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79BIG10 · 09-11-2003, 05:13 PM

Earlier this year I got some a extra pair of tires and rally rims from Low 87 (thanks Greg

) at a swap meet. I have been swapping those tires out since my alignment has been bad. No sense in using a good new tire on bad alignment. I finally decided to get the front end going and buy a new tire. I went to Discount Tire and asked the guy to go ahead and take off the two old tires off the rally rims (one of my factory and one of Greg's old ones) while he was installing the new tire as well. He placed the used rims in the back of the truck and I started looking at them. He said they looked like 8". Well I got home and sure enough between the outer beads is a good 8"

All this time I thought I had 15x7 instead of 15x8. So next time new tires come into the picture time for some big boys

Slonaker · 09-11-2003, 05:23 PM

AFAIK, truck rally wheels are always 8" wheels. I think it is just the later van wheels, like the ones always sold on ebay as take-offs, that are 7" wheels.

Slonaker

ElGracho · 09-11-2003, 05:34 PM

Not true. Many of the older rally wheels on pickups are 15x7 rather than 15x8. The original ones on my Gentleman Jim are 15x7s. The ones on my 86 C10 and 87 R10 were both 15x8s. I dont know if there was a year it all changed or something else.

The aluminum wheels on my 80 Indy Hauler are 15x7 also.

I will say that all of the 4x4 rallys I have seen were 15x8 though.

Jonboy · 09-11-2003, 05:55 PM

I am pretty sure the aluminum wheels are all 15x7. It kinda sucks because I really like the looks of them, but they are too skinny. BTW, the ones on my 90 and 91 4x4 Burbs were both 15x7 aluminum wheels

MylilBowTie · 09-11-2003, 06:17 PM

My rims are stock and only 15x7 also

*1FaastC10* · 09-11-2003, 07:11 PM

the ones on my 82s were all 15x7, and the ones on the front of my '49 were 6 lug and 15x7, so 4x4 rims did come in 15x7.

low 84 · 09-11-2003, 07:26 PM

comparing 89 and newer stuff isn't any good, in 89 with the 1/2 tons i'm pretty sure they all went to 15x7's. then in 99 they went to 16x7.5's on 1/2 tons

BigRed · 09-11-2003, 09:43 PM

Yep, had 15 x 7s on my '75 too.

Had to swap them out quick!

79BIG10 · 09-11-2003, 11:11 PM

I guess I got lucky then. All 6 I have now are all 15x8

kballan · 09-11-2003, 11:41 PM

Yep. My stock rims are 15x7's too.

Prerunner1982 · 09-11-2003, 11:49 PM

3 out of my 4 are 15x8, 1 is 15x7 atleast the stock rallyes, i also have red rallyes that are all 15x7.

Low87 · 09-12-2003, 04:19 PM

Good deal Brandon!!!

RiverCityChevy · 09-12-2003, 11:07 PM

I have 15x8s on back of my 84 but the fronts are smaller than 7s
the rim says 6.5 in the wheels, they are off a chevy van

09-11-2003, 05:13 PM	#1
79BIG10 I'm back with 2nd truck! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,774	What a surprise this find was!! Earlier this year I got some a extra pair of tires and rally rims from Low 87 (thanks Greg ) at a swap meet. I have been swapping those tires out since my alignment has been bad. No sense in using a good new tire on bad alignment. I finally decided to get the front end going and buy a new tire. I went to Discount Tire and asked the guy to go ahead and take off the two old tires off the rally rims (one of my factory and one of Greg's old ones) while he was installing the new tire as well. He placed the used rims in the back of the truck and I started looking at them. He said they looked like 8". Well I got home and sure enough between the outer beads is a good 8" All this time I thought I had 15x7 instead of 15x8. So next time new tires come into the picture time for some big boys __________________ 1979 Chevrolet Bonanza Big10 "Tootsie Roll" 1985 Chevrolet Silverado (wife's) Member of the Southern Bowties Club "Don't underestimate how sexy a fat man who drinks to excess can be." Homer Simpson

09-11-2003, 05:23 PM	#2
Slonaker Insert Witty Text Here Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,415	AFAIK, truck rally wheels are always 8" wheels. I think it is just the later van wheels, like the ones always sold on ebay as take-offs, that are 7" wheels. Slonaker __________________ '86 Chevy C10 (Sold 04/19/13 ) Stock '01 Silverado

