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BigMike · 11-07-2005, 04:32 PM

Hey guys, need your help here...I went to get my 15X8 & 15X10 rallye wheels only to find out that they are the CORVETTE style rallye wheels...What do you guys think I should do, I can get all 4 for $220. They can accept the deby or Police style caps which are cool, I just pictured (in my head) the truck rallyes on the truck...

OR, do any of you have the Vette Rallye's that we can see?

H-E-L-P

Mike

70rs/ss · 11-07-2005, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by big.mike

Hey guys, need your help here...I went to get my 15X8 & 15X10 rallye wheels only to find out that they are the CORVETTE style rallye wheels...What do you guys think I should do, I can get all 4 for $220. They can accept the deby or Police style caps which are cool, I just pictured (in my head) the truck rallyes on the truck...

OR, do any of you have the Vette Rallye's that we can see?

H-E-L-P

Mike

If they are corvette style, then they are probably 5 on 4 3/4, and the trucks are 5 on 5, so they won't fit. Unless someone is selling the corvette style in a truck pattern? If so get em' the are coll with the cop style cap. I have a set of 17" vette style wheels on my 70 RS/SS Camaro with the cop cap and they are very cool!

BigMike · 11-07-2005, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by 70rs/ss

If they are corvette style, then they are probably 5 on 4 3/4, and the trucks are 5 on 5, so they won't fit.

These are either 5 on 5 OR 5 on 4 3/4. They are also a 4" backspace. The true truck Rallye's are a 4 1/2 backspace I think, I hope the 1/2 shortfall won't hurt anything...

Mike

**Palf70Step** · 11-07-2005, 05:03 PM

Many aftermarket folks do make the Vette style ralleys in various bolt patters botyh 5 and 6 lug. they also make them in all sorts of backspacing combinations. I have not seen any done in truck style ralley. There are companies like Stockton Wheels that will take your 15x8 truck ralleys and widen them to 5x10 or whatever, but I have no idea on cost. I personally like the truck style (lot of little holes) more than the vette style (5 holes I think)

BigMike · 11-07-2005, 11:22 PM

Well the difference in price is pretty wide. I can get the bare Corvette style 8's & 10's for $200 delivered (he only lives 15 minutes away) or the Truck style 8's & 10's for $600 plus shipping & tax (Stockton Wheels).

I am almost leaning towards the Vette style, not just the price difference but, how many Corvette style rallye's do you see on our trucks? It is a way to look cool/different

Give me some feedback guys, it will truly help me in making my decision....

Mike

**truckdude239** · 11-07-2005, 11:44 PM

i have 10 inch vette ralleys on mine i'll try to get pic posted if i can get my camare working

BigMike · 11-08-2005, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by truckdude239

i have 10 inch vette ralleys on mine i'll try to get pic posted if i can get my camare working

All the way around or just the rear? Yes, pics would be wonderful.

Mike

byrd · 11-08-2005, 07:50 AM

check out my avitar, not the biggest pic, but I have corvette style ralleys and they are 6 lug. They were on the truck when I got it, with derby caps and 3" rings, and I have always been partial to the vette style.

**truckdude239** · 11-08-2005, 09:11 AM

i got 10 inch all around chrome didn't have any centers when i got the truck so i bought some from lcm my rubber is 255/70r15 datona datyons sr and will the grip a turn but luck my cam broken

farside847 · 11-08-2005, 12:17 PM

I got my truck ralleys for $200, including the center caps and chrome trims rings. Its w local guy to us to in San Jose. Daves Rallleyes I think. I went looking for the site and cant find it right now. Grrr.

70 shorty · 11-08-2005, 01:04 PM

I've got truck rallys on mine and like them very much, but a guy up the street has a 6 lug vette rallys with the standard center cap,(not the cop car type) and they also look good.

Bowtiefreak · 11-08-2005, 03:51 PM

Here's a truck with corvette rallys

BigMike · 11-08-2005, 07:46 PM

Okay...Thanks guys for your help, the wheels are on their way. I called the guy up and told him that I decided to go with the Vette rallye's and he is delivering them to me. 15X8 up front and 15X10 out back

Now I need to figure out what caps to use, I do not like the big derby cap....I am leaning towards the short derby or the police caps... I am going with the 3" stainless steel rings all the way around. Any input on the style of caps that I should go with?

