Steel Wheels Question

i actually have been checking stockton and they dont make a 22 inch rim .
my first idea was the same to take a truckcenter and put a 22 inch steel rim on it

Stockton Wheel lists a 22" wheel for the Power Wagon Special - 24 Series wheels. Don't know if they could put a 22.5 center in the Power Wagon Special rim though.

The Power Wagon II wheel features a 6 x 7.25-inch bolt circle and is manufactured to fit on early one-ton Ford, Dodge Power Wagons, International pickups and M715 Military Jeeps. Stockton Wheel manufactures the Power Wagon II wheel in 16, 16.5 and 17-inch diameters, and can accommodate any width or offset you desire.
Deuce-and-an-half, M37, or a M715, Stockton Wheel Service can build your custom wheels in 15, 16, 16.5, 17, 19.5, 20, 22.5, 24.5-inch , including Unimogs, and Landover's. Custom built to your specifications in rim sizes of 16,16,5,17,19.5,20,22.5 and 24.5 wheel sizes

no 22 no 24 inch , kinda stupid actually they can make them 24,5 so they should be able to make them smaller too , maybe its a lyability thing (people mounting the 22 inch rims with car tires on the big rigs and blow the tires because the loadrating is too low )

Yeah, they told me the 22" outers they have are not tubeless.

I had looked into there-hooping thing myself and run into a dead end there as well. It seemed like the most logical alternative to me but unfortunately it is not an option!

I know with all the information to support the fact that it is not a good idea to mount the 22" tire on the 22.5" rim is proof enough of the danger....but has anyone actually done it and had an experience with one blowing out or any other horror story???

Here's the problem I see. I would think there would be a much higher chance of a blowout, my opinion only. You're cruising along pulling your trailer with whatever on the back. You blow a tire, lose control and roll your truck, trailer and whatever. Now insurance for the trailer and the vehicle being towed is on the tow vehicle. The insurance company does a little looking and sees the 22.5 rims with a 22 tire and says "sorry you s.o.l.". Now your out a $20,000 dually, $2000 trailer and whatever else you destroyed.

And I know that is probably just about worse case scenario. But it could get worse, you roll the entire outfit into a bunch of kids waiting for the school bus or something. Now it's on the news and some high and mighty gets on a soap box about custom vehicles and stuff.

I would love to be able to run steel semi's but I just think the risks are to great.

where allready running the chance of sumtin like that happning when we get into problems with the machined alcoa's or the 8 to 10 bolt adapter plates .

heared a storie a while back about the old days when ledsleds didnt had hydraulics or airsuspension but where sitting that low all the time .
an officer spotted a man changing the tire of one of those leadsleds in the middle of a busy road , he couldnt move his car because the side of the car was sitting on the road with the flat tire , this caused the officer to make a new rule and write a ticket to anyone who's rim was above the side of the car

think the law states no part of the vehicle can be below the bottom of the rim...
I do like the look of the 22.5 steel wheels,but they must be heavy....

They are definitely heavy...I am guessing somewhere around 70lbs. or more I would have to guess....I have plenty of expreience from moving 6 of them around while stripping the old paint off the ones I have and respraying them LOL Who needs steroid when you have 22.5 steel wheels!!!

I think steelies are dope. I wish somebody would figure out a way to make 'em work.