Swapping rims? 2 piece lug nuts to 1 piece lug nuts?

Budd wheels switching to unimount will take new hubs with studs and lug nuts. Most likely will need drums too.

 

Might as well get the whole hub kit, with races already installed and new bearings. And the Longer studs for aluminum rims. Will be nice anyway, all new seals and bearings, on such an old Truck. Good peace of mind. Slap on new brakes while you’re at it. I’m guessing $1200 at least for all 6. Plus brake shoes. Probably more. I’d call around for prices. Lot of different pricing out there.

 

Your right.....

Conmet come loaded and even have the seal in them, ready to bolt on. If its a high mileage truck the bearings proly look like crap anyhow.

 

I swapped it all on my 92 Volvo before I put it on the road. I hada salvage truck with hub pilot hubs on it, so I just swapped it all.

Can be tough to find Budd wheels, even nuts and thimbles anymore.

 

You desribed it fine,

You have Old school Budd wheels which are stud pilot or stud centered wheels. To upgrade you need to change hubs to change to Hub piloted wheels with the washered single nut.

 

Yes.

Also, @Ezrider_48501 has a series on YouTube rebuilding an old Pete. There's a video where he swaps from stud pilot to hub pilot. (what you want to do) So you can get a good idea of what you're looking at. It's not hard. If you're tooled out good enough to change a wheel seal, you can do the swap.