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special70gmc · 02-16-2003, 10:04 PM

i bought these rims a wile agao and was wonering who first produced them? ive seen them on many cars/trucks but could never find out the manufactur (sp?) -kyle

cdowns · 02-16-2003, 10:38 PM

there have been so many manufactures that have offered the slotted aluminium rim it's hard to say i'd guess the earliest was halibrand with the magnesium racing wheels but the company that really made them affordable was ANSEN when they developed their reusable molds prior to that they were all sandcast

knucklebuster · 02-16-2003, 10:39 PM

good question i always wondered the same thing.i wonder what they look like polished or chrome

DanoDMano · 02-16-2003, 10:40 PM

Is that a Crager slot??

hmm????

spinning wheels · 02-16-2003, 11:03 PM

Ansen was the first with their casting methods. I recall U.S. Mags made a lot of slot mags.

gashog · 02-16-2003, 11:56 PM

ET also made em.

**PICKMUP** · 02-17-2003, 12:47 AM

I've got two of those, real nice, in 15X8. Is that a wierd size?

Longhorn Man · 02-17-2003, 12:51 AM

15X8 is a common size.
i didn't know Craiger ever made slots?
These things look AWSOME polished. I wish i had a pic of my old ones. I had a pair of 15X12's on the back of my 68 couger. I got bored one weekend when I was grounded so I took them to my bed room and spent the whole weekend on them with a small buffer.
Got more out of the rims then I did out of the rest of the friken car!

**PICKMUP** · 02-17-2003, 03:35 AM

15X8---eight lug?

Jwill41 · 02-17-2003, 09:32 AM

I have two 15 x 8's and two 15 x 10's (all six lug) that I have been thinking about selling. They need a good cleaning/polishing and would look great. I took them off my 67 gmc about 12 years ago.

bobs409 · 02-17-2003, 09:33 AM

Check the back for the manufacturers name. Some aftermarket manufacturers will stamp it into the metal.

I have slots on my truck but there were from a 70's Jeep product like Cherokee. Mine are 15X8 6 lug.

jhwkns · 02-17-2003, 11:16 AM

Mine are US Mags

Jwill41 · 02-18-2003, 07:01 PM

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THOR 50 · 02-18-2003, 10:52 PM

Didn't Keystone make the slot mags?

mooneyes · 02-18-2003, 10:59 PM

yes Keystone made some so did Mickey Thompson, American Racing.....i think pretty much every wheel man. back in the day made some.....but where did all the 15"x10" 5 on 5's go ???????????

spinning wheels · 02-19-2003, 11:52 PM

Well mooneyes, if you rub a budweiser can real hard.... you can almost see its past life.

special70gmc · 02-21-2003, 12:44 PM

the ones in the pic are 16.5x11.75 and the fronts are 16.5x 9.75 i got all of them for like $75 from a friend of mine ive never seen an 8 lug slot before i found them came off a 73 dodge truck i think

02-16-2003, 10:04 PM	#1
special70gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: long island, new york Posts: 1,333	who makes these? i bought these rims a wile agao and was wonering who first produced them? ive seen them on many cars/trucks but could never find out the manufactur (sp?) -kyle Attached Images __________________ 1986 c-10 swb 5/7 drop 20'' coys 1958 belair 2door

02-16-2003, 10:38 PM	#2
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	there have been so many manufactures that have offered the slotted aluminium rim it's hard to say i'd guess the earliest was halibrand with the magnesium racing wheels but the company that really made them affordable was ANSEN when they developed their reusable molds prior to that they were all sandcast __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

02-16-2003, 10:39 PM	#3
knucklebuster Failure is NOT an option! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: greenwood s.c. Posts: 811	good question i always wondered the same thing.i wonder what they look like polished or chrome __________________ House payment or truck parts?????.........why does life have to be so complicated? 1969 Chevy Shortbed Fleetside 1969 Camaro ps pb a/c(drove in high school now it's just a yard ornament,but it's next on the list for resto) 1990 Ni$$an hardbody( daily beater that has been really beaten!) 1999 Grand Am GT(wifes ride...never buy a pontiac!!Trust Me)

02-16-2003, 10:40 PM	#4
DanoDMano Pronounced "Pew-al-up" Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Puyallup, Washington Posts: 845	Is that a Crager slot?? hmm???? __________________ Classic GM Trucks of Washington Club Member 1970 FS chevy,350/350, Edelbrock cam and intake. Holley 650 carb,HEI,AT,Tangier Orange, 18's, Power Locks, Truck Photos

02-16-2003, 11:03 PM	#5
spinning wheels Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Hacienda Heights, California USA Posts: 474	Ansen was the first with their casting methods. I recall U.S. Mags made a lot of slot mags. __________________ '72 GMC custom camper 350/350

