Anyone ever seen these 6 lug 16x8 painted steel smoothie wheels - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**1774btcrew** · 05-11-2015, 11:13 AM

I picked these up a week ago thinking that I was completing my set of 15x8 6 lug smoothie wheels with hubcap provisions. Just for kicks I grabbed a tape measure and they are 16"! I didn't bother to measure them when I found them as all of them I have seen were 15". Anyone have any idea if they are factory GM or what they would have came on? They are stamped GM.

geezer#99 · 05-11-2015, 01:39 PM

Measure again from bead to bead!!

95 S_Trucker · 05-11-2015, 01:56 PM

My bet is a 16.5"

**1774btcrew** · 05-11-2015, 01:58 PM

They are 16". Outer lip to outer lip is just under 17"

enaberif · 05-11-2015, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by 1774btcrew

They are 16". Outer lip to outer lip is just under 17"

You can't measure rims like this. You have to go bead to bead as that is the measure point.

I've made this same mistake myself.

**1774btcrew** · 05-11-2015, 10:57 PM

I actually sell a lot of wheels as I am in the parts business so I do know how to measure them.

80SPORT · 05-12-2015, 01:49 AM

Check the code by the valve stem ...usually 2 letters and then look on the backside to find dimensions and production date.I have seen 16 x 5 on pre 77 4 x 4 units but not 16 x 8.

95 S_Trucker · 05-12-2015, 06:08 AM

Does it have a 1/2" hole for the valve stem or 5/8"?

v30crewcab · 05-13-2015, 08:54 AM

the shape of the rim looks like 16.5 to me. it has more of a slope to it, and I can't tell for sure but I don't see the inner safety lip to hold the bead. got any pics of the inside edge of rim?

**1774btcrew** · 05-13-2015, 09:37 AM

The wheels are across town at my storage lot so I don't have any more pictures. I was hoping the center design around the lugs would be helpful on dating/describing them.

80SPORT · 05-14-2015, 12:18 AM

Will be interesting to see the codes

6 stud wheels with 16.5 tires were available on Gen 1 Blazer

**1774btcrew** · 05-14-2015, 12:05 PM

Centers look just like the ones on the yellow blazer in the pics so maybe they are 16.5s. Once I realized they weren't 15" I just figured they were made by an aftermarket company in a custom width. I really should have looked when the tires were still on them. I had been looking for a match for my 15x8 6 lug wheels so when I saw they were 8" wide and stamped GM I didn't bother looking at anything else. There are no codes on the back. On the front one wheel has K-1-1 AA 3. The other wheel has k-1-0 CP 2

v30crewcab · 05-14-2015, 12:07 PM

what size are the cucv k5 rims? are they 8 or 10? they have a good look.

**brakenit** · 05-14-2015, 03:15 PM

There's been a pair of these on the Indy Craigslist for a little while.

http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/pts/4979899235.html

05-11-2015, 11:13 AM	#1
1774btcrew Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 4,603	Anyone ever seen these 6 lug 16x8 painted steel smoothie wheels I picked these up a week ago thinking that I was completing my set of 15x8 6 lug smoothie wheels with hubcap provisions. Just for kicks I grabbed a tape measure and they are 16"! I didn't bother to measure them when I found them as all of them I have seen were 15". Anyone have any idea if they are factory GM or what they would have came on? They are stamped GM. __________________ AZPartsLocators on Instagram 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Bed big block "Blackie" 1977 Crew Cab GMC Short bed with 4BT Intercooled Cummins Diesel and a 4L80e "The Junkyard Dog" 1985 Crew Cab Chevy dually with 5.9 Cummins "The Big Dog" This is what my dad liked to be called by the grandkids before he passed so it seems fitting for his old truck. Last edited by 1774btcrew; 05-11-2015 at 11:29 AM.

05-11-2015, 01:39 PM	#2
geezer#99 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bowser Posts: 13,731	Re: Anyone ever seen these 6 lug 16x8 painted steel smoothie wheels Measure again from bead to bead!!

05-11-2015, 01:56 PM	#3
95 S_Trucker Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: . Posts: 2,187	Re: Anyone ever seen these 6 lug 16x8 painted steel smoothie wheels My bet is a 16.5"

05-11-2015, 01:58 PM	#4
1774btcrew Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 4,603	Re: Anyone ever seen these 6 lug 16x8 painted steel smoothie wheels They are 16". Outer lip to outer lip is just under 17" __________________ AZPartsLocators on Instagram 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Bed big block "Blackie" 1977 Crew Cab GMC Short bed with 4BT Intercooled Cummins Diesel and a 4L80e "The Junkyard Dog" 1985 Crew Cab Chevy dually with 5.9 Cummins "The Big Dog" This is what my dad liked to be called by the grandkids before he passed so it seems fitting for his old truck.

