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6.5" van Rally wheels

The 82 C10 I bought last year has four 6.5" van Rally wheels. I understand these are great to use for fender clearance on the front of a truck that's been lowered more than 2.5". If that's true, how much are they worth? I want to replace them with 7" or 8" Rally wheels, which move the tires outboard. The lowest I'll ever go in the front is 2.5".

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What backspacing do those wheel have? I have no idea on value, but I'd be interested in a couple.

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They're not worth anything more than the other truck ralleys. I see typical priced wheels from $15 - 40ea depending on condition.

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I just bought 2 new 15" x 6" Rallye Wheels for $65 ea.

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Originally Posted by RDrancher (Post 7071140)

What backspacing do those wheel have?

6.5" Rally wheel backspacing is 4.00", compared to 3-5/8" on the 7".

This means the 6.5" outer rim edge is 7/8" farther inboard compared to the 7" wheel, in other words 7/8" more fender lip clearance with the same width tire.

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Originally Posted by MikeB (Post 7073669)

6.5" Rally wheel backspacing is 4.00", compared to 3-5/8" on the 7".

This means the 6.5" outer rim edge is 7/8" farther inboard compared to the 7" wheel, in other words 7/8" more fender lip clearance with the same width tire.

Exactly.

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Originally Posted by SCOTI (Post 7073816)

Building a small, high rpm engine
with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive...
like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar.

Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol....

I agree. For example, the 327 rod length/stroke ratio is just about ideal at 1.75. I ran one for 6 years in a 55 Chevy sedan. It used a 350 block and 307 crank, which made for more journal overlap than a small journal 327 crank. (Rotating assembly was balanced of course.)

It also had Brodix IK180 heads, and initially a 224/230 solid lifter cam. Eventually went from a 3.42 to a 3.08 axle for more comfortable cruising, and switched to a 204/208 hydraulic cam from Jones Cam Designs. The smaller cam produced a more streetable power band along more vacuum. And even though it probably cost me some horsepower at high RPMs, I rarely revved the thing above 5000, so never noticed it. Always wanted to build a screamer though. Maybe in a 62-65 Nova or early Camaro. ;)

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^^^^
Where did all that come from?

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Originally Posted by UKNOWME (Post 7074433)

^^^^
Where did all that come from?

It's the bottom of SCOTI's signature.

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WOW I'm blind, sorry

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Originally Posted by UKNOWME (Post 7074582)

WOW I'm blind, sorry

And I took this thread just a bit off topic!

But, hey, it's my thread.:D

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Originally Posted by Richs'55 (Post 7071237)

I just bought 2 new 15" x 6" Rallye Wheels for $65 ea.

Where did you get them for that price?