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ChevLoRay · 11-03-2011, 10:37 PM

Jackman wheels were the first "wagon wheels" as I recall. Then, Western Wheel got into the act followed by many others. I ran a set of 15x7's with a chrome finish on my '65 LWB and they looked good until the dogs made hash of the chrome. Then, it was white wheel time.

I had a '76 Blazer that had a set of 15x10's on it with a set of 12.00x15 Swamp Thing tires. Absolutely the worst thing possible to run on the road. So, I got rid of them and went with 15x8 white spokes and 31x11.50 Wrangler Radials and the Blazer became a nice ride.

The wider tires and wheels that came on it just didn't work very well with the 4WD on the road. The P.O. had an issue that I resolved by lubing the front slip yoke. Until then, there was a clunk when starting and stopping that caused him to spend over $2000 at a local Chevy dealership. The service mgr had told me that the front end was worn out on my Blazer. I suggested he try using a grease gun on them in the future, before selling part-time kits to people who don't know any better.

11-03-2011, 10:37 PM	#25
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Re: Wagon wheels on a K20 Jackman wheels were the first "wagon wheels" as I recall. Then, Western Wheel got into the act followed by many others. I ran a set of 15x7's with a chrome finish on my '65 LWB and they looked good until the dogs made hash of the chrome. Then, it was white wheel time. I had a '76 Blazer that had a set of 15x10's on it with a set of 12.00x15 Swamp Thing tires. Absolutely the worst thing possible to run on the road. So, I got rid of them and went with 15x8 white spokes and 31x11.50 Wrangler Radials and the Blazer became a nice ride. The wider tires and wheels that came on it just didn't work very well with the 4WD on the road. The P.O. had an issue that I resolved by lubing the front slip yoke. Until then, there was a clunk when starting and stopping that caused him to spend over $2000 at a local Chevy dealership. The service mgr had told me that the front end was worn out on my Blazer. I suggested he try using a grease gun on them in the future, before selling part-time kits to people who don't know any better. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.