,,,don't forget to get the title,,,,,, 
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Posted: 24 Feb 2019 at 8:51pm |
Chit Dave I tried to post a pic of thet nice lookin LIFTED Grey and blue GMC in those pics you posted but never did copy and paste for some reason,,,,,,THAT is bout as high as I like em but no higher or I need a 5 gallon bucket,,,,,,
Yeah,,Coke they's every size you can think of any more,,,Chit, my son's new F150 came form the factory with 20's,,,,,,,,
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Posted: 24 Feb 2019 at 9:19pm |
Hey Steve,,you just might of cleared it up for me,,,Ya see my 18' trailer has 245 15" tires and last time I went up to the mountains,,I hurt one of the tires and 3 tire shops later,,,I gave up trying to find a 15" tire for replacement,,,new or used,,, everybody carries 17"s . the hubs on trailer are 6 hole with old Chevy bolt pattern. I was told Chevy never made 6 hole wheels in 17" size is why I thought maybe some adapters to bolt onto the 6 hole hubs I got and be able to mount Ford 5 or 6 bolt 17" wheels,,,,,???
The axles on the trailer are mobile home 9000# and I installed "modified" 6 bolt hubs with the Chevy 15" bolt pattern. CHIT,,if I had known bout how scarce the 15" tires are now,,,I might of gone a different route with those new hubs,,,,, OR,,do you know of other mfgrs that use 6 hole wheels in 17" size that fit on the Chevy bolt pattern??
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Posted: 24 Feb 2019 at 9:27pm |
[QUOTE=desertjoe] Chit Dave I tried to post a pic of thet nice lookin LIFTED Grey and blue GMC in those pics you posted but never did copy and paste for some reason,,,,,,THAT is bout as high as I like em but no higher or I need a 5 gallon bucket,,,,,,
Yeah,,Coke they's every size you can think of any more,,,Chit, my son's new F150 came form the factory with 20's,,,,,,,, [/QUOT
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Posted: 24 Feb 2019 at 9:47pm |
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What truck(s) have 24" tires on em? I've been looking for some 24" road tires for my CA.
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Posted: 24 Feb 2019 at 10:30pm |
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Ted army trucks have 24" tires on them
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Posted: 24 Feb 2019 at 10:39pm |
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Joe the information you received about 6 hole Chevy rims is not quite correct. In my 22 years in the tire shop I sold 1 set of 17" tl tires to an old pal of mine who had a 1960's vintage Chevy pickup. But the rims are very narrow, 6 bolt. They were the only ones I saw in all those years. They are there but finding them, well Good luck.
Edited by HD6GTOM - 24 Feb 2019 at 10:40pm
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Posted: 24 Feb 2019 at 11:55pm |
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yhe old Chevy step vans had 6 bolt 17 inch wheels/tires on them, was about '68-'70 vintage. and if'n ya wasn't so cheap, you'd go to the auto parts store and order you sum new factory rims in the size you want!
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Posted: 25 Feb 2019 at 6:04am |
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Toyota 4x4 are 6 bolt. Same storey here trying to find 15” tires and 16’s are just as hard to find. I have a severe dislike for big wheels and small tires.
Used to be able to go buy a used tire for farm equipment or trailer in 15” or 16”. Not today.
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Posted: 25 Feb 2019 at 6:13am |
hay DJ this... Ya see my 18' trailer has 245 15" tires
so really you want TRAILER tires.... (ST series)
dang I can buy 15" trailer tires everywhere,usually 100 canucks tire on a 5 on 4.5 white spoke rim ( old ford bolt pattern ), radials are 150.
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Posted: 25 Feb 2019 at 9:16am |
 shameless dude wrote:
yhe old Chevy step vans had 6 bolt 17 inch wheels/tires on them, was about '68-'70 vintage. and if'n ya wasn't so cheap, you'd go to the auto parts store and order you sum new factory rims in the size you want! |
OUCH, ouch, ouch, OK, Shameless,,,OK,,,I'm thinkin on givin,,,just stop already,,,,!!!! Whew,,he,,,,he,,,he got him a wicked sharp one this mornin,,don't he,,,?? UMMmmm,,,hey,,!! you gots one of them vans you ain't usin,,???
