Nov 29, 2020 · Dayton was a brand that made cast spoke wheels. They were purchased by Meritor and Meritor killed the brand, why. is a mystery. Gunite is also a brand still in business and still making cast spoke wheels. I had a Ford LTL 9000 truck that I needed a replacement wheel and all dealers said the truck came with Dayton wheels and NLA.

Dec 5, 2014 · '89 Chevy C70, all six are currently 10-20's tube type bias ply w/ split ring wheels. 10-20's are getting harder & harder to replace. I'm looking to replace both the drives & steering with tubeless 22.5's rims and radial tires. I just needed to make sure they would work before investing the $$$.

Mar 30, 2017 · Dayton was purchased by Meritor which quickly killed the brand. Dayton was the name most people used for Cast Spoke wheels. I needed a new 22" cast spoke hub for a 95 Ford LTL 9000 a few years ago and most dealers just said "no longer available", they weren't interested in crossing over to any thing else.

Apr 14, 2012 · I acquired a '87 Ford L8000 that is in really nice shape except that I hate the looks and pita maintenance of Dayton hubs and I am trying to find information on converting them to budd wheels. Now here is where it gets tricky, I got the axle id's for the steer and drive axle and the vins of a few other L8000s that do have budd wheels so I am ...

Dec 27, 2021 · Said dump truck with 295/75/22.5's on dayton wheels. Truck came with 9.00-20 lock ring wheels. I picked up the rims for $50 each. As you can see my fronts haven't been changed yet. I had new steer tires and I'm waiting for them to wear first.

Oct 29, 2024 · I had several trucks and trailers with 22.5" dayton style rims. When I down sized a few years ago I must of sold 15 to 20 rims, however they were all for 11X22,5 tires, I think they were 8.25X 22.5 rims.

Mar 16, 2014 · I have a 1995 L8000 with a 16k front and 23k rear, and it currently has Dayton spoke wheels. its time to do king pins and brakes and id like to change it over to Hub piloted in the process. i have google searched my hub number and bearing numbers but i havent found any solid information on matching unimount hubs.

Jul 4, 2006 · i think the hub/drum assy. could be changed .i have seen IH bus chassis with disc. wheels . most of the axles used were a rockwell (now meritor) or a dana spicer . the axles can be cross refrenced to a truck axle ,then a salvage yard can get the correct hub/drums. any good navistar truck dealer can look up the chassis serial# and find out what axles the chassis was built with. if you run into ...

Jan 7, 2023 · Dayton wheels, the type where the rim is held on by 5 hub arm bolts is now pretty much relegated to dump-trucks, but 40+ years ago a lot of road trucks (and probably even more road trailers) still had them.

Jun 7, 2011 · Wire brush everthing and try and tighten the wheels evenly. Start at the top then go to the opposite lug at the bottom. Tighten things up a little and then put a block of wood,tire hammer whatever next to the tire on the ground, Spin the tire to see how true it is running. Trial and error,after a while you will get the hang of lining the wheels up.