steel wheel huntin!!!

[barbee6043]

from the old school in Missouri!! want to change out wheels on my 73 satellite.( its got some aluminums on there now, i will offer for sale here later cheap,) i want to do it the old way at the few old bone yards that are left. want 15 x 7 steel, thinking to look at 1/2 ton pickups? what yrs?? wagons will have 7 or 6 ?? dependin on yr?? old fords with same bolt pattern issss? look for what yr and models forddd???? thanks for the help. been awhile since i;ve hunted and at my age i;ve forgot most of what i learned before!! HAA thanks BILL

 

[62MAX]

All the mid 80's Diplomat/New Yorker/Grand Fury's had 15X7 stamped steel wheels

Bill

 

[brian.linn]

Bill, honestly I would look at Wheels Vintique... They offer exactly what you are looking for with a variety of widths. I bought a set for my car and was very pleased with the quality. I recommend them all the time... You would think I could get a cut from all the business I have probably sent them.

 

[barbee6043]

thanks for the reply. i did get a set of 15 x 8's from local moparite brent nipper, moparmagnate1. hes up near buffalo, mo. much better price from him i'm sure. i know wheel vintige has been around long tome and has nice stuff.
here in rural missouri we're so poor we have to use possums for watchdogs!!!
now i think i might should have got 7's for front but i have had several guys say they use the 8's up fron t on 73 b body with 235 x 60 and no problem, thanks BILL

 

[YY1]

I think the standard 15" wheels on Dips and Furys were 6" wide.
Std on 5th Ave and optional on others was 7".

I got burned buying a Dip wheel thinking it would match my other 5th Ave wheels.
Before I went out the next time, I made a cardboard wheel caliper, so I could check width.

I still see about a half a dozen M bodies when I go out (3-5 yards in 3 cities about every 6 weeks) mostly 5th Aves. Sometimes people looking for the disk brake spindles have done 1/2 the job for you by removing the wheels.

Shop around, as the prices around here vary from $8 for a wheel with a bad tire, to $20 plus another $25 ($45 total) for a wheel with a tire that LOOKS good, whether it is or not.

 

[barbee6043]

thats for the info. what is on there now in i guess made by centerline, 14's by ?? looks like maybe 8 up front, the backs are maybe wider like 10 in?? they are think aluminum centers with 10 holes about 1 inch dia. with rivets all around. what is a f air price for these??