whteglve
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Has anyone swapped front and rear hubs/axles to be able to use 5th Gen wheels? I'd like to switch over to 6 lug wheels and not have to use spacers.
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You sir are a geniusJust check if the front has the same part # for the spindles and same for the rear. if it matches gen 4s I dont see why it wouldn't work.
Maybee where the wheel speed sensor is might be different. IDK
And no-one makes lightweight wheels in 5x5.5 but they're basically everywhere in 6x5.5. I have my eyse on some Falcon wheels, T2 or T7Subscribing to this...you wouldn't believe how many sets of 6 lug wheels are near me, but I cant use em!
And no-one makes lightweight wheels in 5x5.5 but they're basically everywhere in 6x5.5. I have my eyse on some Falcon wheels, T2 or T7
There is a heavy duty front version for the trucks with the factory 22” wheels I think. They actually beefed it up for those but those parts don’t fit the non 22” wheel version. Saw that somewhere on Facebook? So not 100% sure if it’s correctYou sir are a genius
just checked part number 68329806AA for front right knuckle is listed for both 2011-2018 and 2019+ trucks.
However there is a second part number 2019+ trucks.
In visually looking at the difference in the knuckles (2020+ only part number), it looks like the 2020+ hub should bolt to the 2018- trucks but not the other way around.
Enough for me to buy one from amazon and test! Can return worst case.
Thanks again!
I’m going to see what it takes to go to 6x5.5 or just redrill to 5x5. For me whichever is cheaper is the way I’ll go as the wheels I want are available in both.I know the Chevy 16-18 6 lug hubs will fit the fronts with minor modifications. Not sure if it was 5th gen ram hats or Chevy/gm hats the guy used that I saw do a 6 lug conversion though
Did you ever test the 6 lug hubs on your truck?I’m going to see what it takes to go to 6x5.5 or just redrill to 5x5. For me whichever is cheaper is the way I’ll go as the wheels I want are available in both.
Not yet.Did you ever test the 6 lug hubs on your truck?
Probably. I’m most like going to end up redrilling my stuf to 5x5… the rear axles make it cost prohibitive to got to 6 lug even if the from hubs bolt up.I wonder what it would take to get the 6 lug rear axle shafts into our trucks. The center carrier is the same so the shafts should slide in but the brakes are slightly different. Wonder if we would just need the complete 5th gen rear brake assembly
Update on my side I ended up finding some 5x5.5 17x9 wheels that only weigh 21lbs, so I didn’t go down the redrilling or hub swap route.Probably. I’m most like going to end up redrilling my stuf to 5x5… the rear axles make it cost prohibitive to got to 6 lug even if the from hubs bolt up.
Do you have the link of the spacers that convert the 5 lug to 6 lug?Has anyone swapped front and rear hubs/axles to be able to use 5th Gen wheels? I'd like to switch over to 6 lug wheels and not have to use spacers.