From: Wayne Harris (papercu@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Nov 05 2002 - 20:56:39 PST
The civilian wheel will fit but the ones on my M1009 are a lot wider
(9"?)than the ones on my 88 Blazer and as far as I know both sets are
orginal to the trucks. Wayne
PS I have 2 used and 1 new rims for the M1009 that I got from the DRMO but
I'm wayyy over in South Ga.
>Hi Dan...
>
> >Just had to get that out of my system. Any way I have a somewhat long
> >term M1009 I am building. Need to find the CORRECT rims.
>
>You can get these at your local truck auto wrecker.
>
>I personally compared actual M1008 wheels with civilian stock steel
>wheels for an 8-bolt Chevy truck side-by-side and they are identical
>in every respect. There are no differences at all.
>
>I know you'll be skeptical. I know I was as I made the inspections
>myself. But it is a fact.
>
>I believe this is true for M1009s as well...that civilian 6-bolt
>Blazer wheels are the same as M1009 CUCV wheels, but I have not
>confirmed this for myself.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>--
>
>Jim "Ike" Newton
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