Two sets of bolts on a truck rim

I'm curious what the two concentric sets of bolts are on a steel rim of
a truck tire?

Saw a what seemed like a 7-8 ton commercial truck the other day
and it had two sets of dissimilar bolts.
One to attach the wheel to the hub obviously
and the other for keeping the two piece rim together or what?

I hate front wheel drive, most torque must go to the rear wrote:
> I'm curious what the two concentric sets of bolts are on a steel rim of
> a truck tire?
>
> Saw a what seemed like a 7-8 ton commercial truck the other day
> and it had two sets of dissimilar bolts.
> One to attach the wheel to the hub obviously
> and the other for keeping the two piece rim together or what?

Probably fake and just for show.
7-8 ton is small medium as trucks go.
Full floating axles have bolts/nuts inside the wheel lug circle
to bolt the axle to the hub.
Racing vehicles have tires screwed to the rims.
Bolt together multi-piece wheels start at about 48" wheels and up.
However, those vehicles are quiet large and would have a hard time
fitting on a two lane roadway.

I hate front wheel drive, most torque must go to the rear wrote:
> I'm curious what the two concentric sets of bolts are on a steel rim of
> a truck tire?
>
> Saw a what seemed like a 7-8 ton commercial truck the other day
> and it had two sets of dissimilar bolts.
> One to attach the wheel to the hub obviously
> and the other for keeping the two piece rim together or what?

could be. The 5-Ton (off-road) trucks I worked on in the USMC had two
piece (aka "split") rims.

Do a google image search on truck rims and then hyperlink us all to a
picture of exactly what you saw.

GW

Geoff Welsh wrote:
> I hate front wheel drive, most torque must go to the rear wrote:
>> I'm curious what the two concentric sets of bolts are on a steel rim of
>> a truck tire?
>>
>> Saw a what seemed like a 7-8 ton commercial truck the other day
>> and it had two sets of dissimilar bolts.
>> One to attach the wheel to the hub obviously
>> and the other for keeping the two piece rim together or what?
>
> could be. The 5-Ton (off-road) trucks I worked on in the USMC had two
> piece (aka "split") rims.
>
> Do a google image search on truck rims and then hyperlink us all to a
> picture of exactly what you saw.
>
> GW

Interesting. I had not thought about military vehicles or
vehicles in non-USA countries. I have only worked on split
rims on commercial vehicles, semi's, and USA only.

I hate front wheel drive, most torque must go to the rear wrote:
> I'm curious what the two concentric sets of bolts are on a steel rim of
> a truck tire?
>
> Saw a what seemed like a 7-8 ton commercial truck the other day
> and it had two sets of dissimilar bolts.
> One to attach the wheel to the hub obviously
> and the other for keeping the two piece rim together or what?

Sounds like you saw a truck with Dayton style rims.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...ton-wheels.jpg

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Steve W.

On 3/29/14, 23:41, Geoff Welsh wrote:
> I hate front wheel drive, most torque must go to the rear wrote:
>> I'm curious what the two concentric sets of bolts are on a steel rim of
>> a truck tire?
>>
>> Saw a what seemed like a 7-8 ton commercial truck the other day
>> and it had two sets of dissimilar bolts.
>> One to attach the wheel to the hub obviously
>> and the other for keeping the two piece rim together or what?
>
> could be. The 5-Ton (off-road) trucks I worked on in the USMC had two
> piece (aka "split") rims.
>
> Do a google image search on truck rims and then hyperlink us all to a
> picture of exactly what you saw.
>
images.google.com gives garbage for
"euro truck steel rims"

mostly ****load of "euro truck simulator" pictures
lemme see if I find another and have camera ready