Also, I was thinking of going with 295/50 in the rear and maybe 275/50 up front. The 8's have a 4" backspacing and I think the 10's are 5". My truck currently has a 4 1/2" front drop and a 5" rear drop, am I going to have any rubbing issues?

I'll snap a couple pics of the bare wheels once I get them.

Mike

QKENUF4U · 11-08-2005, 08:04 PM

man im jelous. i didnt think i could get the car style raly wheel. i would love to have a set of 6/7" fronts with 10" backs. i also seen some really plain flat stock style center caps with a chevy emblem on them (being sold by someone on here) thought that would be sweet since i would like to make my truck look a bit more hopped up stock appeanance wise.
so where are you getting these rims from ?
thanks
lance

**truckdude239** · 11-08-2005, 09:15 PM

my caps say power disc brakes on the lol don't know which ones they are but i know i don't have power brakes lmao

BigMike · 11-09-2005, 12:04 AM

Well here they are...I'm not too sure about if they will rub or not up front...I may need to go to 7's up front...Someone PLEASE let me know if you have run 8's up front with 4" backspacing on a truck with a 4 1/2 drop...If so, what tires worked?

$200 for all 4. He said he will swap the 8's for the 7's if they don't work. For another $100, he has the Stainless 3" rings and Stainless center caps (small "Disk Brakes" derby style or the Police centers with bowtie)

Help me out with the tires guys...Thanks,

Mike

SCOTI · 11-09-2005, 12:32 AM

If you like the lower profile tire look, try some BFG's Radial T/A's 245/60 on the 8's up front & 305/50 on the 10's for the rear.

It's hard to say if they'll rub or not since there are so many variables w/different trucks & combinations of parts. My 68 is dropped more than yours & 8's definitely wouldn't work up front w/o rubbing.

IMO.... the 295/50-15's are too short (26.6~26.75" tall) for these trucks. They need @ least 28" of tire out back. If you swap to the 7's up front, maybe a 215/75-15 front tire & a 285/70-15 on those 10's. That's much more meat & will look sweet w/the fenderwells sitting right over the tire w/no gaps.
The 215/75 fronts will work w/no problems w/that mild drop 'cause they barely rub w/my 6" drop.

Definitely do the cop car centers (aka flat-caps).

BigMike · 11-09-2005, 12:41 AM

Here is a shot of one that was on ebay with the Vette Rallye's, 10's in the rear and 8's up front. He has 4.75 backspacing but has no dropped spindles.

Pretty SWEET!!!

Mike

**truckdude239** · 11-09-2005, 09:00 AM

i have 10 inch with 255/70ra5 daytona daytons sr on my got 10 inch in back and 10 inch in front stock and no rubbing

ChevLoRay · 11-09-2005, 01:02 PM

On my '69, I have the Early Classic dropped (2.5-inch) spindles. I had to go to a 15x7, because the back spacing was too deep on the 15x8's that I already had. I did that because the disc brake conversion added about 2-inches to the track width of the front end, and the tires were protruding more in front, than in back.

I emailed ECE a couple weeks ago, because I had a question about backspacing. What they said was, "Use 4-inch backspacing on 15-inch wheels, but larger diameter should use 4 1/2-inch back spacing".

So, I'm now looking at some new Ansen Sprint wheels from American Racing. My thought is to go with a 15x7 up front (4-inch B/S) and 17x8 on the rear with a 4 1/2-inch back spacing. With a pair of 235-70-15's on the front (27.9 inch diameter) and 255-60-17's on back (29.1 inch diameter) I'll gain about an inch in front end ride height over the 235-60-15's (26.1 inch diamter) that I have on the front, and virtually the same ride height on the rear, compared to the 255-70-15's (29.0 diameter) it has had for 6 years.