05-11-2015, 10:57 PM	#6
1774btcrew Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 4,603	Re: Anyone ever seen these 6 lug 16x8 painted steel smoothie wheels I actually sell a lot of wheels as I am in the parts business so I do know how to measure them. __________________ AZPartsLocators on Instagram 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Bed big block "Blackie" 1977 Crew Cab GMC Short bed with 4BT Intercooled Cummins Diesel and a 4L80e "The Junkyard Dog" 1985 Crew Cab Chevy dually with 5.9 Cummins "The Big Dog" This is what my dad liked to be called by the grandkids before he passed so it seems fitting for his old truck.

05-12-2015, 01:49 AM	#7
80SPORT Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: red deer alberta Posts: 777	Re: Anyone ever seen these 6 lug 16x8 painted steel smoothie wheels Check the code by the valve stem ...usually 2 letters and then look on the backside to find dimensions and production date.I have seen 16 x 5 on pre 77 4 x 4 units but not 16 x 8. Attached Images

05-12-2015, 06:08 AM	#8
95 S_Trucker Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: . Posts: 2,187	Re: Anyone ever seen these 6 lug 16x8 painted steel smoothie wheels Does it have a 1/2" hole for the valve stem or 5/8"?

05-13-2015, 08:54 AM	#9
v30crewcab Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Chatt Tn Posts: 982	Re: Anyone ever seen these 6 lug 16x8 painted steel smoothie wheels the shape of the rim looks like 16.5 to me. it has more of a slope to it, and I can't tell for sure but I don't see the inner safety lip to hold the bead. got any pics of the inside edge of rim? __________________ 88 military v30 crewcab shortbed 5.9 cummins, nv4500, 205 86 k30, 89 diesel burb, 76 gmc pathfinder 71 longbed 5.3 4l80 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=522535

05-13-2015, 09:37 AM	#10
1774btcrew Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 4,603	Re: Anyone ever seen these 6 lug 16x8 painted steel smoothie wheels The wheels are across town at my storage lot so I don't have any more pictures. I was hoping the center design around the lugs would be helpful on dating/describing them. __________________ AZPartsLocators on Instagram 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Bed big block "Blackie" 1977 Crew Cab GMC Short bed with 4BT Intercooled Cummins Diesel and a 4L80e "The Junkyard Dog" 1985 Crew Cab Chevy dually with 5.9 Cummins "The Big Dog" This is what my dad liked to be called by the grandkids before he passed so it seems fitting for his old truck.

05-14-2015, 12:18 AM	#11
80SPORT Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: red deer alberta Posts: 777	Re: Anyone ever seen these 6 lug 16x8 painted steel smoothie wheels Will be interesting to see the codes 6 stud wheels with 16.5 tires were available on Gen 1 Blazer Attached Images

05-14-2015, 12:05 PM	#12
1774btcrew Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 4,603	Re: Anyone ever seen these 6 lug 16x8 painted steel smoothie wheels Centers look just like the ones on the yellow blazer in the pics so maybe they are 16.5s. Once I realized they weren't 15" I just figured they were made by an aftermarket company in a custom width. I really should have looked when the tires were still on them. I had been looking for a match for my 15x8 6 lug wheels so when I saw they were 8" wide and stamped GM I didn't bother looking at anything else. There are no codes on the back. On the front one wheel has K-1-1 AA 3. The other wheel has k-1-0 CP 2 __________________ AZPartsLocators on Instagram 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Bed big block "Blackie" 1977 Crew Cab GMC Short bed with 4BT Intercooled Cummins Diesel and a 4L80e "The Junkyard Dog" 1985 Crew Cab Chevy dually with 5.9 Cummins "The Big Dog" This is what my dad liked to be called by the grandkids before he passed so it seems fitting for his old truck.

05-14-2015, 12:07 PM	#13
v30crewcab Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Chatt Tn Posts: 982	Re: Anyone ever seen these 6 lug 16x8 painted steel smoothie wheels what size are the cucv k5 rims? are they 8 or 10? they have a good look. __________________ 88 military v30 crewcab shortbed 5.9 cummins, nv4500, 205 86 k30, 89 diesel burb, 76 gmc pathfinder 71 longbed 5.3 4l80 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=522535

05-14-2015, 03:15 PM	#14
brakenit Active Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 198	Re: Anyone ever seen these 6 lug 16x8 painted steel smoothie wheels There's been a pair of these on the Indy Craigslist for a little while. http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/pts/4979899235.html



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