Wheel bolt pattern adapters.....

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  1. joe_padavano

    joe_padavano Well-Known Member

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    5x5 wheels are not hard to find. ALL GM full size cars from 1971-1976 used them, as did many GM half ton pickups and vans (including Astro Vans). I had aluminum wheels from a Chevy half ton on my 84 Custom Cruiser.
     
  2. Krash Kadillak

    Krash Kadillak Well-Known Member

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    These wheel off an Astro Van are one of my alternate choices....
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    I'm very picky about what I end up using. If it's not original equipment, it has to at least look like it could have been a Pontiac option. These fit the bill. With a Pontiac cap, they look somewhat similar to the Snowflakes.
     
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    I think those ^^^ will look good!
     
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    ModelT1 Still Lost in the 50's

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    I think those ^^^ will look good!:thumbs2:
     
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    I thought so also ( on my honey's old GM mini van ) and just wait till you have to clean them, again, and again, and again........ and you will learn to hate them pretty fast as I did and got rid of them.
     
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    there is a guy on the hamb i think leonard or rotten leonard that sells a kit to redrill the axles and stuff. it comes with a plate that bolts to the existing studs and come with a bit and guide to drill the new holes . ran about a hundred bux for the kit
     
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    Get them powdercoated and simply use a wheel brush to get the brake dust off.
     
  8. Krash Kadillak

    Krash Kadillak Well-Known Member

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    There are some second-generation ('99-'04) Jeep Grand Cherokee wheels with the correct bolt pattern that are 16"/17",plentiful and inexpensive, and may look OK, but I would have to get a machine shop to bore out the hub hole, as it's too small. Offset may not be ideal, either.

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    WHY CHANGE ?:slap:
     
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    Krash Kadillak Well-Known Member

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    Because I haven't had any luck finding the correct Rally II's in my area.
     
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    Umm...ahhhhh, yeah, sure.... OK:whistle:



    No offence, OK KK:wave:. I know it's your wagon and it's up to you but this latest selection IMO just is not going to flow with what you have as a wagon, IMO it's going to look like a aluminum wheel version of $5 Wal-Mart plastic hub caps on the Pontiac.(the next> nice car, loose the wheels mobile)............

    Sorry:hide:
     
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    Spend more $ and you will still hate cleaning them:rofl2:. Ones I had were a darker almost gun metal grey center I believe they were(?) powder coated from the factory, didn't make a difference. I'm pretty sure the wheel KK posted has been all stripped and spit shined up, not a factory photo.

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