I wanted some Corvette style rallye wheels, too, but shipping from CA is about $85, on top of the price of the wheels, plus the cost of having them powder-coated (about $35/wheel). So, the Ansen Sprints are looking like a good deal, and will be period-correct in appearance for the body style.

BigMike · 11-09-2005, 01:38 PM

The guy I got the wheels from showed me where they might rub on the lower A-Arms, he said I could grind out the bottom lip of the arms to clear the wheel. My other thought was to possibly go with custom tubed lower a-arms that should take care of the rubbing part...OR....just go with 7" wheels

Mike

Blue Beard · 11-09-2005, 10:47 PM

I had them on a 72 GMC and didn't have any issues..

BigMike · 11-10-2005, 12:35 AM

Well, I decided to lift the truck up on jack stands and "dry" mount them. The rears were perfect. The fronts had no issues with the a-arms at all, they just stuck out too much (4" backspacing). I am going to switch them out for the 7" wheels with the same backspacing to keep the same wheel-to-fender spacing as the rears. I think I can still fit some decent tires up front.

Here is thr Rear

Here is the Front

Mike

11-07-2005, 04:32 PM	#1
BigMike Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Rancho Santa Margarita - SoCal Posts: 1,432	Need Help With Rallye Wheels....H E L P Hey guys, need your help here...I went to get my 15X8 & 15X10 rallye wheels only to find out that they are the CORVETTE style rallye wheels...What do you guys think I should do, I can get all 4 for $220. They can accept the deby or Police style caps which are cool, I just pictured (in my head) the truck rallyes on the truck... OR, do any of you have the Vette Rallye's that we can see? H-E-L-P Mike __________________ Mike My 69 SWB Project Father/Son 72 Nova Project My Airbrushed RC Car Bodies

11-07-2005, 05:03 PM	#4
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 46,820	Re: Need Help With Rallye Wheels....H E L P Many aftermarket folks do make the Vette style ralleys in various bolt patters botyh 5 and 6 lug. they also make them in all sorts of backspacing combinations. I have not seen any done in truck style ralley. There are companies like Stockton Wheels that will take your 15x8 truck ralleys and widen them to 5x10 or whatever, but I have no idea on cost. I personally like the truck style (lot of little holes) more than the vette style (5 holes I think) __________________ 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!

11-07-2005, 11:22 PM	#5
BigMike Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Rancho Santa Margarita - SoCal Posts: 1,432	Re: Need Help With Rallye Wheels....H E L P Well the difference in price is pretty wide. I can get the bare Corvette style 8's & 10's for $200 delivered (he only lives 15 minutes away) or the Truck style 8's & 10's for $600 plus shipping & tax (Stockton Wheels). I am almost leaning towards the Vette style, not just the price difference but, how many Corvette style rallye's do you see on our trucks? It is a way to look cool/different Give me some feedback guys, it will truly help me in making my decision.... Mike __________________ Mike My 69 SWB Project Father/Son 72 Nova Project My Airbrushed RC Car Bodies

11-07-2005, 11:44 PM	#6
truckdude239 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lewisville, Nc Posts: 10,233	Re: Need Help With Rallye Wheels....H E L P i have 10 inch vette ralleys on mine i'll try to get pic posted if i can get my camare working

11-08-2005, 09:11 AM	#9
truckdude239 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lewisville, Nc Posts: 10,233	Re: Need Help With Rallye Wheels....H E L P i got 10 inch all around chrome didn't have any centers when i got the truck so i bought some from lcm my rubber is 255/70r15 datona datyons sr and will the grip a turn but luck my cam broken

11-08-2005, 12:17 PM	#10
farside847 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 995	Re: Need Help With Rallye Wheels....H E L P I got my truck ralleys for $200, including the center caps and chrome trims rings. Its w local guy to us to in San Jose. Daves Rallleyes I think. I went looking for the site and cant find it right now. Grrr. __________________ 1971 Chevy C10 Shortbed Stepside, 307v8 3-on-the-tree

