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nannerb
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Hi,

I'm 21 and I've received a Nissan 720 pickup from my grandpa several years ago. It has about 103,500 miles on it. I love the truck and it has been absolutely solid for me for the most part. I have a couple pictures below.

A couple of pictures are of the rims on my snow tires. My neighbor told me that the rims on my left side( the first two pictures) aren't Nissan pickup rims and there isn't supposed to be a gap between the inner part of the rim and lip on the hub. When I've put on my snow tires the last couple of years, I've had to keep moving the wheel while screwing on the lug nuts so that the wheel is centered. I've been recently trying to find rims, but haven't had any luck so far. What does anyone here think?















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PEZi
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they look like nissan wheels... but they're too generic looking to tell for sure

as far as the gap... yeah sure its not the greatest thing... but its no big deal really... just a personal opinion

flinterman2000
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Right as rain! They do not need to be exact on the hub. Once they center when bolting you're on like boil corn.

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You might have 4x4 wheels with the locking hub removed to fit on the 2wd.

just a thought

nannerb
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Thanks for your imput. I'll just have to be careful and do it properly.

I like reading the conversations that go on here. I learn quite a bit since my knowledge of autos is pretty limited now.

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breadbox
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Yeah, everyone says I know alot, but some cats here are crazy fabricators.

I need a friend that's a crazy fabber so I can learn by doing with someone good at it.

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PEZi
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i'm attempting to learn fab work... after all... i'll be making my own custom suspension

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If i'm Out that way, we can have fun stitch welding what ever I'm driving at the time.


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