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**nlped** · 09-29-2009, 12:06 PM

^^^Yep! If something changes, I will let you guys know...post haste!!!

DrtyJack75 · 10-08-2009, 07:59 PM

are they the new design for our trucks? or do you have the smaller rotors?

BossHogg69 · 10-08-2009, 08:17 PM

okay, now what do I do now since I've drooled all over my keyboard over that Camaro and what Benji's blue fleetside is gonna look like???

Benji_1802 · 10-09-2009, 10:33 AM

Hey guys, these are the old design so im going to need to modify my front, im still looking on getting the 1" LD conversion or just machine down my stock rotors, i can machine them down here at work so thats not a problem...i will keep you guys updated. Also, i got these wheels from a rim shop down in texas...

DrtyJack75 · 10-08-2009, 08:33 PM

JESUS, I cant wait..

How do I get my whee/tire guy to find these? I mean I see the part # on the first page but how are they going to code the new designed wheels?????

Benji_1802 · 10-09-2009, 10:58 AM

In itz way to get bagged as well...

DrtyJack75 · 10-12-2009, 10:05 AM

ok Benji....weekends over wheres the pictures??

Benji_1802 · 10-12-2009, 10:28 AM

Still working on it, i will post some pictures for the wheels and my truck later this week..i had no time to work on it over the weekend. Ill keep you guys posted

DrtyJack75 · 10-13-2009, 05:18 PM

Ok, just got off the phone with America's tire. He called the American Eagle (Boss) rep and they said....they said yeah they redesigned the wheel but it had NOTHING to do with the center part.

????

he said the guy on the phone had the same wheels and he just had to dent in his dust caps.

???

Am I completely off on this or is he?

I thought these wheels were being redone so they'd fit our trucks with the HD rotors???????

**lolife99** · 10-13-2009, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrtyJack75

Ok, just got off the phone with America's tire. He called the American Eagle (Boss) rep and they said....they said yeah they redesigned the wheel but it had NOTHING to do with the center part.

????

he said the guy on the phone had the same wheels and he just had to dent in his dust caps.

???

Am I completely off on this or is he?
I thought these wheels were being redone so they'd fit our trucks with the HD rotors???????

He is.

Even the LD rotors will require a slight "dent" of the bearing cover. But bolting them on an "un-modified" HD rotor will not work without a spacer.

**nlped** · 10-13-2009, 06:15 PM

They are being retooled to fit the 88-98 Chevy full size, which just happens to have the same rotor size as the '73-'87 HD brake system with a different wheel stud. I have been talking to the South Eastern rep and even spoke to one of the owners of BOSS/Eagle wheels to confirm this. They have pushed the delivery date of the wheels until the middle of November due to the new wheels that they will be introducing during the SEMA show at the end of Oct. That's all I can tell you...I call EVERY week.

au03z71 · 10-14-2009, 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nlped

They are being retooled to fit the 88-98 Chevy full size, which just happens to have the same rotor size as the '73-'87 HD brake system with a different wheel stud. I have been talking to the South Eastern rep and even spoke to one of the owners of BOSS/Eagle wheels to confirm this. They have pushed the delivery date of the wheels until the middle of November due to the new wheels that they will be introducing during the SEMA show at the end of Oct. That's all I can tell you...I call EVERY week.

Maybe I missed something, but how will this impact the 67-72 fitment?

**nlped** · 10-14-2009, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by au03z71

Maybe I missed something, but how will this impact the 67-72 fitment?

This is information for the folks who are upgrading to the '73-'87 HD front brakes. It happens you know

**lolife99** · 10-14-2009, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nlped

This is information for the folks who are upgrading to the '73-'87 HD front brakes. It happens you know

The 71-72 brake rotors are also 1.25" thick. The same as the 73-87 HD rotors.
Also the same as the "63-70 conversion" disc brake kits out there,... whether it's a 5-lug or 6-lug disc brake conversion.
They are all the 1.25" thick rotors,... that won't work with the current design of these wheels.

dnd1978 · 10-14-2009, 04:15 PM

I have the same problems with my Boss 335.!
I found a guy at a show that was using a center cap from Eagle wheel or american race wheel on some Boss wheels and it fit nice. I spoke to the guy and he had a friend that owned a rim shop. They went through all the center caps they could find until they found a cap that fit. He was going to get me the part number but every time i call he has a problem getting the part #.

I used a deeper boss center cap and broke the tabs off. Used some apoxy to glue the caps on.

when you spoke to the guys at boss wheels did they say if they were working on some new center caps??

**nlped** · 10-15-2009, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lolife99

The 71-72 brake rotors are also 1.25" thick. The same as the 73-87 HD rotors.
Also the same as the "63-70 conversion" disc brake kits out there,... whether it's a 5-lug or 6-lug disc brake conversion.
They are all the 1.25" thick rotors,... that won't work with the current design of these wheels.

^^^ What you said

DrtyJack75 · 10-13-2009, 06:15 PM

ok...so are they making a wheel that will fit the HD rotor?? I dont want to have them machined down...

