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CRGRS 66 05-19-2012 11:27 AM

New Wheels... but what are they from?
 
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I bought 5 of these wheels, the guy gave me a beat up center cap as an example of what I can do with these. I am going to blast them, paint them black, and put fresh rubber on them for now. I will want to get some nice center caps and beauty rings for them, and having those would repaint them silver.

Can anyone tell me what year/style truck these are from? Can I get new/reproduction center caps and beauty rings for them?

Thanks in advance,
Craigerrr

junk4cash 05-19-2012 01:10 PM

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4 x 4 somethin'.
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Joemomma1 05-19-2012 03:47 PM

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80's 4x4 chevy/gmc. If you want them closed you will need 2 rear sets.
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jonzcustomshop 05-19-2012 07:08 PM

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as mentioned they are the ones that come with the 80's chevy/gmc 4x4 ralley wheel..
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CRGRS 66 05-19-2012 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Joemomma1 (Post 5389242)
80's 4x4 chevy/gmc. If you want them closed you will need 2 rear sets.
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Thanks, but what do you mean by "If you want them closed you will need 2 rear sets"?

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as mentioned they are the ones that come with the 80's chevy/gmc 4x4 ralley wheel..
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Thanks, so the center caps and beauty rings will fit both the regular rally, and the 4WD rallys?

71swb4x4 05-19-2012 10:42 PM

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The people above think you are asking where the center caps come from, not the wheels.

The wheels are aftermarket wheels, very popular in the late 70's and 80's, a lot of different manufacturers. The wheels you have to appear to be tapped for the Chevy center caps. The comment on the two closed ones simply means you will want two open for the front, so your hubs can pass through, and two closed for the back with the logos on them.

CRGRS 66 05-19-2012 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by 71swb4x4 (Post 5389826)
The people above think you are asking where the center caps come from, not the wheels.

The wheels are aftermarket wheels, very popular in the late 70's and 80's, a lot of different manufacturers. The wheels you have to appear to be tapped for the Chevy center caps. The comment on the two closed ones simply means you will want two open for the front, so your hubs can pass through, and two closed for the back with the logos on them.

Okay, I think I get it now. I am 2WD, so I could go with 4 closed caps

Captainfab 05-20-2012 12:00 AM

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I have to disagree, those are factory GM white spoke wheels that came on 4wd's in the late 70's, early 80's.

For center caps, you can use either 4 rear caps, or 4 front caps. If you use the front caps, you can fill the centyers with either small convex mirrors, or like I did on mine, round pieces of stainless steel. You can also use '90's to 2000 model 6 lug center caps. Those will require the special lug nuts.

CRGRS 66 05-20-2012 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Captainfab (Post 5389978)
I have to disagree, those are factory GM white spoke wheels that came on 4wd's in the late 70's, early 80's.

Thanks Captain, I see now as well that if I want to use them I will first need to increase the inside diameter of the center hole. They will not fit over my front or rear hubs. I can probably return them. Maybe I can drill and tap holes in my Westerns to take aftermarket 70's/80's Chevy center caps, they look like they will accept the beauty rings. I know where I can get my hands on one to do a test fit. I could always blast and paint my westerns if the chrome looks dumb...

Opinions anyone?

Paint my Westerns silver, add center caps, and beauty rings?

Poor mans Rallys...

Captainfab 05-20-2012 12:16 AM

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Those wheels should fit over the hubs on your truck just fine. The 4wd ralley wheels fit just fine, so these should too.

CRGRS 66 05-20-2012 12:44 AM

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Those wheels should fit over the hubs on your truck just fine. The 4wd ralley wheels fit just fine, so these should too.

The lug pattern is correct, but they do not go over the hubs, front or rear (I tried). I have a buddy with some Machine Shop equipment, should not be a big deal to increase the ID on them.

Captainfab 05-20-2012 01:07 AM

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That is strange. My ralley wheels fit without modifcation. Two of them are a little tight, but they do fit over the hubs and drum registers. If they are not very much too small, a sanding drum might work also.


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Originally Posted by CRGRS 66 (Post 5390051)
The lug pattern is correct, but they do not go over the hubs, front or rear (I tried). I have a buddy with some Machine Shop equipment, should not be a big deal to increase the ID on them.


