I think they are put back on with super glue or something. Is it ok to use a slide hammer? The wheels are the stock steel.

 

Never tried it with stuck wheels but it works excellent with brake drums.

Put the rear end on jack stands and with the lug nuts on loosely start the truck, run the rpms up a bit and slam on the brakes in forward and reverse.

 

or just loosen them and drive back and forth till they free up. they are hub centrick so it should not hurt anything. i have hit the tire with a 20 pound sledge before to free them up on a chevy.

 

Thought of both ideas but was afraid to snap lugs off. I'll try it on the remaining side. I managed to get one side off by wrapping a 40lb tow chain around a pipe and yanking back on it like a slide hammer. It worked but I don't want to damage the wheels.
Thanks for the replies.

 

Before reinstalling them,
Knock the rust off with a piece of steel wool or sandpaper, the LIGHTLY coat the mating surfaces with Anti-Seize compound.
I also use just a dab on each wheel stud before spinning the lugnutz back on.

 

Just make sure you hit the wheel stud with the Anti-Seize and not the lugnutz.

 

A 2x4 or a piece of pipe pipe works for Me between the rims.

 

Haha, I tried that. I broke the 2x4 in half. I live in upstate NY we have very salty roads out here in the winter. The wheels just weld together with rust. I worked on the right side for about a hour and a half before I thought of the hilbilly slide hammer thing with the pipe and chain.

 

your not going to break th studs, soak em down and break em loose. i would try the loosen lug nuts and move the truck back and forth trick. i'm not saying back them off a half inch, just saying loosen them.

 

After jacking the truck up & removing the lugs, have an assistant pry between the wheels (on the rims, not the tires) with the typical 6' long spud bar, while you tap the rim where it meets the tire with a sledge hammer, 180 degrees opposite from where the assistant is prying. It should pop off easily. When the outer wheel is off, repeat the procedure again, this time prying between the brake drum & the rim. If you have rear rotors, you're just screwed !! on the inner one for prying & will have to tap the rim on opposite sides 180* apart till it comes loose. Hit it hard enough to break it loose, but be careful not to bend the wheel lip. A chunk of 2x4 held against the lip when sledging will protect the rim from being damaged by the sledge. Just an old trick I learned years ago............Tom