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RockTonka · 06-28-2010, 12:16 AM

Our next hurdle is finding some of the elusive 19.5" P30/35 8-lug wheels to adapt over to tubeless radials...if they fit. Lots of opinions there! I really prefer the look of the stock 18 inchers, but the cost/trouble of the bias plys are not worth it.
We will chip away at the leaks and rattles, but don't have a solid direction yet. I would like to keep it as stock as possible and just play with it like that, but the urge to mod it is strong.
If issues with the drivetrain (brakes, clutch, axle, engine, and whatnot) become overwhelming then a later model transplant would make some sense. We also have a tranny/transfer case/front axle from a 4x4 61 GMC that would be somewhat period correct and might basically bolt -in.
We don't know where this will take us, but the journey is the funnest part.

06-28-2010, 12:16 AM	#10
RockTonka Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 1,510	Re: 1958 Apache 38 Dually Dump Project Our next hurdle is finding some of the elusive 19.5" P30/35 8-lug wheels to adapt over to tubeless radials...if they fit. Lots of opinions there! I really prefer the look of the stock 18 inchers, but the cost/trouble of the bias plys are not worth it. We will chip away at the leaks and rattles, but don't have a solid direction yet. I would like to keep it as stock as possible and just play with it like that, but the urge to mod it is strong. If issues with the drivetrain (brakes, clutch, axle, engine, and whatnot) become overwhelming then a later model transplant would make some sense. We also have a tranny/transfer case/front axle from a 4x4 61 GMC that would be somewhat period correct and might basically bolt -in. We don't know where this will take us, but the journey is the funnest part.