Re:Wheels and Borg Warner Auto ??

[BeeX4@domain.elided]

<< I am looking at a '68 1200C to buy and I have a couple more questions.
 
 This truck has the large 6 bolt wheels and there is no spare - how
 difficult are these wheels to find and about how much should one cost ? >>

In my experience these wheels are very hard to find in decent shape, although
I have been looking for a set, not just one.  As far as I have found you can't
get any *nice* wheels just the steel, if your lucky.  I happen to have a spare
mounted on a 16" split rim.  Its been under my truck for at least 10 years
with no plans of ever using it, its flat anyway.  After the split rim horror
stories I have heard on the digest and elsewhere, I don't have any immediate
plans to mess with it.  Another thing to note, the rims I have are huge, and
mounting tires is a pain because of the width of the rim.  All in all if I
ever find an IH with a 5 bolt when I have money, I'll swap the 6 out and get
them out of my life for good, but thats just me.
Brian
'65 D1200 4x4 345 4bbl 4.11 the "Taxi"
Missoula, MT