DrtyJack75 · 10-13-2009, 06:17 PM

ok so the sales guy he spoke to wasnt aware of that...or didnt want to tell him...

So now Nov we should have the RIGHT wheels for our trucks with 72 HD rotors?

**nlped** · 10-14-2009, 07:22 AM

Here's hoping! I have had my rear wheels since the end of August and the fronts are paid for, and I am in limbo

DrtyJack75 · 10-14-2009, 08:40 AM

well thats a good thing because the 20x10s are on back order and according to the guy at Americas Tire, they have no idea when theyll be available.

jorgensensc · 10-26-2009, 01:11 PM

Benji,
Looks good, but I have a question. In the picture you show of the spacer, the spacer is off center of the rotor (due to the slotting of the spacer holes). How do you ensure that the spacer is centered when mounting the wheels? It seems that the front would have an unbalancing if the spacer isn't centered carefully. What did you do to make sure the spacer was centered?
Shawn

**lolife99** · 10-26-2009, 01:17 PM

Very nice looking truck, Benji.
What size tires are you running?

Benji_1802 · 10-26-2009, 02:05 PM

Well i centered the spacer on the rotor and used a special glue, forgot the name of it, but once you bolt on the wheel the spacer goes no where. As far as tires, im running 275-40-20 on the rear and 255-35-20 in front, i still need to cut the front fenders and modify my bed to go lower when i slam the bags, but thanks for all the comments guys..

**nlped** · 10-26-2009, 05:30 PM

Hey Benji, your truck looks GREAT!!!

And you can use Gorilla Snot to hold the spacer in place...I've used it with great success.

DrtyJack75 · 10-26-2009, 07:05 PM

any pictures of your rotors before/after you shaved them down? How much does something like this cost to do?

MAN I WANT THESE WHEELS EVEN MORE NOW!!

09-29-2009, 12:06 PM	#1
nlped Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hayden, Al. Posts: 4,147	Re: Got some new wheels: Boss 338's in 20x10 and 20x8.5 ^^^Yep! If something changes, I will let you guys know...post haste!!! __________________ Carter 1968 Chevy SWB Fleet... Walt 1963-1/2 Ford Falcon Futura...Martha

10-08-2009, 07:59 PM	#2
DrtyJack75 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Sacramento, CA Posts: 417	Re: Got some new wheels: Boss 338's in 20x10 and 20x8.5 are they the new design for our trucks? or do you have the smaller rotors?

10-08-2009, 08:17 PM	#3
BossHogg69 motor exploder Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,346	Re: Got some new wheels: Boss 338's in 20x10 and 20x8.5 okay, now what do I do now since I've drooled all over my keyboard over that Camaro and what Benji's blue fleetside is gonna look like??? __________________ Adam 1969 Chevy CST/10 stepside, DART Big M/TREMEC Magnum Extreme/3.73's w/Detroit Truetrac 1965 Chevy Bel Air Wagon (daily driver), 327/TH350,10 bolt w/3.08's 1961 Chevy Bel Air Sport Coupe, ZZ454/M21/9" rear w/3.50's & Detroit Truetrac 2005 GMC 1500 ccsb 2wd, 6.0L/4L65e/3.73 G80 2006 GMC 2500HD ccsb 4x4, DMax LBZ/Allison 6spd/4.56's w/Detroit TrueTrac Use the SEARCH function on this forum - it is your friend!!

10-09-2009, 10:33 AM	#4
Benji_1802 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oakley Ca Posts: 13	Re: Got some new wheels: Boss 338's in 20x10 and 20x8.5 Hey guys, these are the old design so im going to need to modify my front, im still looking on getting the 1" LD conversion or just machine down my stock rotors, i can machine them down here at work so thats not a problem...i will keep you guys updated. Also, i got these wheels from a rim shop down in texas...

10-08-2009, 08:33 PM	#5
DrtyJack75 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Sacramento, CA Posts: 417	Re: Got some new wheels: Boss 338's in 20x10 and 20x8.5 JESUS, I cant wait.. How do I get my whee/tire guy to find these? I mean I see the part # on the first page but how are they going to code the new designed wheels?????

10-09-2009, 10:58 AM	#6
Benji_1802 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oakley Ca Posts: 13	Re: Got some new wheels: Boss 338's in 20x10 and 20x8.5 In itz way to get bagged as well... Last edited by Benji_1802; 10-09-2009 at 11:02 AM. Reason: forgot to add picture

10-12-2009, 10:05 AM	#7
DrtyJack75 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Sacramento, CA Posts: 417	Re: Got some new wheels: Boss 338's in 20x10 and 20x8.5 ok Benji....weekends over wheres the pictures??

10-12-2009, 10:28 AM	#8
Benji_1802 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oakley Ca Posts: 13	Re: Got some new wheels: Boss 338's in 20x10 and 20x8.5 Still working on it, i will post some pictures for the wheels and my truck later this week..i had no time to work on it over the weekend. Ill keep you guys posted

10-13-2009, 05:18 PM	#9
DrtyJack75 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Sacramento, CA Posts: 417	Re: Got some new wheels: Boss 338's in 20x10 and 20x8.5 Ok, just got off the phone with America's tire. He called the American Eagle (Boss) rep and they said....they said yeah they redesigned the wheel but it had NOTHING to do with the center part. ???? he said the guy on the phone had the same wheels and he just had to dent in his dust caps. ??? Am I completely off on this or is he? I thought these wheels were being redone so they'd fit our trucks with the HD rotors???????

