tire and rim problem

[greg]

just put new 31x10.5 on stock 73 40 rims narrow rims make tires look way to skinny,i really want to keep stock rimsand hubcaps,any aftermarket wheels that can use stock hubcaps but with wider rim width whats my options?

 

[dd113]

No. Stock wheels are 6" wide (maybe 7") and both are OK to run 10.50s. Consider a 33 9.50 for a stock look but added height.

 

[NJFJ40]

Buy my widened stock rims (with proper backspacing and hub cap clips). I got them widened to 8.5" and then blasted and powder-coated factory gray. I have 5 of them and they were done 1 yr ago and have about 300 miles on them.

PM me if interested. They weren't cheap to do so don't expect a cheap price (though I will probably lose money based on what I put into them). I plan to go stock width with 33x9.5 as Dave suggests above.

AndrewT

 

[NJFJ40]

Widened Stock Wheels

Here is what they can look like if you use widened stock rims.

That ugly white in the seams on the first pic is the sealer I used to prevent rust in those tiny crevices. I covered it with paint (mathing the powder-coat) after the sealer set up.

AndrewT

 

[NJFJ40]

Poser shot in the driveway with rims and caps on my 02/80 40.

AndrewT

 

[Jukelemon]

Both sets of stock wheels on my 76 and 77 are 5.5" wide. I am not sure when the option of 6" or the standardization of 6" came into play. Many will say run 10.50 tires on stock wheels BUT two issues exist 1-Try and find a shop that will mount them (most if not all will not) and 2-you have to run a lower tire pressure so the tread pattern is fully on the surface as opposed to arched.

 

[Landpimp]

stock hub cap style wheels are all 5.5" wide. in 81 when the white spokes and chrome spokes came out they were 6" wide.