Brake job turns into needing complete rear end

[brucer]

Got the rear end and it's in the truck, the big hitch is that my old rims won't fit, the rear end is out of an 86 dodge and takes a bigger bolt pattern 5 on 5 1/2 looking for steel rims with the round holes around the entire perimeter of the rim, kinda like the doughnut spare rims

good luck with that....
i can tell you the newer dodges, atleast my 04 dodge 1500 5 lug has a 5 on 5 1/2 b.c... also the old ford truck 9inches had a 5 on 5 1/2 bc.. my 95 ford f150 had 5 on 5 1/2 bc...

you also need to check the hub hole and what type of lugnuts the old and new wheels use....

thats why i said, unless your trying to match bolt circles

[JolietJames]

This thing ever get sorted out and what was used for the handle?