Help ID factory aluminum 2WD rims - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

chronos · 02-04-2012, 07:16 PM

Hi , I get so much great info here and need some help I can't seem to find on my own

I just bought 4 aluminum 5 bolt rims
I am thinking they are factory 80's?? as they match some pics I have seen here and the stock center caps bolt to them

Inside the rims it says
"modern wheel 15 x 6.5 JJ"

Anybody know, thanks

ghettoluxury · 02-04-2012, 09:07 PM

They probably are but we need pics

Restrorob · 02-04-2012, 10:00 PM

Welcome Aboard !

As ghettoluxury mentioned ^^^^^^ Pics are worth a thousand words/numbers.....

RandyP · 02-04-2012, 10:08 PM

Look like this?

ghettoluxury · 02-04-2012, 10:13 PM

The rims above are factory.

RandyP · 02-04-2012, 10:28 PM

Yes, yes they are. You can find and know the RPO code if you want.

At least I think they probably came on it factory, it was a conversion 'burban.

chronos · 02-04-2012, 11:24 PM

Thanks , I am attaching a pic of my rim
It does not seem as 'concave' as the other one posted?

Also stamped 'Made in the USA' on the inside....very cool

chronos · 02-05-2012, 10:53 AM

Will a 31x10.5 tire work on these rims??

Didn't realize that they would only be a 6.5" wide rim?
Seems pretty skinny for a 80's era pickup

Desert1957 · 02-05-2012, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chronos

Hi , I get so much great info here and need some help I can't seem to find on my own

I just bought 4 aluminum 5 bolt rims
I am thinking they are factory 80's?? as they match some pics I have seen here and the stock center caps bolt to them

Inside the rims it says
"modern wheel 15 x 6.5 JJ"

Anybody know, thanks

Might be these?

Desert

76stepsidechevy · 02-05-2012, 02:38 PM

Maybe those are van wheels? I know the rally wheels for van were 6.5 wide while the truck wheels came in 7 or 8 inch. That would explain why the don't look as concave.

motornut · 02-05-2012, 04:54 PM

89 burb wheels here....

chronos · 02-05-2012, 05:29 PM

Maybe they are the van wheels. I am just going by what is stamped inside each wheel.
Could even be 'old aftermaket' as they are stamped 'made in USA'

I was always thinking they would be at least 7" wide as I am wanting to run 31" tires on them
I think best to start a new thread on that

RandyP · 02-05-2012, 06:19 PM

The van 8 hole aluminum wheels were 6.5's and the trucks/suburbans 8 hole aluminum wheels were 7's. Even the K5's and 4x4 squares with the 8 hole (6 lug) aluminum wheels were 7's.

Those are factory wheels you pictured chronos, not aftermarkets.

Keith Seymore · 02-05-2012, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RandyP

The van 8 hole aluminum wheels were 6.5's and the trucks/suburbans 8 hole aluminum wheels were 7's. Even the K5's and 4x4 squares with the 8 hole (6 lug) aluminum wheels were 7's.

Those are factory wheels you pictured chronos, not aftermarkets.

This is correct.

K

ghettoluxury · 02-05-2012, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chronos

Will a 31x10.5 tire work on these rims??

Didn't realize that they would only be a 6.5" wide rim?
Seems pretty skinny for a 80's era pickup

You should be ok. I have ran 15" wide 35's on an 8" wide rim with no problems.

chronos · 02-09-2012, 03:33 PM

Thanks for all the info !

Looks like i have factory VAN aluminum rims

Now to get my tires

02-04-2012, 07:16 PM	#1
chronos Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: London,ontario,CANADA Posts: 23	Help ID factory aluminum 2WD rims Hi , I get so much great info here and need some help I can't seem to find on my own I just bought 4 aluminum 5 bolt rims I am thinking they are factory 80's?? as they match some pics I have seen here and the stock center caps bolt to them Inside the rims it says "modern wheel 15 x 6.5 JJ" Anybody know, thanks Last edited by chronos; 02-04-2012 at 07:17 PM. Reason: spelling

02-04-2012, 09:07 PM	#2
ghettoluxury Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Waynesfield Ohio Posts: 1,991	Re: Help ID factory aluminum 2WD rims They probably are but we need pics __________________ 1949 Five Window, 1973 Step Side, 2000 Z71

