aftermarket dually rims

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I'm still trying to wrap my head around aftermarket dually rims.

The stock rims can sit in all positions, but all aftermarket rims I have seen are have cheaper inner rear rims.

is there anyone that makes a aftermarket rim that fits all 6 positions?

it just seems silly to me for rotating purposes to always have this 2 tires in the back when they could be put in the mix up front...

but maybe its not as big of a deal as I think it is?
 

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On my personal dually truck (01) I have the same scenario and rotate the outers, and swap the inners from side to side. But Im not worried about the nice side being out on a 16+ year old truck.
 

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After reading and talking with my tire guy, it seems odd wear is not a huge concern unless a problem exists... could be completely wrong but I'm going with it.

The fuel wheels I ordered have the cheapo wheel for the inside, and so did others I looked at.
Like you I dislike that idea but being my first dually I'm just rolling with it..

Figured I would just rotate side to side and be done...

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True tire rotation requires dismount & remount


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I'm still trying to wrap my head around aftermarket dually rims.

The stock rims can sit in all positions, but all aftermarket rims I have seen are have cheaper inner rear rims.

is there anyone that makes a aftermarket rim that fits all 6 positions?

it just seems silly to me for rotating purposes to always have this 2 tires in the back when they could be put in the mix up front...

but maybe its not as big of a deal as I think it is?

Aluminum rims are usually a 1/4" thick +/-, at the mounting flange. Steel rims are usually 1/8", +/-. There is a shoulder on the hub where the wheel mounts that is roughly 3/8" wide.
Two aluminum rims bolted together is roughly 1/2" thick at the mounting surface, so the outer rim isn't well supported on the hub. A steel and an aluminum rim together is right about 3/8".
That is why an actual tire rotation requires dismounting and remounting the tire. The rims stay in the same physical position on the truck, but the tires get moved.;)
Fwiw , I've got 90k on a set of 19.5s, never been rotated. Keep everything tight and square, good shocks, etc, it can be done.
Of course burnouts and drift courses may cause different results!LOL
 

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I will say tread carefully, with aluminum inners. On my old dually I had spare aluminum wheels so I installed them on the inside. Had a tire shop do the work, had 35s and hub centric spacers. Developed a vibration on the rear, when I jacked up the rear of the truck, the pass side wheels almost fell off. I somehow snapped 7 studs on the axle.

Probably was the shop not torquing down the insider studs, I don’t know. All I know is when that happened, I replaced all of the studs on both sides of the axle and went back to steel never to try aluminum inners again.


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I also have steel rear inners and aluminum outers. Did any 17inch Dually wheel trucks come with aluminum inners? After a few years those alcoa rims with the durabright plastic coating start to corrode and pit underneath. I can't imagine what an inner would look like after 5 years. I had that finish stripped off and the rims polished. They look great now.

I had the front tires replaced on my 2011 DRW F-350 at 36,000 miles, Tire guy said most dually owners put less expensive tires on the front and just replace the fronts at ~30k after swapping them side to side every 5000 miles. I have ~14,000 miles on them and the insides are cupped. Steering is still stable, occasionally pulls a little. The suspension really likes to have weight on it. I've thought about having them dismounted and turned around, but I'll wait a bit longer. When I'm pulling my 5th wheel it's steady as a rock.
 
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