2WD vs. 4WD Rally Wheels - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Mark70Z · 10-15-2003, 08:47 PM

Have a question.. Is the 2WD Rally Wheels the same as a 4WD Rally Wheels?? Are they 15X8, or are they a different size? I know the caps would be different, but would the size be different??

Please help!

Tx Firefighter · 10-15-2003, 09:23 PM

2 wheel drive 15x8 wheels are 5 lug and have 4 1/4 inch backspacing

4 wheel drive 15x8 wheels are 6 lug and have 4 inch backspacing.

Tx Firefighter · 10-15-2003, 09:24 PM

Forgot to add, some 2 wheel drive rally wheels are 7 inches wide too. Typically found on vans. They work very well under the front end of a deeply lowered truck.

chevy_fatman · 10-15-2003, 09:38 PM

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Originally posted by Tx Firefighter
2 wheel drive 15x8 wheels are 5 lug and have 4 1/4 inch backspacing

4 wheel drive 15x8 wheels are 6 lug and have 4 inch backspacing.

What about 2wd 6 lug rally wheels?

Mark70Z · 10-15-2003, 09:45 PM

Right...what about the 2WD 6 lug rallies? The ones that I'm looking at are 6 lug. The fellow that is selling them said they were from a 2wd. Would they be 7" or 8"?

Rod · 10-15-2003, 09:51 PM

If there 6 bolt pattern there probably 8 inch and originally from a 4x4.

Tx Firefighter · 10-15-2003, 09:52 PM

I don't know of any 2 wheel drive truck built with 6 lug wheels since 1970. 71 went to 5 lug and all 1/2 tons stayed 5 lug up till 1999.

Rally wheels on trucks began in 1973.

No such animal as a 2 wheel drive 6 lug rally I've ever seen or heard of. Of course, everyone has seen the 4 wheel drive wheels installed on 1970 and earlier 2 wd trucks.

chevy_fatman · 10-15-2003, 10:13 PM

Mark70Z, those wheels most likely will fit your truck, if it has 6 lugs, here's a pic of a rally in my '70.

*Shane* · 10-16-2003, 12:23 AM

No such thing as a 6 lug / 2wd rally, although the 6 luggers WILL fit '70 and earlier 6 ug trucks ... GM didn't offer rally wheels on our trucks.
All 2wd rally's were 5 ug and all 4x4 rally's were 6lug.

*dtlilly* · 10-16-2003, 01:06 AM

This discussion is really interesting. Here's another Q, when did they start making rally wheels for the 8 lug trucks?

paintpyro · 10-16-2003, 01:19 AM

Is there a way to make any other center cap fit on a 6 lug 4x4 rally on a two wheel drive?

2wdBlazer · 10-16-2003, 09:04 AM

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Originally posted by paintpyro
Is there a way to make any other center cap fit on a 6 lug 4x4 rally on a two wheel drive?

Slide in from the rear style. Like a Chrome crager cap.

Pilgrim · 10-16-2003, 06:44 PM

Check Coker Tire catalog page 29, Pickup Rallye pre '71. Chrome wheels 15 x 7 were $74 @ for my '69 stepside. Check page 31 for bow tie caps.

Mark70Z · 10-16-2003, 08:37 PM

Ok...then.. If no 2wd rallies... What is the bore size of the center hole??? It should be different for 2wd and 4wd. I know this is the way it is on my car. The car has a small bore size hole. Also, is the 3/4 ton and the 1/2 ton the same bore size hole??

Tx Firefighter · 10-16-2003, 10:33 PM

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Originally posted by Mark70Z
Ok...then.. If no 2wd rallies... What is the bore size of the center hole??? It should be different for 2wd and 4wd. I know this is the way it is on my car. The car has a small bore size hole. Also, is the 3/4 ton and the 1/2 ton the same bore size hole??

Dude, you're not making sense.

There are 6 lug rally wheels. They came off of a 73 up 4x4. Period.

There are 5 lug rally wheels. They came off 2wd trucks and vans 73 up. Period.

If some dude told you he had a set of 6 lug 2 wd rallys, he's wrong. He has 4x4 wheels. They fit 6 lug 2wd trucks just fine.

What does center hole bore have to do with it? And how does your car come into play here?

See the pic below? 6 lug 4x4 rallys on my 2wd truck.

HuggerCST · 10-17-2003, 10:25 AM

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Originally posted by paintpyro
Is there a way to make any other center cap fit on a 6 lug 4x4 rally on a two wheel drive?

Here is a set with convex spot mirrors glued on them. The mirrors appear as chrome. Bad pic, but you get the idea.

Hotrod70C10 · 10-17-2003, 02:00 PM

Here's a side shot of my 4x4 rallies!

