Ralley Wheels on My 72 Fleetside

[1986swb]

A friend of mine has a 1967 Chevy C10 CST longbed. He has a 6-bolt wheel pattern. He likes the way the ralley wheels on my 1986 GMC SWB 1/2 ton (5-bolt) looks and sits.

Question: Will the 6-bolt Blazer/Suburban 4x4 ralley wheels (15"x8") fit on my friends 1967 C10 without any modifications or wheel adapters? If not, why not? He has disc fronts and drum rears.

Let me know your thoughts guys ....

[1986swb]

Originally Posted by 1986swb

A friend of mine has a 1967 Chevy C10 CST longbed. He has a 6-bolt wheel pattern. He likes the way the ralley wheels on my 1986 GMC SWB 1/2 ton (5-bolt) looks and sits.

Questions: Will the 6-bolt Blazer/Suburban 4x4 ralley wheels (15"x8") fit on my friends 1967 C10 without any modifications or wheel adapters? If not, why not? He has disc fronts and drum rears.

Let me know your thoughts guys ....

Follow-up Questions: In addition to the above questions, here are a couple more related ones:

1. Are there any 6-bolt, 15"x8" ralley wheels that were made that were not from the '80s era that will fit the 1967 C10?

2. My biggest concern is the center hub section. Will the 6-bolt ralley wheel have enough mounting clearance over the front hubs (center wheel bearing area) and the rear axle centers?

3. Are there 6-bolt ralley wheel center caps made with originally with the Chevy Bowtie emblem or did they all come with open-style caps for the fronts & closed-style caps with the "4x4" circular emblems for the rears?

4. Alternatively, I guess the 1967 C10 could use wheel adapters to convert to a 5-bolt patter ralley wheel. Anyone have issues with the adapters or conversion? If you have any photos, please share them.


Again, thanks guys in advance.

[68Stepbed]

Follow-up Questions: In addition to the above questions, here are a couple more related ones:

1. Are there any 6-bolt, 15"x8" ralley wheels that were made that were not from the '80s era that will fit the 1967 C10?

Only aftermarket "Vette" style rallies or OE steel wheels.

2. My biggest concern is the center hub section. Will the 6-bolt ralley wheel have enough mounting clearance over the front hubs (center wheel bearing area) and the rear axle centers?

They will fit fine.

3. Are there 6-bolt ralley wheel center caps made with originally with the Chevy Bowtie emblem or did they all come with open-style caps for the fronts & closed-style caps with the "4x4" circular emblems for the rears?

The caps were available with both the bowtie emblem or the 4x4 emblems. New bowtie stickers are available. All 4x4 trucks of the era had manual hubs, so the front caps were open. Any swap meet will have the closed center caps. Alot of guys run the later model 88-98 plastic caps.

4. Alternatively, I guess the 1967 C10 could use wheel adapters to convert to a 5-bolt patter ralley wheel. Anyone have issues with the adapters or conversion? If you have any photos, please share them.

Yes, you could use adapters, but I don't really care for them.

[70cst]

Originally Posted by 68Stepbed

Follow-up Questions: In addition to the above questions, here are a couple more related ones:

1. Are there any 6-bolt, 15"x8" ralley wheels that were made that were not from the '80s era that will fit the 1967 C10?

Only aftermarket "Vette" style rallies or OE steel wheels.

2. My biggest concern is the center hub section. Will the 6-bolt ralley wheel have enough mounting clearance over the front hubs (center wheel bearing area) and the rear axle centers?

They will fit fine.

3. Are there 6-bolt ralley wheel center caps made with originally with the Chevy Bowtie emblem or did they all come with open-style caps for the fronts & closed-style caps with the "4x4" circular emblems for the rears?

The caps were available with both the bowtie emblem or the 4x4 emblems. New bowtie stickers are available. All 4x4 trucks of the era had manual hubs, so the front caps were open. Any swap meet will have the closed center caps. Alot of guys run the later model 88-98 plastic caps.

4. Alternatively, I guess the 1967 C10 could use wheel adapters to convert to a 5-bolt patter ralley wheel. Anyone have issues with the adapters or conversion? If you have any photos, please share them.

Yes, you could use adapters, but I don't really care for them.

Very good info 68Stepbed ... Thanks

[1986swb]

Originally Posted by 68Stepbed

Follow-up Questions: In addition to the above questions, here are a couple more related ones:

1. Are there any 6-bolt, 15"x8" ralley wheels that were made that were not from the '80s era that will fit the 1967 C10?

Only aftermarket "Vette" style rallies or OE steel wheels.

2. My biggest concern is the center hub section. Will the 6-bolt ralley wheel have enough mounting clearance over the front hubs (center wheel bearing area) and the rear axle centers?

They will fit fine.

3. Are there 6-bolt ralley wheel center caps made with originally with the Chevy Bowtie emblem or did they all come with open-style caps for the fronts & closed-style caps with the "4x4" circular emblems for the rears?

The caps were available with both the bowtie emblem or the 4x4 emblems. New bowtie stickers are available. All 4x4 trucks of the era had manual hubs, so the front caps were open. Any swap meet will have the closed center caps. Alot of guys run the later model 88-98 plastic caps.

4. Alternatively, I guess the 1967 C10 could use wheel adapters to convert to a 5-bolt patter ralley wheel. Anyone have issues with the adapters or conversion? If you have any photos, please share them.

Yes, you could use adapters, but I don't really care for them.

Thanks for your timely reply. Your insights are helpful.

1. We have 15x8 and 15x10 6-bolt Corvette-style wheels but everyone is using them and we wanted to try to be true to the truck side by using the 6-bolt truck rallies.

2. Great to hear. Perfect.

3. I like the bowtie emblems rather than the 4x4 emblems if I can find them. I also like the 1988-1998 style center caps but I've only seen them in the 5-bolt configuration. See below pics. If you have a pic of the 6-bolt, please post it for reference. Thanks.

4. I too don't care for adapters for a couple of reasons: cost and they take up additional space. We are also looking at salvage yards to see if it is cost effective to replace the front and rear with 5-bolt, 1/2 ton parts (rotors and axles). This way, we can run the 5-bolt truck rallies. This option may not be cost effective but trying to look at all of the options before we commit.

[68Stepbed]

6-lugger as requested.

[1986swb]

Originally Posted by 68Stepbed

6-lugger as requested.

I like it alot. Thanks for the pic. Just got home from a parts run and picked up a mint 6-bolt pattern truck rally rim for $10. Mounted it on the 67 c10 and it looks great. Now need to find a set of four with your cool 1988-99 center caps.
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[1986swb]

Originally Posted by 68Stepbed

6-lugger as requested.

Forgot to ask earlier. Do these caps secure with mounting screws or bolts from the inside/back space side of the rims similar to the 1988-98, 5-lug version caps?

If you have any pics of the reverse side of the rims showing this please post them for reference. Thanks.
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