are 15" 5x5 steelies really that hard to find?

[blackmopar]

seriously - i must be missing something - I grabbed an 85 front clip to do my disc conversion and I want to stick with steelies for now mostly to match the rear 6 lug and so I can run the tires I have that are still brand spankin new (almost)

[**grumpy**]

I called all around to find true 5x5 steelies.
Finally I found 4, 2- 15x6, and 2- 15x7, with the nubs to accept poverty caps.

25 bucks each at a truck/4x4 junkyard.

Took 2 days of calling all around to find those...

[blackmopar]

junkyards about the best option then huh? thx for the idea!

[coulter]

ya i searched a salvage yard the other day looking for those same wheels.. i took my rotor with me to match it up... i ended up getting ford wheels and didnt even realize till i got home....lol but they fit i just cant use my chevy dog dishes on there

[markeb01]

If you're looking for five lug wheels with the 5x5 bolt pattern, 1950's Mercury wheels (and perhaps Lincoln) have the right bolt circle and the correct nubs for the standard 10-1/8" hubcaps. They probably won't be easy to find either. Ford wheels from 1949 until the 60's, and 1954 and up in Chevy wheels, the hubcaps all interchange. Early Buicks and Oldsmobile also share the 5x5 bolt circle, but don't have nubs for standard hubcaps. 1960's Olds wheels do have the hub cap bumps, but only come in 14" rims that I've been able to find.

Also some will fit with disc brakes while others might not. It depends on the offset and width of the rims.