17.5-inch 3/4-ton wheels? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Brad54 · 02-23-2020, 10:33 PM

I found a set of 17.5-inch 3/4 ton wheels this weekend. Are they worth getting?

**mongocanfly** · 02-23-2020, 10:48 PM

no....you cant find but one bias ply tire for them...
I have a set of 17.5s for a IH...some people in the IH world send them off and have new 17 or 18 in bands welded to the centers because of the IH 6 lug 7-1/2" bolt pattern

oem4me · 02-23-2020, 11:04 PM

They are absolutely worth getting. They were standard issue wheels then but are increasingly hard to find today. These are the single piece wheels for tubeless tires we are talking about, correct? Modern tires are easy enough to find in that size, and any tire store can mount them, unlike many of the multi-piece wheels that were offered as heavy duty options back in the day.
If you don't want them, I would appreciate you passing the info on to me, as i could use another set.

**mongocanfly** · 02-24-2020, 01:35 AM

not to argue , but if you know where there are easy to find 17.5 tires, you had more luck than I did..i could only find one place that still had them and they were bias ply street tires

factorystock · 02-24-2020, 11:09 PM

A visual for correct '60-'66 pickup 17.5".

Brad54 · 02-25-2020, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by factorystock

A visual for correct '60-'66 pickup 17.5".

Yup, that's what it looked like. There was at least one dog-dish hubcap on the truck, too... didn't walk to the other side to look. Time-crunch, recon trip.

**DPowers** · 04-29-2021, 09:28 AM

I just ordered 235/75/17.5 from Walmart. Westlake brand.

**aotte1** · 04-29-2021, 02:32 PM

Agree 17.5 tires are available. Toyo for example sells them too.

Killer Bee · 04-29-2021, 03:03 PM

we have 17.5" wheels on both hino and isuzu trucks at work..

never heard any issues from my tire repairer keeping tires in stock..

Killer Bee · 04-29-2021, 04:51 PM

just happened to be parked next to a hino fb today

michelins up front and yokohamas in the rear

02-23-2020, 10:33 PM	#1
Brad54 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Athens, Georgia Posts: 1,458	17.5-inch 3/4-ton wheels? I found a set of 17.5-inch 3/4 ton wheels this weekend. Are they worth getting? __________________ '61 Suburban daily driver: off the road due to 180-pound 8-pt buck! '62 K-10 long-step project '61 C30 Camper, aka "Valdez" There's no cool like Old School

02-23-2020, 10:48 PM	#2
mongocanfly Post Whore Join Date: May 2015 Location: Alabama Posts: 14,671	Re: 17.5-inch 3/4-ton wheels? no....you cant find but one bias ply tire for them... I have a set of 17.5s for a IH...some people in the IH world send them off and have new 17 or 18 in bands welded to the centers because of the IH 6 lug 7-1/2" bolt pattern __________________ Mongo...aka Greg RIP Dad RIP Jesse 1981 C30 LQ9 NV4500..http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=753598 Mongos AD- LS3 TR6060...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...34#post8522334 Columbus..the 1957 IH 4x4...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...63#post8082563 2023 Chevy Z71..daily driver

02-23-2020, 11:04 PM	#3
oem4me Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Burbank CA Posts: 3,055	Re: 17.5-inch 3/4-ton wheels? They are absolutely worth getting. They were standard issue wheels then but are increasingly hard to find today. These are the single piece wheels for tubeless tires we are talking about, correct? Modern tires are easy enough to find in that size, and any tire store can mount them, unlike many of the multi-piece wheels that were offered as heavy duty options back in the day. If you don't want them, I would appreciate you passing the info on to me, as i could use another set.

02-24-2020, 01:35 AM	#4
mongocanfly Post Whore Join Date: May 2015 Location: Alabama Posts: 14,671	Re: 17.5-inch 3/4-ton wheels? not to argue , but if you know where there are easy to find 17.5 tires, you had more luck than I did..i could only find one place that still had them and they were bias ply street tires __________________ Mongo...aka Greg RIP Dad RIP Jesse 1981 C30 LQ9 NV4500..http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=753598 Mongos AD- LS3 TR6060...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...34#post8522334 Columbus..the 1957 IH 4x4...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...63#post8082563 2023 Chevy Z71..daily driver

02-24-2020, 11:09 PM	#5
factorystock Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: west coast Posts: 3,396	Re: 17.5-inch 3/4-ton wheels? A visual for correct '60-'66 pickup 17.5". Attached Images

04-29-2021, 09:28 AM	#7
DPowers One foot in front of the other Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Parrottsville, TN Posts: 5,443	Re: 17.5-inch 3/4-ton wheels? I just ordered 235/75/17.5 from Walmart. Westlake brand. __________________ DP's 66 Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=361556

04-29-2021, 02:32 PM	#8
aotte1 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: lousiville Ky Posts: 2,645	Re: 17.5-inch 3/4-ton wheels? Agree 17.5 tires are available. Toyo for example sells them too.

04-29-2021, 03:03 PM	#9
Killer Bee Registered User Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Barber City, CA Posts: 4,813	Re: 17.5-inch 3/4-ton wheels? we have 17.5" wheels on both hino and isuzu trucks at work.. never heard any issues from my tire repairer keeping tires in stock.. __________________ *I started out with nothing - and I still have most of it*

04-29-2021, 04:51 PM	#10
Killer Bee Registered User Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Barber City, CA Posts: 4,813	Re: 17.5-inch 3/4-ton wheels? just happened to be parked next to a hino fb today michelins up front and yokohamas in the rear __________________ *I started out with nothing - and I still have most of it*

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