hey yall...

I know 2001 aluminum rims dont fit on a 98 year 3/4 dodge.

cant they be fit somehow??? grinding or milling the rear drum down a bit.

we just put one rim on the front end, seems to work,

but how on the rear?

thx a lot guys

 

You would probably have to mill the rear drums, or just get some 3rd Gen wheels. I have a pic in my gallery.

 

late model 2000-2001 rear drums swap onto the earlier rear ends iirc the shoes are the same and ther are no fins and the wheels you are talking about then should fit. we did something to that effect for my buddys 97 and got my 02 wheels to fit him

 

I just pulled the drums and took them to a machine shop. I had them take about 3/16" off the lip of the drum. Its a close fit but it works. I have about 1/16" or so of clearance. My truck is a 1997 and the wheels are from a 2001.

 

Thank you guys... thats all i wanted to know.

the rims i could have, where a little to scratched, so whenever i find another good deal on those aluminum rims, i think they shouold look better on my 98 12valve:

 

ok this thread is old, i did the swap!

but now i ight do another swap, doe the 2001 rims fit on a 97 4x4?

ive been told they dont fit on the front of a 4x4. true?
thanks!!

 

Yes they do. The outer lip on the rear drums need to shaved a bit. They fit the front of mine fine.

 

i use the seventeens of the now trucks and now i CAN BUY TAKEOFFS AGAIN CHEAP

 

where do you buy takeoffs cheap? local dealer?

 

Thanks a lot!!!

 

just get a set ot the newer 17" takeoffs
Jim

 

To fit them on my 98 I had to "clearance" the spindle area by the tie rods and the drag link. The rears also had to be machined down.

 

He could do that, but he may be like me and have the opinion that the newer 17's are much uglier than just about any other factory wheel when mounted on a 2nd gen. To me something about them just doesn't look right on our trucks. The aluminum wheels though are sweeeeet.

 

hi
i put 06 x 17 alu on rear of my 98 by removing the old wheel and installing the new wheel with the 06 lug nuts which are real nice . no issues

ps what is the proper torque for the 06 alu wheels ? i used 85 lb ????

 

Charles, ask one of the local dealers who puts the rims on for them, as it is usually the shop that does the swap that keeps them, around here at least.

You still running the same BFGs?