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5 ton aluminum rims

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162tcat

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I ran the 24.5's off my 97 Mack Ch613 and they fit fine. I now run HEMTT rims. You should have no issue finding commercial rims that fit.
 

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Any standard bud rim will fit buy all you want.[/QUOTE

"Budd" is just a generic term describing the style of the wheel. There is basically 2 styles, Budd and Dayton. Dayton has the 5 spoke cast hub. Budd is designed just like a wheel on a car or pickup.
I most definitely don't want a Dayton style rim, so that leaves me with the normal wheel everyone has, Budd.
BUT..... I am not able to find aluminum rims that have the right bolt pattern and center hole to fit the 5 ton Rockwell axles. Also, they would have to be the right offset.
Wrong Budd is not a generic term for wheels, it is a stud centric wheel invented by the Budd corporation and the standard 10 bolt pattern on 95% of all over the road trucks built before 1990 will fit on the 5 ton Rockwell axle. The hub centric wheel is a later adaptation of the Budd that was probably used to get around the patents that Budd should own. The Dayton is not a type of Budd and is never called a Budd.
As has been pointed out by many post since mine if there is anything different on a stud centric wheel it will be the center hole which is going to be the same size on most. I am not going to say you won't ever find a wheel that won't fit but I doubt you will. Just look for the chamfered lug holes.
 

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Wrong Budd is not a generic term for wheels, it is a stud centric wheel invented by the Budd corporation and the standard 10 bolt pattern on 95% of all over the road trucks built before 1990 will fit on the 5 ton Rockwell axle. The hub centric wheel is a later adaptation of the Budd that was probably used to get around the patents that Budd should own. The Dayton is not a type of Budd and is never called a Budd.
As has been pointed out by many post since mine if there is anything different on a stud centric wheel it will be the center hole which is going to be the same size on most. I am not going to say you won't ever find a wheel that won't fit but I doubt you will. Just look for the chamfered lug holes.
Hmmm, take a look at your original post....just simply rude! Not helpful! Everyone since that post has been helpful. I'm not some punk kid that doesn't know anything.
I know "Budd" was originally any company, but that was long ago, and nowadays, Budd is a generic term, kinda like "vise-grip". Also, I never said a Dayton is a type of Budd.
Maybe next time before you post on someone's thread, you might realize they are just looking for information and leave your rude attitude behind.
 

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Also be advised that aluminum wheels are much "thicker" at the bolt pattern section of the disk...you will need to install longer wheel studs to mount these wheels.
Regards, Bob
 
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