Dayton rims

[Kornbinder34]

Hi I'm new here , I may be in the wrong area I don't have a bus rather my vehicle is a 1934 2 ton IH truck why I ended here is im trying to find a one piece replacement for my Dayton split rims , is there such a rim if I'm on the wrong site I apologize in advance.

Greg

[nikitis]

This is a bus conversion site. Some buses are simply medium sized duty trucks with bus cabins on them. However something that old, 1934, people on here aren't likely to know the answer to that.

What you can do is since it's an international harvestor, is call Navistar and ask for a part number, then you can search on the net for one. They won't have such a part in stock, but someone on the net will have an after market. The part number will lead you there. Even if there isn't a number on the item (as it's old it likely doesn't) Navistar should have an internal number that others would use for such a part for searching purposes. Call any International/Navistar stealership, and ask for parts department, and tell them what you are looking for is a part number for X.

[Kentucky Dreaming]

There are lots of folks here familiar with Dayton wheels going back many decades

I think you should get useful info soon.

[ewo1]

Good reading in this thread
https://www.skoolie.net/forums/f10/s...ton-38600.html

Post #2, give Magnakansas a call, he posted his number. He is real good on helping people work thru these types of issues.

[Kentucky Dreaming]

Zackly, Ewo!! William is a valuable resource

[mmoore6856]

dayton is a hub and the wheels can be tubeless (1 piece ) or 2 and even 3 piece rims (tube type) . the tube type is being phased out and tire shops are not training thier techs to work on them. you can just exchange the tube type with the tubeless easy. the name split rim is often mistakenly used on these wheels and was a rim that actually split in its center and is long gone. now there is a good chance your 32 probaly does use those split rims. measure your center hole , bolt pattern and offset to find rims if its a hub mount but if its a wedge mount it might be harder to find. do you have any pics of the rims (both sides)

[Ronnie]

I have had and still do have International trucks from the 60's and 70's. Yours is old enough to have a narrow rim. What size tires are on it? I am guessing it may well be a 7.50 X 20. You can keep the spoked center and replace just the rim with 22.5" tubeless tires and rims. Backspacing might be an issue though. 7.5" rim width is available, and might work. You will just have to borrow a rim and try it to see if it clears the tie rod ends on the front axle, and the springs on the back axle. On the loadstar series it is not any problem at all, even the 8.25" rim width will work running 10R22.5 or 11R22.5


I am currently restoring/rebuilding a 1973 International bus on a 1600 chassis.

[magnakansas]

The correct diameter one piece rim, is 22.5”. The narrowest I have seen is 7.5”

As old you have, I would think about 6” or 6.5” is your rim width.

I have never seen a rim conversion on this old of an axle.

I suggest you get two rims and try bolting one on a front hub and then two on

the back hub. Look and see if you have clearance. Frame, springs, body. Any

other bits firmly attached to the bus.

The rear tires need to NOT touch each other in a loaded condition. TIRES, not rims. Can not touch. This usually happens at the bottom.

I bought my 22.5”x7.5” rims from salvage yard. About $75 each if I remember correctly. Wire brush, acetone wipe down. Rattle can primer, then gloss enamel paint on that. A couple of coats. A new slick paint surface gives a better bead area seal than old rusty metal. I mounted mine the old fashioned way with tire spoons. I chained the rim to another rim on another bus when I inflated to full pressure. To seat the beads I only needed about 5 psi.

William

[cadillackid]

william,
when I got my DEV bus it came with 6.75" single piece 22.5" rims and 10R tires.. i wanted to go to an 11R tire and my hubs are modern enough (1990) to take a 7.5" rim so we swapped out the rims.. but the originals were 6.75", the spacer had to be swapped as well.. so 6.75" did exist..



im not sure what rim width the bus came with originally, it was spec'd in 1990 with 2 piece retainer ring 20" rims and 9x20 tires, it has been converted before i got it..



i got the used 7.5" wide x 22.5" rims dirt cheap as apparently they are a standard trailer rim on semi trucks.



some of the older dayton spokes ive seen were 6 spoke, so im guessing those would need a different rear spacer possibly?

[Jolly Roger bus 223]

look at dayton split ring rim replacements on the ALCOA website.
not particularly cheap but you know exactly the condition of what you get.

[ahibbert]

Originally Posted by Kornbinder34

Hi I'm new here , I may be in the wrong area I don't have a bus rather my vehicle is a 1934 2 ton IH truck why I ended here is im trying to find a one piece replacement for my Dayton split rims , is there such a rim if I'm on the wrong site I apologize in advance.

Greg

Yes there is a replacement for the split rim; it's called the Dayton tubeless rim. I have them on my 1994 School Bus.