09-11-2003, 05:34 PM	#3
ElGracho Gentleman Jim Driver Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Poulsbo, WA Posts: 1,553	Not true. Many of the older rally wheels on pickups are 15x7 rather than 15x8. The original ones on my Gentleman Jim are 15x7s. The ones on my 86 C10 and 87 R10 were both 15x8s. I dont know if there was a year it all changed or something else. The aluminum wheels on my 80 Indy Hauler are 15x7 also. I will say that all of the 4x4 rallys I have seen were 15x8 though. __________________ Joe '75 GMC Gentleman Jim '84 Chev C10 Short Wide - Super duper plain (manual steering, manual brakes, no dome light, no cig lighter) '85 Chev C10 Short Wide - Super plain Vortec 4.8 4L60E trans also: '81 K30, '83 C30 Crew Dually, '84 M1028 CUCV, '85 M1009 CUCV, another '85 C10 SWB, '89 R3500 Flatbed

09-11-2003, 05:55 PM	#4
Jonboy Slots go on anything! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Richardson, TX Posts: 5,957	I am pretty sure the aluminum wheels are all 15x7. It kinda sucks because I really like the looks of them, but they are too skinny. BTW, the ones on my 90 and 91 4x4 Burbs were both 15x7 aluminum wheels __________________ 1974 Jimmy- 5.3/4L80e/NP241

09-11-2003, 06:17 PM	#5
MylilBowTie Right turn Clyde Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 2,911	My rims are stock and only 15x7 also __________________ 1974 C25 LWB: 454 4bbl Carb / TH400 / 3.73 1992 Camaro RS 305 TBI

09-11-2003, 07:11 PM	#6
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,399	the ones on my 82s were all 15x7, and the ones on the front of my '49 were 6 lug and 15x7, so 4x4 rims did come in 15x7.

09-11-2003, 07:26 PM	#7
low 84 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,144	comparing 89 and newer stuff isn't any good, in 89 with the 1/2 tons i'm pretty sure they all went to 15x7's. then in 99 they went to 16x7.5's on 1/2 tons __________________ '51 F100, backhalf with a narrowed 9 and coil overs, 18.5" mickeys, monte front clip, +400" sbc in the works '05 1500 Crew Cab RIP '84 swb 5/7 drop, solid cammed 408 w/ fully ported dart heads, th350 w/ 10 inch hughes, 12 bolt w/ 3.73 richmonds and a locker '80 swb 4x4 in progress: 7" lift, 350 th350/np205, d44 and 1.5" ORD tie rod, 14BFF w/discs , armored diff covers, 40" MTR's

09-11-2003, 09:43 PM	#8
BigRed Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 1,680	Yep, had 15 x 7s on my '75 too. Had to swap them out quick! __________________ Scott Shelbourne

09-11-2003, 11:11 PM	#9
79BIG10 I'm back with 2nd truck! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,774	I guess I got lucky then. All 6 I have now are all 15x8 __________________ 1979 Chevrolet Bonanza Big10 "Tootsie Roll" 1985 Chevrolet Silverado (wife's) Member of the Southern Bowties Club "Don't underestimate how sexy a fat man who drinks to excess can be." Homer Simpson

09-11-2003, 11:41 PM	#10
kballan Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada Posts: 373	Yep. My stock rims are 15x7's too. __________________ Kent Ballan ANY MAN CAN BUILD A TRUCK, BUT IT TAKES A REAL MAN TO CUT ONE UP!

09-11-2003, 11:49 PM	#11
Prerunner1982 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 5,904	3 out of my 4 are 15x8, 1 is 15x7 atleast the stock rallyes, i also have red rallyes that are all 15x7. __________________ Jon 1982 Chevy Silverado 350/th350.... RETIRED 1993 Jeep XJ 2 door(Cherokee) 4wd 4.0ltr/AX-15 (5spd)/NP231 .... Oklahoma Roll Call

09-12-2003, 04:19 PM	#12
Low87 been here longer than Liz Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Posts: 2,437	Good deal Brandon!!! __________________ ~Greg~ Mac's Garage '87 SWB 6/8 drop "Piso" '08 CCSB Silverado DD the departed '89 GMC K5 Jimmy 4x4 "Rusty Nuts" '77 Chevy K5 Blazer 2wd '83 Chevy stepside "You get what you pay for" - Mike 'swervin ervin' Ervin

09-12-2003, 11:07 PM	#13
RiverCityChevy You want it when??? Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: I live in memphis,tenn. been here for almost 30 years. Posts: 144	ralley wheels I have 15x8s on back of my 84 but the fronts are smaller than 7s the rim says 6.5 in the wheels, they are off a chevy van __________________ RiverCityChevy The more Hondas I see the more I love my Chevy Truck. If you're not out front the view never changes.



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