CRGRS 66 05-20-2012 01:31 AM

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Good point, I will try that first, thanks for the input!

jonzcustomshop 05-20-2012 07:17 AM

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I have run into that problem with the 73-87 solid steel wheels a couple of times, just a hair too small on some of my trucks... the lug nuts will pop them on, but good luck trying to get 'em off:lol:, on one we had to take the lug nuts off and then pull it about 30 feet to loosen it up!

CRGRS 66 05-20-2012 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by jonzcustomshop (Post 5390213)
I have run into that problem with the 73-87 solid steel wheels a couple of times, just a hair too small on some of my trucks... the lug nuts will pop them on, but good luck trying to get 'em off:lol:, on one we had to take the lug nuts off and then pull it about 30 feet to loosen it up!

Good to know, I will make sure one way or another that there is a bit of clearance, thanks so much!

Chevy Fleetside 05-20-2012 09:45 AM

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Looks like those wheels came on later model trucks of the 80's. I remember though when I was a kid watching Chips and the blond cop had a chevy stepside and it had those rims on it or something similar. The story is here: http://www.pickuptrucks.com/html/sto...ups/page2.html

markeb01 05-20-2012 10:07 AM

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At first I thought they were old Jackman wheels, but I see the spoke design is different. A bit of interesting history is offered on this earlier thread, especially posts #16, #22, and #25.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=491950

S-31 05-20-2012 11:00 AM

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If they don't fit over your hubs they could possibly be the stock wheels from a Jeep Wagoneer 4x4 from the 70's - 80's. They were six lug and alot of them came from the factory with wheels very similar to yours.

CRGRS 66 05-20-2012 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Chevy Fleetside (Post 5390330)
Looks like those wheels came on later model trucks of the 80's. I remember though when I was a kid watching Chips and the blond cop had a chevy stepside and it had those rims on it or something similar. The story is here: http://www.pickuptrucks.com/html/sto...ups/page2.html

Thanks for the link, interesting read.

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Originally Posted by markeb01 (Post 5390363)
At first I thought they were old Jackman wheels, but I see the spoke design is different. A bit of interesting history is offered on this earlier thread, especially posts #16, #22, and #25.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=491950

Great link as well Markeb, thanks!

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Originally Posted by S-31 (Post 5390454)
If they don't fit over your hubs they could possibly be the stock wheels from a Jeep Wagoneer 4x4 from the 70's - 80's. They were six lug and alot of them came from the factory with wheels very similar to yours.

Thanks s-31

Soliciting opinions... bowtie center caps, beauty rings, and paint them black... or paint them silver. I plan to keep the black/white colour scheme on my truck when I get to that point. I am leaning towards black, and of course I can always change my mind...

CRGRS 66 05-20-2012 11:33 AM

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Oh yeah, it was a very warm day yesterday, got my tonneau back on, all but one snap, and funny, that snap was not done up when I bought her

Chevy Fleetside 05-20-2012 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by CRGRS 66 (Post 5390508)
Thanks for the link, interesting read.



Great link as well Markeb, thanks!



Thanks s-31

Soliciting opinions... bowtie center caps, beauty rings, and paint them black... or paint them silver. I plan to keep the black/white colour scheme on my truck when I get to that point. I am leaning towards black, and of course I can always change my mind...

I think Black Wheels on that truck would just set it off. Can anyone Photoshop that here..

N2TRUX 05-20-2012 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by S-31 (Post 5390454)
If they don't fit over your hubs they could possibly be the stock wheels from a Jeep Wagoneer 4x4 from the 70's - 80's. They were six lug and alot of them came from the factory with wheels very similar to yours.

That would be my thoughts too. Those are Jeep wheels.

jchav62 05-21-2012 10:16 AM

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They were offered as "Styled Wheels" on late 70's early 80's Blazers & 4x4's.

This is from a 1981 brochure... :chevy:

CRGRS 66 05-21-2012 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jchav62 (Post 5392223)
They were offered as "Styled Wheels" on late 70's early 80's Blazers & 4x4's.

This is from a 1981 brochure... :chevy:

thanks jchav

CRGRS 66 05-21-2012 05:08 PM

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okay, so rinsed off the dirt and rattle canned one gloss black, and one with aluminum (all I had), you would have to imaging the P245 60 15's, the beauty rings, and the center caps. like I said I can always change my mind, could even go white which would pick up the black/white colour scheme.


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