85-m1028
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can someone tell what kind of rims these are, who makes them and do they still make them??
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Identify these rims??
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I think western wheel and they havent made em for years. They sold alot of 16.5s in 8 lug and 15s in 5 lug.
check the back side in the web near the webs. if western wheel it will be stamped on them otherwise thay are copy cats.
search my screen name and western wheel. lots of pics and correct lug nuts thay require.
search my screen name and western wheel. lots of pics and correct lug nuts thay require.
The original manufacturer of those wheels was Ansen, they were copied by American racing, U.S wheel, Western wheel, and i think a couple other companies over the years. The name is usually cast into the backside of the wheel like sweetk30 said.
Where'd that pic come from? There is a set on craigslist in Sacramento as we speak.
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/pts/1632311977.html
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/pts/1632311977.html
American Racing makes them now...unfortunately though only in 5 lug.
http://www.americanracing.com/browse_vintage.asp
http://www.americanracing.com/browse_vintage.asp
85-m1028
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the pic is from a craigslist add from about a year ago. I was going through old pics and remembered these. I like the 70's retro mag look for 75 jimmy!!
these would look sweet in 20x9 with 3.5" backspacing!
these would look sweet in 20x9 with 3.5" backspacing!
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BlazerBoyK5
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I have a set of these on my k5 as we speak. I will look tonight when i get home to see who they are made by.
stumpbuster
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mickey thompson "CHALLENGER"
discontinued, but surely some manufacturer picked up the design...
discontinued, but surely some manufacturer picked up the design...
85-m1028
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I have a set of these on my k5 as we speak. I will look tonight when i get home to see who they are made by.
sweet thanks! Looks awesome!
str8axle55
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mickey thompson "CHALLENGER"
discontinued, but surely some manufacturer picked up the design...
Def not Challengers, just Aluminum Slots, is usually what they are called. You could get then in any lug configuration from 4 up 8, 13-16.5 at least. They were a very popular design.
I love those wheels I want a set for my brown truck in 16.5
pierce88K5
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I have a set in 6 lug 15 x 10's that came off my blazer after the 8 lug conversion. Blazer looked good in them when polished up and hated to take them off. I don't remember who made them though. - Wes
gee i wounder who you have asked if he has any for sale.
gee I wonder who's being stingy lol
stumpbuster
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why "DEFINATELY" not challengers?....
Challengers are a newer style mickey thompson wheel
They take conventional style lug nuts. where as the Western Wheels are a "mag type" wheel that use the shouldered type lugs
Here you can see the difference's
One of the members here had ......DHcomp I think had challegers on his IFS suburban nice wheels but definitely not the same as a Western slotted mag
One of the members here had ......DHcomp I think had challegers on his IFS suburban nice wheels but definitely not the same as a Western slotted mag
These? didn't know what they were called:
Bitchin wheel, but not what we are discussing.
Bitchin wheel, but not what we are discussing.
pierce88K5
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I checked on mine today and they are Western Wheel 15x10 6 lug. - Wes