**Palf70Step** · 10-17-2003, 03:33 PM

Like was mentioned you can cover the holes...Either cut a piece of sheet metal, then get a new sticks, or do the spot mirrors.. 4 mirrors at Walmart and some JB weld silcon sealant. less than $10. They gicve a nice effect too.

10-15-2003, 08:47 PM	#1
Mark70Z Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 128	2WD vs. 4WD Rally Wheels Have a question.. Is the 2WD Rally Wheels the same as a 4WD Rally Wheels?? Are they 15X8, or are they a different size? I know the caps would be different, but would the size be different?? Please help!

10-15-2003, 09:23 PM	#2
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	2 wheel drive 15x8 wheels are 5 lug and have 4 1/4 inch backspacing 4 wheel drive 15x8 wheels are 6 lug and have 4 inch backspacing. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

10-15-2003, 09:24 PM	#3
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Forgot to add, some 2 wheel drive rally wheels are 7 inches wide too. Typically found on vans. They work very well under the front end of a deeply lowered truck. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

10-15-2003, 09:51 PM	#6
Rod Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Eastern - Manitoba Canada, Winnipeg Posts: 4,369	If there 6 bolt pattern there probably 8 inch and originally from a 4x4. __________________ Senior active founding member. 70 3/4 ton GMC Suburban 4x4 250/4 spd. 71 1/2 ton Suburban Chevy 4x4, 350/350 72 Chev 1 ton tow truck 402BB w/Holmes 440 wrecker on propane 2005 FLSTSCI Harley Springer 85 FXSB Harley Lowrider 72 Triumph 650 Bonneville 5spd "Poor people don't have hobbies" Quote from wife.

10-15-2003, 09:52 PM	#7
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	I don't know of any 2 wheel drive truck built with 6 lug wheels since 1970. 71 went to 5 lug and all 1/2 tons stayed 5 lug up till 1999. Rally wheels on trucks began in 1973. No such animal as a 2 wheel drive 6 lug rally I've ever seen or heard of. Of course, everyone has seen the 4 wheel drive wheels installed on 1970 and earlier 2 wd trucks. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

10-15-2003, 09:45 PM	#5
Mark70Z Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 128	Right...what about the 2WD 6 lug rallies? The ones that I'm looking at are 6 lug. The fellow that is selling them said they were from a 2wd. Would they be 7" or 8"?

10-15-2003, 10:13 PM	#8
chevy_fatman Where's my beer? Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I live in the state of denial.... Posts: 5,621	Mark70Z, those wheels most likely will fit your truck, if it has 6 lugs, here's a pic of a rally in my '70. Attached Images

10-16-2003, 12:23 AM	#9
Shane Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: over yonder Posts: 14,270	No such thing as a 6 lug / 2wd rally, although the 6 luggers WILL fit '70 and earlier 6 ug trucks ... GM didn't offer rally wheels on our trucks. All 2wd rally's were 5 ug and all 4x4 rally's were 6lug.

10-16-2003, 01:06 AM	#10
dtlilly Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Shadow of Lambeau Field Posts: 5,597	This discussion is really interesting. Here's another Q, when did they start making rally wheels for the 8 lug trucks?

10-16-2003, 01:19 AM	#11
paintpyro Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Santa Fe Springs, CA,USA Posts: 1,579	Is there a way to make any other center cap fit on a 6 lug 4x4 rally on a two wheel drive? __________________ 70 shortbed stepside "Schleprock" 350 w/TH400 rallys and BFGs -We can rebuild it, we have the technology-lower,shinier,faster

10-16-2003, 06:44 PM	#13
Pilgrim Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Crescent City, FL Posts: 492	Check Coker Tire catalog page 29, Pickup Rallye pre '71. Chrome wheels 15 x 7 were $74 @ for my '69 stepside. Check page 31 for bow tie caps. __________________ Bob 68 C20 Camper Special

10-16-2003, 08:37 PM	#14
Mark70Z Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 128	Ok...then.. If no 2wd rallies... What is the bore size of the center hole??? It should be different for 2wd and 4wd. I know this is the way it is on my car. The car has a small bore size hole. Also, is the 3/4 ton and the 1/2 ton the same bore size hole??

10-17-2003, 02:00 PM	#17
Hotrod70C10 Low & Slow Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,047	Here's a side shot of my 4x4 rallies! __________________ 70' C-10 LWB Fleetside 4.5/6 drop

10-17-2003, 03:33 PM	#18
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 46,768	Like was mentioned you can cover the holes...Either cut a piece of sheet metal, then get a new sticks, or do the spot mirrors.. 4 mirrors at Walmart and some JB weld silcon sealant. less than $10. They gicve a nice effect too. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!



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