10-13-2009, 06:15 PM	#11
nlped Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hayden, Al. Posts: 4,147	Re: Got some new wheels: Boss 338's in 20x10 and 20x8.5 They are being retooled to fit the 88-98 Chevy full size, which just happens to have the same rotor size as the '73-'87 HD brake system with a different wheel stud. I have been talking to the South Eastern rep and even spoke to one of the owners of BOSS/Eagle wheels to confirm this. They have pushed the delivery date of the wheels until the middle of November due to the new wheels that they will be introducing during the SEMA show at the end of Oct. That's all I can tell you...I call EVERY week. __________________ Carter 1968 Chevy SWB Fleet... Walt 1963-1/2 Ford Falcon Futura...Martha

10-14-2009, 04:15 PM	#15
dnd1978 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Youngsville, La Posts: 591	Re: Got some new wheels: Boss 338's in 20x10 and 20x8.5 I have the same problems with my Boss 335.! I found a guy at a show that was using a center cap from Eagle wheel or american race wheel on some Boss wheels and it fit nice. I spoke to the guy and he had a friend that owned a rim shop. They went through all the center caps they could find until they found a cap that fit. He was going to get me the part number but every time i call he has a problem getting the part #. I used a deeper boss center cap and broke the tabs off. Used some apoxy to glue the caps on. when you spoke to the guys at boss wheels did they say if they were working on some new center caps??

10-13-2009, 06:17 PM	#18
DrtyJack75 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Sacramento, CA Posts: 417	Re: Got some new wheels: Boss 338's in 20x10 and 20x8.5 ok so the sales guy he spoke to wasnt aware of that...or didnt want to tell him... So now Nov we should have the RIGHT wheels for our trucks with 72 HD rotors?

10-14-2009, 07:22 AM	#19
nlped Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hayden, Al. Posts: 4,147	Re: Got some new wheels: Boss 338's in 20x10 and 20x8.5 Here's hoping! I have had my rear wheels since the end of August and the fronts are paid for, and I am in limbo __________________ Carter 1968 Chevy SWB Fleet... Walt 1963-1/2 Ford Falcon Futura...Martha

10-14-2009, 08:40 AM	#20
DrtyJack75 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Sacramento, CA Posts: 417	Re: Got some new wheels: Boss 338's in 20x10 and 20x8.5 well thats a good thing because the 20x10s are on back order and according to the guy at Americas Tire, they have no idea when theyll be available.

10-26-2009, 01:11 PM	#21
jorgensensc Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cypress, Tx Posts: 4,005	Re: Got some new wheels: Boss 338's in 20x10 and 20x8.5 Benji, Looks good, but I have a question. In the picture you show of the spacer, the spacer is off center of the rotor (due to the slotting of the spacer holes). How do you ensure that the spacer is centered when mounting the wheels? It seems that the front would have an unbalancing if the spacer isn't centered carefully. What did you do to make sure the spacer was centered? Shawn __________________ 1972 C20 Suburban- Big Blue Betty '56 Chevy Bel Air Sedan- Frame up Restoration -What would you attempt to achieve if you knew you could not fail?- -I Refuse To Tiptoe Through Life, Only To Arrive Safely At Death's Door- R.I.P. EAST SIDE LOW LIFE



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10-26-2009, 01:17 PM	#22
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,685	Re: Got some new wheels: Boss 338's in 20x10 and 20x8.5 Very nice looking truck, Benji. What size tires are you running? __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823

10-26-2009, 02:05 PM	#23
Benji_1802 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oakley Ca Posts: 13	Re: Got some new wheels: Boss 338's in 20x10 and 20x8.5 Well i centered the spacer on the rotor and used a special glue, forgot the name of it, but once you bolt on the wheel the spacer goes no where. As far as tires, im running 275-40-20 on the rear and 255-35-20 in front, i still need to cut the front fenders and modify my bed to go lower when i slam the bags, but thanks for all the comments guys..

10-26-2009, 05:30 PM	#24
nlped Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hayden, Al. Posts: 4,147	Re: Got some new wheels: Boss 338's in 20x10 and 20x8.5 Hey Benji, your truck looks GREAT!!! And you can use Gorilla Snot to hold the spacer in place...I've used it with great success. __________________ Carter 1968 Chevy SWB Fleet... Walt 1963-1/2 Ford Falcon Futura...Martha

10-26-2009, 07:05 PM	#25
DrtyJack75 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Sacramento, CA Posts: 417	Re: Got some new wheels: Boss 338's in 20x10 and 20x8.5 any pictures of your rotors before/after you shaved them down? How much does something like this cost to do? MAN I WANT THESE WHEELS EVEN MORE NOW!!

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