Six lug 15x8 4 nub?

[CG]

What happened to the market for these.? Seems like just yesterday these things sold like hot cakes. Now there are a bunch on the board that aren't moving. I didn't see where these were reproduced yet. Maybe they priced themselves out of the market?

No I don't have any I want to sell ... just curious.

[CG]

Guess Im all wet LOL

[72 Super]

It could just be the season also, vacations, getting the kids ready for back to school etc. It does seem like certain parts do go through spurts though. Like these wheels, tow hooks etc. It almost seems the more they are talked about the more the demand if for them.

[Grumpy old man]

I've noticed the higher priced items always sell in the middle of the month .

[AnotherWs6]

Real men rock 15 X 6 inch rims. Looks like everybody in the bingo hall is starting to figure that out, and that's why no one wants them.

In all seriousness, if somebody came out with six lug versions of either 15 inch size people would line up to spend money they didn't have on them. The thought of spending 500 or 600 hundred bucks on a crusty old set of wheels that need to be sand-blasted and painted or powder coated - and then hoping they can be balanced - is lunacy. Maybe THAT'S what is going on.

[michael bustamante]

these actually are reproduced. i picked up a pair from wheel vintiques.
i got 15x10 but the 8`s were also available

[AnotherWs6]

In 6 lug that accept dog dish caps??????? Maybe they just didn't have 15x6 when I looked pretty recently. But there ya go, and I bet that you paid less than for a set of originals.

[CG]

Originally Posted by AnotherWs6

In 6 lug that accept dog dish caps??????? Maybe they just didn't have 15x6 when I looked pretty recently. But there ya go, and I bet that you paid less than for a set of originals.

Im pretty sure those are five lugs. I have a set of those too. I think there was a thread just a little bit ago about trying to get Wheel Vin to reproduce the 6 lug 8 inch rims but no go

[special-K]

They were reasonable at $400 a set and now they want more. That's all there is to it.

[AnotherWs6]

Originally Posted by CG

Im pretty sure those are five lugs. I have a set of those too. I think there was a thread just a little bit ago about trying to get Wheel Vin to reproduce the 6 lug 8 inch rims but no go

Yes, I'm a little confused now.

[davischevy]

In another thread I received a question from ck5566 about the difference between three and four nub wheels. Somebody enlighten me.

[leftybass209]

If greed supercedes desire, the result is a no sell. Selling 15 inch rims when the trend is 20+ is a hard game when there's no demand.

[special-K]

^^^ None of that matters to those who don't follow the trend herd. But, ironically, the herd catches on to the classic look being the best look and there is a trend of going back to 15s for the look some of us have known is best for these trucks all along . There is serious demand for these wide 6-lugs that are not available new. The problem is the profiteers jacking the price up so drastically in such short time. Some fool pays too much and from that point the greedy sellers figure that's what they'll ask. At $400 a set they jump off the board. Same with stock width, at $100 a set those jumped off the board. But, greedy sellers (or perhaps ignorant) saw what the 8s were going for and next thing you know they are asking close to same money as being asked for 8s. Back in the day when I was running these wide steelies they weren't very common to see. It seems the mentality was "If I'm going to buy wide wheels I want shiny mags for my money". The more subtle toned down take a second look tougher than stock vibe has caught on now that these trucks are classic. The COPO/sleeper muscle car look has help the popularity as well. But when these old wheels start getting closer to the cost of classic 15" mags I think the old mentality kicks in making mags look more affordable for a more dramatic change.

Originally Posted by davischevy

In another thread I received a question from ck5566 about the difference between three and four nub wheels. Somebody enlighten me.

Wheels were 3-nub until disc brakes came out. The wheels got changed to 4-nub at that point. The drum brake wheels won't clear the calipers.

[leftybass209]

Special-K, you pretty much nailed what I was trying to say.

Some sellers have priced these OEM wheels right into new rim territory. It's a hard sell when the latest and greatest could be had for equal value. I'm still piecing together a set of 6 lug 4 nubs, but i'm not about to pay 100 bucks a wheel, so it's slow going. I'm tainted by finding 2 of them for $5 each, one with a brand new tire sitting on the inside of a junked blazer.

