Which Ralley wheel center is correct?

[hemi43]

I will be using 15X8 ralley rims on my 70 Blazer, but I'm not sure which center is correct. Obviously the fronts will be hollow, but should the rears have the Chevy bowtie or the 4X4 logo? To be honest, I don't even know if these rims were even available from the factory for the Blazers.
Thanks.

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by hemi43

I will be using 15X8 ralley rims on my 70 Blazer, but I'm not sure which center is correct. Obviously the fronts will be hollow, but should the rears have the Chevy bowtie or the 4X4 logo? To be honest, I don't even know if these rims were even available from the factory for the Blazers.
Thanks.

They were not available from the factory, so neither is "correct". 1975 was the first year for rally's on a C/K truck.

Do whatever ya' want!

K

[grillzy]

does this help?
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=531738

Do you have a picture of your rim?

[hemi43]

Originally Posted by grillzy

does this help?
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=531738

Do you have a picture of your rim?

Here's a pic I had without the center. I'm kinda leaning towards the bowtie because the 4X4 logo looks too 80's ish.

[hemi43]

Here's the center logos;

[grillzy]

Those rims are definitely not period correct but the bow tie centers from what you show look nice.

[jaros44sr]

20150117_102129 by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/97391199@N06/]

I went with corvette ralleyes, b/c I will be doing some offloading, and didn't want my aluminum slots getting torn up. Just chucked up the cap in my lathe, and it made a clean cut

Always liked the reflection on the center cap, looks like 'spokes'

20150117_102017 by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/97391199@N06/]

[Keith Seymore]

Nice! I've never seen that done before!

+1 internet for you.

K

[jaros44sr]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Nice! I've never seen that done before!

+1 internet for you.

K

Thanks Keith, I take that as a compliment from you. I had the regular ralleye wheels, but couldn't mount the corvette center caps. So I had to buy from wheels vintque, and the caps off the internet, one was a repop and one is OEM

What does +1 internet for you mean?

[Keith Seymore]

It's like a prize, like "you win the internet for the day".

So - nothing.



K

[jaros44sr]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

It's like a prize, like "you win the internet for the day".

So - nothing.



K

Thanks K, forgot to mention that I used bags in the wheels, so I wouldn't mess up the look of the package with wheel weights. Just cleaner!

[grillzy]

Originally Posted by jaros44sr

I used bags in the wheels

What are bags? The truck I use off road we use the peal and stick on the inside of the rim, sometimes with some adhesive. Clean look and cant peel off in a mud hole or on a log, rock, etc.

[jaros44sr]

Originally Posted by grillzy

What are bags? The truck I use off road we use the peal and stick on the inside of the rim, sometimes with some adhesive. Clean look and cant peel off in a mud hole or on a log, rock, etc.

They use them on tractor trailers to balance big tires, just throw the bag in the tire and it breaks open, and what ever is in the bag gets distributed to balance wheel and tire

[hemi43]

Hmmm.. Interesting !! I've never heard of that. Would that work on passenger type tires?

[jaros44sr]

Originally Posted by hemi43

Hmmm.. Interesting !! I've never heard of that. Would that work on passenger type tires?

Not sure, they sell them by size of tire. Maybe you could cut the bag open and dump some of the contents into the tire. I'm terrible at math, but someone should be able to calculate a%

[hemi43]

Well, I'm really intrigued by this. Check out the link. Why wouldn't all vehicles use this? There must be some negatives.
http://www.innovativebalancing.com/

[hemi43]

I just called the company that makes these balancing beads. I was told that tires with an aspect ratio less than 65% require both weights and beads. They sell standard beads that will fit through the valve stem, and larger "off-road" beads which require breaking the bead for installation. The price for 8 ounces which is enough for a large 4X4 tire is around $19 plus shipping. Canadians can purchase them here-->http://www.pjf4x4.com/store/index.php
Dan

[tjsblazer]

Originally Posted by hemi43

Well, I'm really intrigued by this. Check out the link. Why wouldn't all vehicles use this? There must be some negatives.
http://www.innovativebalancing.com/

Interesting read. Does that mean when you are parked all the beads are at the bottom of the tire and you have to drive for a bit for them to distribute and balance ? Maybe I'm missing something ...

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by tjsblazer

Interesting read. Does that mean when you are parked all the beads are at the bottom of the tire and you have to drive for a bit for them to distribute and balance ? Maybe I'm missing something ...

I'm with you on this.

I hear good things about these but for the life of me I can't figure out how they would work.

K

[hemi43]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

I'm with you on this.

I hear good things about these but for the life of me I can't figure out how they would work.

K

There's a video on their website that explains the theory behind it.
I would consider using them in my build, but would like to hear some non-biased opinions from someone that's used them.

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by hemi43

There's a video on their website that explains the theory behind it.
I would consider using them in my build, but would like to hear some non-biased opinions from someone that's used them.

Thank you; I think I understand the theory now but still not sure I'm buying it.

I sent a note to one of our Tire/Wheel design engineers to see if he was familiar with these and if we had done any testing.

K

[jaros44sr]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Thank you; I think I understand the theory now but still not sure I'm buying it.

I sent a note to one of our Tire/Wheel design engineers to see if he was familiar with these and if we had done any testing.

K

Nice to have those resources, please advise his answer