Rally Wheels

[Atom Eyes]

This is probably a stupid question, but are the factory 15x8 Chevy truck Rally Wheels steel or aluminum? I have OEM steel white 8-spokes on my '89 K5, and combined with the 32 inch tires, changing a flat is torture for a skinny boy like myself. I'm considering a set of Alcoas or something, but I wouldn't want to deal with nuts coming loose. Thanks.

 

[neverendingproject]

steel, then later they made aluminum ones around 89?

 

[74757685k5]

Steel

 

[neverendingproject]

Am I being stupid because I thought the newer blazers like 76+ never came with white spokes.

 

[Atom Eyes]

Am I being stupid because I thought the newer blazers like 76+ never came with white spokes.

According to my factory Blazer brochures (I have a copy of every one from '69 to '91), the white spokes were an option until after '88. I bought a set for my '89 from my local Chevy dealer not long after I ordered the truck (which was a Scottsdale with the skinny standard wheels).

 

[tRustyK5]

This is probably a stupid question, but are the factory 15x8 Chevy truck Rally Wheels steel or aluminum? I have OEM steel white 8-spokes on my '89 K5, and combined with the 32 inch tires, changing a flat is torture for a skinny boy like myself. I'm considering a set of Alcoas or something, but I wouldn't want to deal with nuts coming loose. Thanks.

Try it with 15x10 steel rims and 39.5's...

Seriously, you're not gonna save that much weight running aluminum rims.

Rene

 

[neverendingproject]

I agree with rusty, aluminum rims may be made out of a lighter material, but they have a lot more mass to compensate with strength.

 

[roadnotca]

I agree with rusty, aluminum rims may be made out of a lighter material, but they have a lot more mass to compensate with strength.

And you can't straighten Alu on the trail.

 

[WhiteBurb]

I liked my aluminum rims, but was always afraid I'd break them on a rock or something. At least steel bends and you can use the BFH to fix it.

 

[roadnotca]

I liked my aluminum rims, but was always afraid I'd break them on a rock or something. At least steel bends and you can use the BFH to fix it.

Based on the survey size (2) White Burp's (me 2) have steel wheels (yo) that have been straightened at least once w a BFH (tada)

 

[neverendingproject]

Strangley enough, I feel safer with aluminum rims because they pack so much aluminum on there. Ive seen the lug patern on steelies strip out... (everysingle lug and mounting surface). Plus, I would rather have something that flexed a little than bent. If the aluminum wheels break, (which ive never heard of) then you were prolly to hard on em to begin with.