Factory wheels with positive offset.. or maybe negative offset on a dually? Good?

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So I have 2 wheels, 16 inch I believe, that appear to be the front wheels on a dually truck that cone over the brakes and have little wheel past the hub, or maybe they are the exterior wheels on a dually.. Im thinking they are stock but I have no idea. I might have more than 2, but one currently has a tire mounted while one is empty rim. I can post a pic in the morning, but it looks like this
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Its that, but rusty/white.
Are they worth anything, or do they have a good use? Is there something more heavy duty about them?
Would there be an advantage to using that wheel instead of 3/4 ton 8 lug

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such as mine. I guess I dont know what purpose they serve besides rotational ability front to back/back to front
 

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So I have 2 wheels, 16 inch I believe, that appear to be the front wheels on a dually truck that cone over the brakes and have little wheel past the hub, or maybe they are the exterior wheels on a dually.. Im thinking they are stock but I have no idea. I might have more than 2, but one currently has a tire mounted while one is empty rim. I can post a pic in the morning, but it looks like this
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Its that, but rusty/white.
Are they worth anything, or do they have a good use? Is there something more heavy duty about them?
Would there be an advantage to using that wheel instead of 3/4 ton 8 lug

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such as mine. I guess I dont know what purpose they serve besides rotational ability front to back/back to front

There is a big ass spacer on that front diff to enable using the dually rims. That way you have one spare that works anywhere on the truck.
 

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If they are actually straight and round they are worth a little bit.

Edit: Suckered into replying to an old post with this new format. I feel like a bit of an amateur right now.
 

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