15x7 steelies with poverty caps-lets see em

[superwade57]

i picked up some 15x7 steelies and caps the other day and im having a hard time deciding what size tire to run. truck is swb 2wd and will have 4/6 drop. im sure we'll yezzis truck and believe me im glad to see it, its the background on my desktop... but its almost all i can find. so post em up and dont forget tire size, rim width and drop specs if it applies.

[ReRod]

15x7's with 235-75's front and rear
Stock height

[J Knight]

I cant remember where I found this but it appears to be 245/60/15 on 8in front and 295/50/15 on 10in rear.

[Bostonlocalbulldog]

1986 k-20

[Square_78]

Bably blue wheels, poverty caps and trim rings. Lowered slightly. I like the look of my wheels. Im in no hurry to get my Rally's put on.

Tires are 215/70R15 front and 235/75R15 rear.
Lowered 6/8 with rear air shocks.

[C-10 simplex]

Could we not call them "poverty caps?" This is such a negative word and displays very negative thinking.


And yes, i do run these. i prefer to call them "step van" hubcaps. For obvious reasons.

[primrrd]

never heard poverty caps b4...
i've always though that they were called "dog dish" hub caps.

i like the blue wheels!

[irishman999]

Originally Posted by primrrd

never heard poverty caps b4...
i've always though that they were called "dog dish" hub caps.

i like the blue wheels!

I am literally using one as a dog dish for my Dogs water

[C-10 simplex]

Thank you. i would accept "dog dish" a little more. Although i think there are even better alternatives.


Poverty, i think, is a little negative. Actually, if you look at the prices for a replacement cap at LMC i doubt you could be living in poverty to afford one. That's one of the reasons why i find the term poverty to be a little offensive.


P.S. My favorite ones are the gmc 3/4 ton caps----6 spokes instead of five, like FJ's above.

[special-K]

Originally Posted by C-10 simplex

Could we not call them "poverty caps?" This is such a negative word and displays very negative thinking.


And yes, i do run these. i prefer to call them "step van" hubcaps. For obvious reasons.

Originally Posted by primrrd

never heard poverty caps b4...
i've always though that they were called "dog dish" hub caps.

i like the blue wheels!

Originally Posted by Firebirdjones

16.5's with povertys, or dog dish, what ever you want to call them.

Originally Posted by C-10 simplex

Thank you. i would accept "dog dish" a little more. Although i think there are even better alternatives.


Poverty, i think, is a little negative. Actually, if you look at the prices for a replacement cap at LMC i doubt you could be living in poverty to afford one. That's one of the reasons why i find the term poverty to be a little offensive.


P.S. My favorite ones are the gmc 3/4 ton caps----6 spokes instead of five, like FJ's above.

Actually,just calling them "hubcaps" is what they are. It bugs me to see people refer to truck hubcaps as poverty caps. This is what came on trucks. Sure,by these models GM started offering ugly (IMO) wheel covers,but they were the exception to the rule. Siverados still came with hubcaps and they were top-of-the-line. There's hubcaps and there's wheel covers. No need to say "poverty" or "full". Hubcaps cover the hubs and wheel covers cover the wheels...simple. The term "poverty" comes from a period of time where wheel covers (and whitewalls) were the rule and only the stripped-down economy minded cars ran blackwalls and hubcaps. There's nothing derogatory about it. Besides,hubcaps don't have feelings. Maybe if you called an economy model a poverty model that could be insulting,because it has a way of saying something about who owns it. Another misnamed term for hubcaps is "center cap". Center caps are what trims or covers the lugs/spindle cap on styled steel wheels,like rallyes,or covers the center hole on mag/alloy wheels. In these years of truck GM offered all three,hubcaps,wheel covers,and center caps.

EDIT: And,what's up with "dog dish" anyway?I mean,does anyone have a dog that eats off a dish? My dogs always ate out of bowls. Even my daughter's poodle eats from a bowl.

Here's a truck I had with 9.75s and hubcaps and the Jimmy I currently own,with 7" wheels and hubcaps:

[motornut]

I've always called them dog dish
for me hubcap would cover the whole wheel
I like the simple look to them
79 jimmy

[Stew_Magoo]

Originally Posted by C-10 simplex

Could we not call them "poverty caps?" This is such a negative word and displays very negative thinking.


And yes, i do run these. i prefer to call them "step van" hubcaps. For obvious reasons.

I've always called them "dog dishes." And I'm running them on my 19.5s...

[zirk]

Originally Posted by Stew_Magoo

I've always called them "dog dishes." And I'm running them on my 19.5s...

Those 19.5s are awesome!

[88Jimmy4x4]

heres mine with 15x7 235/75/15...aka pizza cutters lol

tried to post pics showing how much they will tuck inwards

[Firebirdjones]

16.5's with povertys, or dog dish, what ever you want to call them.

[ymerej71]

Originally Posted by 88Jimmy4x4

heres mine with 15x7 235/75/15...aka pizza cutters lol

tried to post pics showing how much they will tuck inwards

Very nice truck! I have the same truck in a '79 version, dropped on rallys...

[FourByGuy]

Here's my '76 K20 Silverado running original 9.5 x 16.5 steelies and caps

[88Jimmy4x4]

Originally Posted by ymerej71

Very nice truck! I have the same truck in a '79 version, dropped on rallys...

my twin lol...just lower

[ElGracho]

Here's a pic of my plain wheels with 225 75 15s. Those tires are too small. That truck has rallies on it now.

If you're going to use 15x7 wheels at close to stock height, I really recommend 255 70 15 tires. I don't have them on plain steel wheels, but here's a pic on factory aluminum wheels. I really like them.

[zeewhiz]

Do these fit on rally wheels? I hate the stock center caps on mine... They looks so 4x4ish.

[bowtieguy79]

I ran these for a short time. Been thinking of doing this look again, but have the rims widened out to 8" minimum. Maybe run a 255-70-15 or a 275-60-15

[Stew_Magoo]

Fact: hub caps and wheel covers are safety items. They were originally put on so you could hear when a lug nut fell off.
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[burb1085]

[special-K]

I call them lug nut containers when I'm removing a wheel (set on a rag so as not to scratch the "poor" things)