CL AD Not Mine 15x8 CHEVROLET STEEL RIMS W/CAPS - $475

[60-66]

http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/pts/4344926905.html

[gimmy 64]

can you tell if they are the later wheels that would clear disc brakes? good price though

[71swb4x4]

With that bright white it is tough to tell but they do appear to be the four nub wheels to me which tells us they will clear disc brakes.

Throwing the four nub idea out the window, it is my understanding that the 15x8's came on some 73+ blazers, mostly as spares and also on military blazers. Since they were 73+ that indicates that they will clear disc brakes.

[1963c-10]

The notches in the rim face look correct for the four bump rims...the 3 bump notches look just a tad different.

I've also noticed that on the 3 bump rims, two of the bumps line up offset of the notches while the 3rd falls in between a notch.....on the 4 bump rims, the bumps all line up centered in the notches. The ones in the craiglist ad look centered so they should be fine for disk brakes.

[60-66]

So you guys are saying they made a factory 8 inch wide 6 lug rim with 3 nubs for the caps ? Never heard of that ?

[71swb4x4]

Here are some 15x8's that are 3 nub. These were sharpie's wheels.

[markeb01]

I saved the picture and modified it for better clarity. They are definitely 4 hubcap hump wheels, and will clear stock disc brakes. The safety beads on the face can also be seen, something a non-disc brake wheel never had.

I can't believe how rare these have become. They were so common when I got rid of mine I just gave them away.

[markeb01]

I don't know that those with 3 hubcap bumps were factory wheels. I'd be more inclined to believe those were custom assembled. It's interesting to compare the location of the valve stem hole between the 3 bump wheels vs the white ones.

Back in the 60's many wide wheels were created in high school shop classes. In 1964-65 there were lots of them in my home town running around on what were commonly called "barrel rims". They'd take two Buick wheels, cut the conical shaped back side off, weld those together and add a Chevy passenger car center. They looked really deep with tires stretched over them with skinny 4" tread patterns. This was in the days before fat tires came on the market.

[TJ's Chevy]

Man! Good steal of a price to! Those rims are killer nice!