leeboy

I got a real good deal on a nice aluminum set of rims and tires for my truck. He said they were off his 2001 , so i figured they would fit. The bold pattern is correct, but the offset is a bit different. So, it seems like it is getting hung up on the brake drum and wont let me slide the wheel on all the way. Am i re-selling these or is there a trick?

2nd question, would rims off a 93 fit my 99?

SIXSLUG

Your drums are too large to clear the disc brake era wheels.

You can turn a 1/4" off the outside of your rear drums to make them fit.

The wheels you have are spec'd for a 2001.5, which is the supposed time the rear disc brakes became standard.

All year wheels previous to 2001.5 (non aluminum style) will fit and cross over...

However the good news is the 2003 and up 17" wheels will clear your drums. I got mine for $50 each at les Schwab.

leeboy

Thanks for the reply Slugg.....Good info. So everything above 2001.5 and above, no matter what make ( ford or chev) wont fit, correct?

oldkimmer

............my alum wheels off my 01 [built 08/00]fit on a 98 when i went to 17s......kim...........

Shovelhead

The issue is caused by the '99 having drum rear brakes and the 2000 and up having disc rear brakes.

leeboy

Thanks gang, i totally understand. How difficult or "expensive" would it be to turn down the drums? Or is turning down the drums the last resort a guy would go?

SIXSLUG

Quite a few have done it, as I have read on these forums...maybe search 'turning down drums' or something like that. A small shop will probably do it for you, but the bigger ones seem to worry about getting sued so they can barely do anything custom anymore...

In 99 when Ford went to the Superduty they changed the bolt pattern for their wheels, so Ford wheels will not fit either Dodges or Chevy. IIRC Chevy has also changed their's now. Hummer wheels will fit the Dodge pattern though, and look pretty good on a 2nd gen.

whiskers

You may clear the drums with spacers. I have to use 1/4" spacers on my '98 to clear some custom aluminum wheels.

leeboy

I cant use spacers, The rim wont even go on far enough to even catch a thread before it hits the drum, the offset is causing this i think

bigfish95971

I went to the 17 off of rhew newer ones in 04, they will fit and tires are easier to find in 17's now that everybody is using them stock.

Dane

The switch was mid year 2001 models which were delivered in 2000, so it can be confusing

My 2001 was ordered in December of 1999 and delivered to the dealer in March of 2000. Around summer or fall of 2000 the 2001 trucks started showing up with rear disc brakes.

So... Early 2001 rims will fit drum rears, later 2001's will not. Does anyone know how to identify late 2001 rims from early 2001 rims?

AggieJustin

Actually, that's not even 100%. I have an early 2001 with drum brakes on the rear, but my rims would not fit over the drum brakes on an earlier model truck when I sold them. There was apparently a minor size difference between the earlier trucks and the later models with drums.

Dane

Aye Carumba!

bigfish95971

I am pretty sure we did not have aluminum wheels until they came available on the 2001.5 when the rear disc brakes came out at the sametime. they will not fit over the Drums. That is why I went to the 17. Both they and the tires are easier to find now.

Redlinear

I've never seen any differences in the wheels.
The only drums I've ever seen that caused problems were "finned" drums.
Finned drums were used from 94-99 from what I've seen.
Drums without fins were 00 and early 01.
Clearance can be had with an electric handheld grinder by simply grinding down the fins until the wheel will fit.
While not the most "accurate" method, it does work, and I've never experienced a balance issue. Probably because it's so close to the hub.