Finding the Wheel - 17" 8 Lug Poverty

[tgdoumit]

i am not having much luck finding something similar to this in 17".
wheel vintique is one place i looked and several others. anyone have any good leads? thanks!

[mongocanfly]

16s are plentiful in wheels like those. .not finding it in 17...any reason a 16 wouldn't work?

closest thing I could find was a dodge 17in...

[tgdoumit]

Originally Posted by mongocanfly

16s are plentiful in wheels like those. .not finding it in 17...any reason a 16 wouldn't work?

closest thing I could find was a dodge 17in...

I want the bigger wheel for two reasons. I have new tires off my last truck and I like the idea of more room for brake options. Neither of my axles are gm.
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[andrewmp6]

Cragar makes a soft 8 and d window n 17s and 8 lug.And what are the axles from ?Because there is 2 different 8 lug patterns and if its a 4x4 the hub bore size can very from brands like ford chevy and dodge use different sizes.

[tgdoumit]

1978 Ford hp Dana 60 and 1996 Dana 80. Not interested in soft 8's or d holes. The 60 will be restudded to match the larger 80 studs too.
I like the classic look, aftermarket wheel not so much.
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[andrewmp6]

If you want steel 17s that look factory those dodge rims are it in your lug pattern,If you want alloy there the h2 rims,Or a set like these http://www.ebay.com/itm/CHEVY-4X4-SR...NYyGlL&vxp=mtr If you changed it over to the metric lug pattern your options go a lot bigger for oem rims from the big 3.

[mcmlxix]

check with
http://www.stocktonwheel.com/heavy_duty.html

[tgdoumit]

Originally Posted by mcmlxix

check with
http://www.stocktonwheel.com/heavy_duty.html

Sending Stockton an email. Thanks!
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[jocko]

Good Lord avoid Stockton.. I had a horrible experience with them.

[tgdoumit]

Originally Posted by jocko

Good Lord avoid Stockton.. I had a horrible experience with them.

What happened?
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[sweetk30]

here is what i did for stock look with my newer twist to it .

black d-window rims . blasted and redone white .

conversion lug nuts to hold black plastic nut covers . these hold drw rear center caps from 88-98 body style trucks .

granted i did 16x10 rims . . . but same ideas . and 1 old gm orignal for refrence of my idea/ twist on it .

[tgdoumit]

Those turned out nice. I've only seen em in black before.
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[mongocanfly]

those turned out nice sweetk...

[sweetk30]

Originally Posted by tgdoumit

Those turned out nice. I've only seen em in black before.
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i hate the black rim faze . . . why they went white brand new out of the box from black .

[v30crewcab]

I've talked to wheel vintiques on the phone about 17" wheels.they are not real interested in making them. I'm wondering if we started a thread here about it and got a bunch of people that wanted them, if they might start building them? I would love a set on my crewcab, and my 76 pathfinder van.

[obijuan]

stockton quoted about 1200 for a set of four 17 inch wheels to accept my k30 hub caps.
they take a 16" wheel center then a 17" barrel. make a ring spacer and weld the three pieces together. seems like a pain in the ass to make yourself so the price isnt far out of line for specialty work.

[obijuan]

For what it's worth, Stockton just delivered a set of wheels after 3 weeks. Exactly how long they told me it would take.

[Dieselwrencher]

Originally Posted by obijuan

For what it's worth, Stockton just delivered a set of wheels after 3 weeks. Exactly how long they told me it would take.

Did you get the 17s? I called a while ago and they wouldn't even give me a quote and said they wouldn't make them. I plan to use the dodge steel 17" wheels if I ever get to working on the truck again.

[v30crewcab]

I would rather get detroits 18" wheels, than stockton. 1K for a set and you can get clips to run hubcabs on them.

[andrewmp6]

He has a 4x4 would those Detroit rims have a hub bore big enough ?

[obijuan]

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Did you get the 17s? I called a while ago and they wouldn't even give me a quote and said they wouldn't make them. I plan to use the dodge steel 17" wheels if I ever get to working on the truck again.

No these were for a customer at the shop. Not my wheels unfortunately

[jocko]

Originally Posted by tgdoumit

What happened?
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Sorry slow reply. Ordered pc'ed vette rally wheels from them a logn time ago - they arrived flashed over with surface rust in a lot of areas (yes, I had the same reaction...) and, somehow, that was my fault(!) The issue was they hadn't fully pc'ed properly and all the freshly blasted areas that didn't receive the pc were rusted - was almost like the wheels just got a cursory shot and there were a lot of missed spots, especially at the wheel/center joint. Several back and forth shippings and they never really corrected the issue - I ended up treating and touching up with paint. It was just shoddy work to begin with and horrible customer service after the fact.