11-08-2005, 01:04 PM	#11
70 shorty Where's my beer? Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Glen Allen, VA Posts: 1,768	Re: Need Help With Rallye Wheels....H E L P I've got truck rallys on mine and like them very much, but a guy up the street has a 6 lug vette rallys with the standard center cap,(not the cop car type) and they also look good. __________________ 70 C10, shortstep, .30 over 250,Hurst shifted 3 spd parts hauler. Holley 390, Clifford Intake, Header, ported cylinder head, unknown bigger cam. 79 Corvette L82, 4 spd, black, red interior, headers, flowmasters, and unkown bigger cam. '03 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.0 4x4 daily driver. 165K miles, and runs great '08 Tahoe LTZ 4x4 155K

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Bowtiefreak Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: LeRoy, Mich. Posts: 854	Re: Need Help With Rallye Wheels....H E L P Here's a truck with corvette rallys Attached Images __________________ 1968 Chevy C10 Short Fleetside/Wood floor ECE 4-6 Drop / 406 Small Block 1971 Chevelle 427 Big Block

11-08-2005, 07:46 PM	#13
BigMike Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Rancho Santa Margarita - SoCal Posts: 1,432	Re: Need Help With Rallye Wheels....H E L P Okay...Thanks guys for your help, the wheels are on their way. I called the guy up and told him that I decided to go with the Vette rallye's and he is delivering them to me. 15X8 up front and 15X10 out back Now I need to figure out what caps to use, I do not like the big derby cap....I am leaning towards the short derby or the police caps... I am going with the 3" stainless steel rings all the way around. Any input on the style of caps that I should go with? Also, I was thinking of going with 295/50 in the rear and maybe 275/50 up front. The 8's have a 4" backspacing and I think the 10's are 5". My truck currently has a 4 1/2" front drop and a 5" rear drop, am I going to have any rubbing issues? I'll snap a couple pics of the bare wheels once I get them. Mike __________________ Mike My 69 SWB Project Father/Son 72 Nova Project My Airbrushed RC Car Bodies

11-08-2005, 08:04 PM	#14
QKENUF4U Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SUNNY WARM BIKE RIDING COTTONWOOD ARIZONA Posts: 2,097	Re: Need Help With Rallye Wheels....H E L P man im jelous. i didnt think i could get the car style raly wheel. i would love to have a set of 6/7" fronts with 10" backs. i also seen some really plain flat stock style center caps with a chevy emblem on them (being sold by someone on here) thought that would be sweet since i would like to make my truck look a bit more hopped up stock appeanance wise. so where are you getting these rims from ? thanks lance

11-08-2005, 09:15 PM	#15
truckdude239 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lewisville, Nc Posts: 10,233	Re: Need Help With Rallye Wheels....H E L P my caps say power disc brakes on the lol don't know which ones they are but i know i don't have power brakes lmao

11-09-2005, 12:04 AM	#16
BigMike Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Rancho Santa Margarita - SoCal Posts: 1,432	Re: Need Help With Rallye Wheels....H E L P Well here they are...I'm not too sure about if they will rub or not up front...I may need to go to 7's up front...Someone PLEASE let me know if you have run 8's up front with 4" backspacing on a truck with a 4 1/2 drop...If so, what tires worked? $200 for all 4. He said he will swap the 8's for the 7's if they don't work. For another $100, he has the Stainless 3" rings and Stainless center caps (small "Disk Brakes" derby style or the Police centers with bowtie) Help me out with the tires guys...Thanks, Mike __________________ Mike My 69 SWB Project Father/Son 72 Nova Project My Airbrushed RC Car Bodies

11-09-2005, 12:32 AM	#17
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 21,950	Re: Need Help With Rallye Wheels....H E L P If you like the lower profile tire look, try some BFG's Radial T/A's 245/60 on the 8's up front & 305/50 on the 10's for the rear. It's hard to say if they'll rub or not since there are so many variables w/different trucks & combinations of parts. My 68 is dropped more than yours & 8's definitely wouldn't work up front w/o rubbing. IMO.... the 295/50-15's are too short (26.6~26.75" tall) for these trucks. They need @ least 28" of tire out back. If you swap to the 7's up front, maybe a 215/75-15 front tire & a 285/70-15 on those 10's. That's much more meat & will look sweet w/the fenderwells sitting right over the tire w/no gaps. The 215/75 fronts will work w/no problems w/that mild drop 'cause they barely rub w/my 6" drop. Definitely do the cop car centers (aka flat-caps). __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.* Last edited by SCOTI; 11-09-2005 at 12:34 AM.