02-16-2003, 11:56 PM	#6
gashog Active Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Lake co. california Posts: 192	ET also made em. __________________ 69 Custom/10 454 Turbo 400 and 70 Custom/20 350 Turbo 350, 73 cheyanne C/10 also 69 camaro Z/28 and 85 Iroc Z

02-17-2003, 12:47 AM	#7
PICKMUP "Trucks with Class" Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: OLYMPIA, WA, USA Posts: 8,158	15" I've got two of those, real nice, in 15X8. Is that a wierd size? __________________ Email: frankeham@comcast.net Phone: 360-956-7170

02-17-2003, 12:51 AM	#8
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	15X8 is a common size. i didn't know Craiger ever made slots? These things look AWSOME polished. I wish i had a pic of my old ones. I had a pair of 15X12's on the back of my 68 couger. I got bored one weekend when I was grounded so I took them to my bed room and spent the whole weekend on them with a small buffer. Got more out of the rims then I did out of the rest of the friken car!

02-17-2003, 03:35 AM	#9
PICKMUP "Trucks with Class" Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: OLYMPIA, WA, USA Posts: 8,158	15X8---eight lug? __________________ Email: frankeham@comcast.net Phone: 360-956-7170

02-17-2003, 09:32 AM	#10
Jwill41 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Farmers Branch, Tx Posts: 1,009	I have two 15 x 8's and two 15 x 10's (all six lug) that I have been thinking about selling. They need a good cleaning/polishing and would look great. I took them off my 67 gmc about 12 years ago. __________________ http://www.picturetrail.com/jwill41 67 1/2 ton GMC short step side 68 1/2 ton Chevy long fleet side 72 1/2 ton Chevy Suburban 99 1/2 ton Chevy Suburban founder (and only member) of the primer/clearcoat club

02-17-2003, 09:33 AM	#11
bobs409 1969 Custom 30 wrecker Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Pottsville, Pa Posts: 2,611	Check the back for the manufacturers name. Some aftermarket manufacturers will stamp it into the metal. I have slots on my truck but there were from a 70's Jeep product like Cherokee. Mine are 15X8 6 lug. __________________ Bob 63 Impala 283/PG/3.36 (under restoration) 66 Impala 327/PG/3.36 66 Chevelle SS 409/M22/3.55 69 Chevelle 307/PG/3.08 (future restoration) 69 C10 short stepside 454/TH350/3.73 69 Custom 30 tow truck 350/4 spd/4.10 (resto done, CRUISIN TIME!) 71 Cheyenne 20 fleetside 350/4 spd/4.10 71 Chevelle 6/PG/3.08 72 Chevelle 454/M21/4.10

02-17-2003, 11:16 AM	#12
jhwkns Registered Cruiser Join Date: May 2002 Location: Las Vegas NV Posts: 2,230	Mine are US Mags Attached Images __________________ I intend to live forever. So far, so good.

02-18-2003, 07:01 PM	#13
Jwill41 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Farmers Branch, Tx Posts: 1,009	http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2404356918 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2404358043 __________________ http://www.picturetrail.com/jwill41 67 1/2 ton GMC short step side 68 1/2 ton Chevy long fleet side 72 1/2 ton Chevy Suburban 99 1/2 ton Chevy Suburban founder (and only member) of the primer/clearcoat club Last edited by Jwill41; 02-18-2003 at 07:04 PM.

02-18-2003, 10:52 PM	#14
THOR 50 Over worked under paid Join Date: May 2001 Location: Fort Myers, Florida Posts: 378	Keystone? Didn't Keystone make the slot mags? __________________ Roger '69 C-10 with GMC front clip billet grill, 283CI, 400TH and 12bolt posiw/3.73 gears

02-18-2003, 10:59 PM	#15
mooneyes Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Slippery Rock PA USA Posts: 1,692	yes Keystone made some so did Mickey Thompson, American Racing.....i think pretty much every wheel man. back in the day made some.....but where did all the 15"x10" 5 on 5's go ??????????? __________________ Ken Lyons, Slippery rock pa 68 short step 327 t10 4 gear 72 2wd blazer project 70 lwb 305/700r driver 78 caprice project 02 cavalier D.D ( hate it!!)



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02-19-2003, 11:52 PM	#16
spinning wheels Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Hacienda Heights, California USA Posts: 474	Well mooneyes, if you rub a budweiser can real hard.... you can almost see its past life. __________________ '72 GMC custom camper 350/350

02-21-2003, 12:44 PM	#17
special70gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: long island, new york Posts: 1,333	the ones in the pic are 16.5x11.75 and the fronts are 16.5x 9.75 i got all of them for like $75 from a friend of mine ive never seen an 8 lug slot before i found them came off a 73 dodge truck i think __________________ 1986 c-10 swb 5/7 drop 20'' coys 1958 belair 2door

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