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Old Feb 15, 2010 | 12:01 AM
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i have been told that chevy and dodge have the same wheel bolt pattern. is this true with even the newer stuff years? i think last i heard chev was 8 on 6.5" is this the same?
 
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Old Feb 15, 2010 | 12:04 AM
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Chevy's, Dodge's, and older ford's are all 8x6.5", however the chevy's use a smalled hub hole so some machineing is neccessary to fit on dodges.
 
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Old Feb 15, 2010 | 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by dieseldocter16
Chevy's, Dodge's, and older ford's are all 8x6.5", however the chevy's use a smalled hub hole so some machineing is neccessary to fit on dodges.
 
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Old Feb 15, 2010 | 11:29 AM
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so if i were to sell a set of wheels for my 2002 chev they would not fit on a 2002 dodge? or were you just refering to the older trucks not fitting?
 
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Old Feb 15, 2010 | 12:26 PM
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stock chevy wheels need to be achined out like 1/16 of an inch all the way around to fit the dodge
 
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Old Feb 15, 2010 | 12:33 PM
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who would run chev wheels on a dodge?
 
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 12:25 AM
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if i end up doing a SFA on my truck i would try and use a dodge axle, thats why i was checking.
 
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 09:35 AM
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who would run chevy wheels on a dodge?

that would be me haha, just cuz i like how the wheels look. but yeah i had to machine out the rim so my hubs would fit thru
 
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by cfarley0210
if i end up doing a SFA on my truck i would try and use a dodge axle, thats why i was checking.
why a dodge
 
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Old Feb 19, 2010 | 12:38 AM
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because they dont have hubs and i really like there set up they have. and if i do a 4 link it will be set up for the coils already.
 
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