11-09-2005, 12:41 AM	#18
BigMike Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Rancho Santa Margarita - SoCal Posts: 1,432	Re: Need Help With Rallye Wheels....H E L P Here is a shot of one that was on ebay with the Vette Rallye's, 10's in the rear and 8's up front. He has 4.75 backspacing but has no dropped spindles. Pretty SWEET!!! Mike __________________ Mike My 69 SWB Project Father/Son 72 Nova Project My Airbrushed RC Car Bodies

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truckdude239 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lewisville, Nc Posts: 10,233	Re: Need Help With Rallye Wheels....H E L P i have 10 inch with 255/70ra5 daytona daytons sr on my got 10 inch in back and 10 inch in front stock and no rubbing



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11-09-2005, 01:02 PM	#20
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Re: Need Help With Rallye Wheels....H E L P On my '69, I have the Early Classic dropped (2.5-inch) spindles. I had to go to a 15x7, because the back spacing was too deep on the 15x8's that I already had. I did that because the disc brake conversion added about 2-inches to the track width of the front end, and the tires were protruding more in front, than in back. I emailed ECE a couple weeks ago, because I had a question about backspacing. What they said was, "Use 4-inch backspacing on 15-inch wheels, but larger diameter should use 4 1/2-inch back spacing". So, I'm now looking at some new Ansen Sprint wheels from American Racing. My thought is to go with a 15x7 up front (4-inch B/S) and 17x8 on the rear with a 4 1/2-inch back spacing. With a pair of 235-70-15's on the front (27.9 inch diameter) and 255-60-17's on back (29.1 inch diameter) I'll gain about an inch in front end ride height over the 235-60-15's (26.1 inch diamter) that I have on the front, and virtually the same ride height on the rear, compared to the 255-70-15's (29.0 diameter) it has had for 6 years. I wanted some Corvette style rallye wheels, too, but shipping from CA is about $85, on top of the price of the wheels, plus the cost of having them powder-coated (about $35/wheel). So, the Ansen Sprints are looking like a good deal, and will be period-correct in appearance for the body style. __________________ 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.

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BigMike Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Rancho Santa Margarita - SoCal Posts: 1,432	Re: Need Help With Rallye Wheels....H E L P The guy I got the wheels from showed me where they might rub on the lower A-Arms, he said I could grind out the bottom lip of the arms to clear the wheel. My other thought was to possibly go with custom tubed lower a-arms that should take care of the rubbing part...OR....just go with 7" wheels Mike __________________ Mike My 69 SWB Project Father/Son 72 Nova Project My Airbrushed RC Car Bodies

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Blue Beard Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Washington State Posts: 8,834	Re: Need Help With Rallye Wheels....H E L P I had them on a 72 GMC and didn't have any issues.. __________________ 1970 Chev CST 2003 Harley Fatboy 1975 Chevrolet Step Van 1956 Chev Bel Air 1977 Blazer 2WD For Sale $3000.00 1978 Blazer 2WD For Sale $7000.00 1978 Silverado 2005 Monte Carlo

11-10-2005, 12:35 AM	#23
BigMike Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Rancho Santa Margarita - SoCal Posts: 1,432	Re: Need Help With Rallye Wheels....H E L P Well, I decided to lift the truck up on jack stands and "dry" mount them. The rears were perfect. The fronts had no issues with the a-arms at all, they just stuck out too much (4" backspacing). I am going to switch them out for the 7" wheels with the same backspacing to keep the same wheel-to-fender spacing as the rears. I think I can still fit some decent tires up front. Here is thr Rear Here is the Front Mike __________________ Mike My 69 SWB Project Father/Son 72 Nova Project My Airbrushed RC Car Bodies Last edited by BigMike; 11-10-2005 at 03:35 PM.

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