In the meantime, my parents bought me a new set of Wheel Vintiques smoothies. About as close as I can get for now.

Kind of relevant to that, my dad is super proud of his original Halibrand 5 spoke wheels. Got them for a song and dance, polished 'em up and at every car show, someone pays him a comment on his beautiful TT's or Summit Legends.

[davischevy]

I would agree with you guys on all points except the greed and profiteering.

There are things we "want" and things we "need" (or require to exist).

I contend that greed and profiteering can be applied to things we "need", especially in cases of, say, disaster or famine.

On the other hand, in the case of these wheels, they are things we "want". If a seller wants to place a price, whatever that may be, on something, he may not really want to sell, but for that price he would. I don't think he is greedy, he just knows if he sells he may have to go to a lot of effort to replace the item.

I know I have priced thing above market, that I really didn't want to sell. Maybe I am a greedy Bastard, but I' still just the same old Larry.

I think we have all suffered from the "man I just paid x dollars for the last one".

[jocko]

Well, I, for one, NEED white steelies
A point that came up in a parallel thread that I'd like to get some clarification/confirmation on (I think there are about 3-4 white steelie threads going right now...). As I think most know by now that 71 and newer K5/10 wheels clear disks and pre-71 do not - I'd like to know if that is also exactly the dividing line between 3 nub and 4 nub, respectively. i.e. can you visually ID a pre-71 by the presence of 3 nubs vs 4. OR... was the 3-4 nub transition just somewhere "near" the 70-71 changeover from drum to disk? Is there such a thing as a 4-nub non-disk wheel or a 3-nub disk wheel? I think I know that part of the answer, but the question seems to come up time and again. The bottom line is to look at the inside face of the wheel and see of there is a big taper that could/would interfere with the caliper - but wanted to pull the thread on the nub dealio. Have heard this discussed both ways, usually folks lean toward the 3-4 nub - nondisk-disk. Thanks!

[davischevy]

1970 and earlier, 3 nub non disc, 1971 and later, 4 nub disc brake.

[special-K]

I called it greed and profiteering because the price was stable at $400 a set for years, then the guys on the board here that are only here to make money off of other members who contribute nothing come along and gouge the price to 50% more. When others with those to sell see what is currently being asked, they put that price on theirs and it goes on from there. It's not just these wheels, it's about everything. People see a piece in exc. cond. go for $xxx.xx and they put the same price on their fair cond. piece. Like I said, some of it's just plain ignorance. Guys need parts for these 40+ year old trucks.

[CG]

I remember the first set I cobbled together. Got a couple really cheap, then choked at the price, but bought two more at 50 bucks each. And this was actually many years ago.

[ck5566]

Originally Posted by davischevy

In another thread I received a question from ck5566 about the difference between three and four nub wheels. Somebody enlighten me.

Ya I also would like to know the differences in 3 & 4 nubs (ck5566)

[special-K]

Originally Posted by ck5566

Ya I also would like to know the differences in 3 & 4 nubs (ck5566)

Nothing really visible, but something in the contours of the 3-nubs won't accommodate the calipers. You can run 3-nubs on the rear and 4-nubs on the front w/o being able to tell. I sold a pair of 10" 3-nubs to a member who was running those on the rear and 8" 4-nubs on front to clear the calipers. When you run staggered rims you don't rotate tires anyway. Many run 6 or 7s up front and 8s on the rear. Yet, I've seen pairs of 3-nubs on here no one seemed to want to touch, and it wasn't due to a gouged price.

[davischevy]

3 nubs are not tainted, you just have to watch where you use them.

I grab every one I run on to if the price is fair.

[ck5566]

Originally Posted by special-K

Nothing really visible, but something in the contours of the 3-nubs won't accommodate the calipers. You can run 3-nubs on the rear and 4-nubs on the front w/o being able to tell. I sold a pair of 10" 3-nubs to a member who was running those on the rear and 8" 4-nubs on front to clear the calipers. When you run staggered rims you don't rotate tires anyway. Many run 6 or 7s up front and 8s on the rear. Yet, I've seen pairs of 3-nubs on here no one seemed to want to touch, and it wasn't due to a gouged price.

Thanks I get it now