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Old 07-17-2012, 03:19 PM
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Help.Are these widowmakers?

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Old 07-17-2012, 03:22 PM
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No, Goodyear locking ring style rims. The split in the ring identifies them as Goodyear. Stu
 
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Old 07-17-2012, 03:28 PM
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thanks Stu.
I got lucky I guess.
Do you know if the tires are tubless?Or Can I get tubless tires for them?

BTW My uncle has 2 international trucks with the same style wheels if anyone is interested I could take a look at them,The truck might get scrapped so I will save the wheels if they do.
 
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Old 07-17-2012, 04:12 PM
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Tube type. The only tubeless tires will be those in the 1/2" sizes, i.e. 17.5", 19.5", and 22.5". Any even inch size on the big trucks will be tube type. IH trucks seem to have been much less exposed to the widow maker rims than Ford and Chevy. IHs are good sources of replacement wheels. Stu
 
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Those lockrings look to be in pretty decent shape. (at least not super rusty from the outside)
If you can save them from going to China good for ya, but seems those lockrings are hard to sell and expensive to ship? may be different in different area's ?
now if those other trucks have 22.5" wheels for sure save them, I stopped by the local tear apart here today on my lunch and rolled out 1 5 lug 22.5" tubeless wheel. cost me $24 it was on a 58 Ford the other 5 were lockrings so didn't bother.

 
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Originally Posted by truckdog62563
Tube type. The only tubeless tires will be those in the 1/2" sizes, i.e. 17.5", 19.5", and 22.5". Any even inch size on the big trucks will be tube type. IH trucks seem to have been much less exposed to the widow maker rims than Ford and Chevy. IHs are good sources of replacement wheels. Stu
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Those lockrings look to be in pretty decent shape. (at least not super rusty from the outside)
If you can save them from going to China good for ya, but seems those lockrings are hard to sell and expensive to ship? may be different in different area's ?
now if those other trucks have 22.5" wheels for sure save them, I stopped by the local tear apart here today on my lunch and rolled out 1 5 lug 22.5" tubeless wheel. cost me $24 it was on a 58 Ford the other 5 were lockrings so didn't bother.

Hey Josh.
These came with my 1960 Dodge short bus,so Im keeping them unless I do an axle swap.
 
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Old 07-17-2012, 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by iwanaflattie
Thanks Stu.

Hey Josh.
These came with my 1960 Dodge short bus,so Im keeping them unless I do an axle swap.
I thought all buses were short until I got outside of Utah that was the first time I started seeing regular ones!
 
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