Non hub piloted wheels to hub piloted wheels

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  1. stillwurkin

    stillwurkin Road Train Member

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    Just curious, why do you want to change them out. I know they are a pain but if not working it that much they will do the job. Guess what i mean by that it shouldn't be needing tire replacement very often. A few years back other than spoke, thats all we had.
     
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    Honest truth is i want to keep the 24.5 tall rubbers & i didn’t see an option to buy 24.5 Durabrights. Now i admit highly polished lvl 1’s look way better than Durabrights, but i’d rather not have the hassle
     
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    I hate the thought of inserts. Gawd that’s sooo corny.

    like weird poor kid tryin to hang with the cool kids...he’s there but he just don’t belong lol
     
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    Are those the old style Budds with that funky nut and stud. Those were a pain, and why most went with "unilug" Budds. And yeah, don't do the inserts. I painted mine gray.
     
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    #### bro. if it were that easy haha
     
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    One can dream man lmao
     
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    Those chrome wheels are bad about getting rust streaks where dogs lift their legs on chrome wheels that are parked in one place alot?
     
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    Theres nothing wrong with budds. They center better than hub pilot imo.
     
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    Well, couldn’t be happier. I charged the batteries up & with barely a tap of the key she roared to life. This truck hasn’t been touched in the better part of 3 years. Got her fired up & after letting her run & warm up for a while. I took her for a small ride thru town, at most i put a mile on her. So happy right now. This weekend she is getting a full service. Fresh oil in both rears, trans, motor, new filters, flush radiator, fresh grease throughout. Take the drives off & put on my little utility trailer. New shoes next week. Hoping i don’t find any major mechanical issues this week/weekend. If not i’ll be ordering my interior on Monday. I’ve a long road ahead & this just the beginning, but boy am i stoked about it
     
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