3rd Gen Ram 2500 17" steel wheels on a Square?

[Jake_S]

I did a quick search on the net and the forum, but I couldn't find what I was looking for.

Has anyone used Dodge 3rd Gen 8 lug steel wheels on a square? I can pick up two sets of steel wheels with tires for $275 here http://charlotte.craigslist.org/pts/4283358070.html

Thanks,
Jake

 

[Jake_S]

Well, the guy is desperate to sell the wheels and tires, so I'm getting the Dodge 17x7.5 wheels with 245/75/17 and a set of 265/70/16 michelins for $250. If the dodge wheels do not fit, or look "right", I'll just slap my stock 16's back on it

Jake

 

[bucket]

Ive seen the chrome ones from the previous body style, it looks pretty good. Only thing I don't like about them is a lack of a safety bead, the tires lose a seal very easy and they can be a pain to air up if they go flat for whatever reason. It looks like those 17's may also lack a safety bead, but it's hard to tell in the pictures.

 

[Jake_S]

I did not get the wheels. The furnace decided to crap out right before a cold snap hits, so wheels will have to wait.

I believe the only wheels that did not have a safety bead was the 16.5". I know the aluminum 17's used on Rams have a safety bead.

Jake

 

[bucket]

I believe the only wheels that did not have a safety bead was the 16.5".

That's what I thought too, till my brother in law's Dodge got a flat in my driveway one day. His has the chrome 8 lug 16's, the factory ones.