Hey Thad,,I know a guy that has a 1995 Toyota 4X4,,I'll go check his wheels Think I'll spend a couple of hours at my favorite junk yard,,,lookin and measurin,,
Hey Jay,,,so THATS what happened to all our 15" tires,,,somebody gathered them up and shipped em north,,,but for why,,??? Anyway,,I'm getting away from them dang 15" tires and goin with something you can find when you blow a tire away from the beaten path,,,,
Edited by desertjoe - 25 Feb 2019 at 9:20am
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Posted: 25 Feb 2019 at 9:40am |
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hmm.. if you use whatever rims/tires are on the PULLING vehicle you'll always have one extra spare !
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Posted: 25 Feb 2019 at 12:49pm |
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I have a homemade trailer with trailer house axles and I put white spoke 4x4 rims on it with 31 x10.50 x 15lt tires. You can buy those tires new at farm and fleet last time I checked.
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Posted: 25 Feb 2019 at 12:50pm |
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My 18" flatbed double L trailer used same wheels/tires as my 85 F-150 truck. I never carried a spare, still don't! Couldn't change one on the road anyway so why drag around all that extra weight! lol!! thanks; ac fleet
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Posted: 25 Feb 2019 at 1:25pm |
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look at GOOGLE.. it looks like around 1990 Chevy started making 16 inch rims in addition to 15 inch... but 2000 it looks like MOST 1/2 ton trucks had the 16 inch 6 bolt rims... I "THINK" these a 6 bolt on 139.7 mm circle ............ should be about any 1/2 ton truck in the yard would have these 16 inch ??
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Posted: 25 Feb 2019 at 1:39pm |
I think the CHEVY is 5.5 inch ( or 139.7 mm) ......... that seems to be a standard on many trucks.. 6 X 5.5 Bolt Pattern Measurement and Specifications The 6 X 5.5 Bolt Pattern or Pitch Circle Diameter (PCD) is made up of the stud count (6) and the bolt circle measurement (5.5), the notional circle determined by the center position of the studs.
How To Measure 6 Lug Bolt Patterns Measure 6 lug wheel bolt patterns from center to center distance between two studs that are across the hub from each other. This measurement is your bolt pattern diameter. Learn more about wheel dimensions.
The 6 X 5.5 bolt pattern is common to TOYOTA, NISSAN, ISUZU, MITSUBISHI, MAZDA, INFINITI, LEXUS, DODGE, HONDA, JEEP and other vehicles. |
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Posted: 25 Feb 2019 at 2:08pm |
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I think its funny how when you go to a tire shop and they say a certain size is not a common size, but it just depends on the customers they cater to. Like 11 x 24.5 semi tires some places don't carry them but they are used on alot of hopper bottom trailers. Or narrow tractor tires or wide, some places specialize in them. Years ago a friend wanted tall narrow mud tires to put on a 4 wheel drive truck for spraying but the local tire shop said they couldn't get any he just had to look a little further then the local shop.
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Posted: 25 Feb 2019 at 7:54pm |
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Tire shops around here carry the 15" trailer rated tires, I don't think their all that costly at around $80 each for NEW ones.oh yea...10 ply rated....
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Posted: 26 Feb 2019 at 5:11am |
Michael V (NM) wrote:
Tire shops around here carry the 15" trailer rated tires, I don't think their all that costly at around $80 each for NEW ones.oh yea...10 ply rated.... |
Yes Michael ours do to but but guys like Joe and I ain’t lookin to spend $80 on a tar we’re lookin to spend $15 😂
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Posted: 26 Feb 2019 at 7:16am |
shameless dude wrote:
yhe old Chevy step vans had 6 bolt 17 inch wheels/tires on them, was about '68-'70 vintage. and if'n ya wasn't so cheap, you'd go to the auto parts store and order you sum new factory rims in the size you want! |
Shameless, why does it not surprise me that you had a van.....? Did it look something like this: Wild paint job with passionate pink stripes, big ole wide drag slicks on the back and skinny lil tire up front, couple of moon roofs, bubble windows on the sides, 3 inch shag carpet on the inside walls, huge speaker boxes in it, with a gi-normous amp, and a waterbed on the floor. Oh, and bullet hole in it from Dad's who didn't think that you had ought to be picking up their daughters for a date in such a rig. Darrel
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