02-04-2012, 10:00 PM	#3
Restrorob The One And Only !!! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hole in the woods Florida Posts: 4,567	Re: Help ID factory aluminum 2WD rims Welcome Aboard ! As ghettoluxury mentioned ^^^^^^ Pics are worth a thousand words/numbers..... __________________ 93 Jeep XJ 88 Buick La Sabra Toys; 88 TA-GTA in the works.... 97 GMC Ext. Cab 502 Crate 5 Spd......Sucks Gas But Haulz Azz ! The primary function of an Engineer is to make it difficult for the Fabricator and impossible for the Mechanic. *"Why go out preserved when you can go out beat up, worn out, sliding in sideways screaming, Holy Sh!t What A Ride" !!!*

02-04-2012, 10:08 PM	#4
RandyP Getting Old; Going Broke Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Owasso OK Posts: 2,764	Re: Help ID factory aluminum 2WD rims Look like this? Attached Images __________________ *Why is every used 350 sbc out of a corvette?* There's only two things that excite a man, expensive toys and real expensive toys. *VEGETARIAN: That's an old Indian word meaning "I don't hunt so good."* When the going gets tough, switch to power tools.

02-04-2012, 10:13 PM	#5
ghettoluxury Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Waynesfield Ohio Posts: 1,991	Re: Help ID factory aluminum 2WD rims The rims above are factory. __________________ 1949 Five Window, 1973 Step Side, 2000 Z71

02-04-2012, 10:28 PM	#6
RandyP Getting Old; Going Broke Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Owasso OK Posts: 2,764	Re: Help ID factory aluminum 2WD rims Yes, yes they are. You can find and know the RPO code if you want. At least I think they probably came on it factory, it was a conversion 'burban. Attached Images __________________ *Why is every used 350 sbc out of a corvette?* There's only two things that excite a man, expensive toys and real expensive toys. *VEGETARIAN: That's an old Indian word meaning "I don't hunt so good."* When the going gets tough, switch to power tools.

02-04-2012, 11:24 PM	#7
chronos Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: London,ontario,CANADA Posts: 23	Re: Help ID factory aluminum 2WD rims Thanks , I am attaching a pic of my rim It does not seem as 'concave' as the other one posted? Also stamped 'Made in the USA' on the inside....very cool Attached Images

02-05-2012, 10:53 AM	#8
chronos Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: London,ontario,CANADA Posts: 23	Re: Help ID factory aluminum 2WD rims Will a 31x10.5 tire work on these rims?? Didn't realize that they would only be a 6.5" wide rim? Seems pretty skinny for a 80's era pickup

02-05-2012, 02:38 PM	#10
76stepsidechevy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Windsor Locks Posts: 628	Re: Help ID factory aluminum 2WD rims Maybe those are van wheels? I know the rally wheels for van were 6.5 wide while the truck wheels came in 7 or 8 inch. That would explain why the don't look as concave.

02-05-2012, 04:54 PM	#11
motornut 78K & 79C Jimmys Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ottawa Ont CANADA Posts: 7,901	Re: Help ID factory aluminum 2WD rims 89 burb wheels here.... Attached Images __________________ John 1978 GMCJimmy4X4-350/203 1979 GMCJimmy4X2-305/350

02-05-2012, 05:29 PM	#12
chronos Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: London,ontario,CANADA Posts: 23	Re: Help ID factory aluminum 2WD rims Maybe they are the van wheels. I am just going by what is stamped inside each wheel. Could even be 'old aftermaket' as they are stamped 'made in USA' I was always thinking they would be at least 7" wide as I am wanting to run 31" tires on them I think best to start a new thread on that

02-05-2012, 06:19 PM	#13
RandyP Getting Old; Going Broke Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Owasso OK Posts: 2,764	Re: Help ID factory aluminum 2WD rims The van 8 hole aluminum wheels were 6.5's and the trucks/suburbans 8 hole aluminum wheels were 7's. Even the K5's and 4x4 squares with the 8 hole (6 lug) aluminum wheels were 7's. Those are factory wheels you pictured chronos, not aftermarkets. __________________ *Why is every used 350 sbc out of a corvette?* There's only two things that excite a man, expensive toys and real expensive toys. *VEGETARIAN: That's an old Indian word meaning "I don't hunt so good."* When the going gets tough, switch to power tools.

02-09-2012, 03:33 PM	#16
chronos Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: London,ontario,CANADA Posts: 23	Re: Help ID factory aluminum 2WD rims Thanks for all the info ! Looks like i have factory VAN aluminum rims Now to get my tires

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