vintage wheels

[72dodged100]

hey everyone....having some trouble here....im tryin to find 2 vintage mopar wheels....they are usually from like a 1987 d100...they are the 15 ribbed aluminum turbine wheels....been lookin on craigslist and ebay but cant really find any or the ones i do they want like 600 for 2...they have to be 5 x 5 1/2 bolt patter as im swapping the front drums to disc brakes using 87 d100 spindles....any ideas? dont care about quality as long as they arent cracked....they will either be painted or something else....thanks

[BaggedIndy]

I have 3 I'll sell for a hundred plus shipping.

[charlie1935]

That's damn near stealing them! :gr_patrio

[RAM MAN]

are you talking about Vector wheels ?

[DiverDwnPowrRam]

vector or general lee? Speed has a set I would like...even the same size i need.

[RAM MAN]

vector or general lee? Speed has a set I would like...even the same size i need.


Vectors are the "General Lee" wheel

;)

[DiverDwnPowrRam]

ok then i was wrong I thought vectors had alot more ribs.

[RAM MAN]

hey, no blood - no foul = LOL

you were possibly thinking of the "Turbine" wheels

quick pic:

[RAM MAN]

so 72dodged100 - is it one of those two wheels, or were you talking about something else ?

[buck99]

....or these....

[DiverDwnPowrRam]

i was thinking the ones buck is showing were vectors...what is that two maybe three lug nuts on that wheel?

[buck99]

...what is that two maybe three lug nuts on that wheel?

I think only 2.... It is a parts truck I have out back so the wheels are only on good enough to drag her around the yard. :)

[fins2fuselage]

hey, no blood - no foul = LOL

you were possibly thinking of the "Turbine" wheels

quick pic:

RM,

W28 road wheels from '78 - '79 B-body coupes -- cool! They were 15" X 7" with the "extra" inch offset to the outside for a wider stance.

I had a set of these on a '79 Cordoba 300 once -- incorrectly, of course. The 300 (and perhaps the Magnum GT) were the only B-coupes on which you couldn't get these wheels from the factory.

I customized 'em by replacing the trim rings' deteriorated reflective strobe stripes with red/white/blue stripes and I put a "300" emblem in the recess of the plain center caps. Then I shod them with 245/65/15 Tiger Paws.

There's no reason that these wheels wouldn't look good on a Dodge truck, too.

Jeff

[BaggedIndy]

they are usually from like a 1987 d100

I assumed he meant the factory wheels usually found on Ramchargers or did I read it wrong?

[72dodged100]

hey hey everyone....sorry its been so long and havent been able to get back with you guys! ive been busy searching for parts for the truck and worrying about work and all that other fun junk!....ok ok ok i forgot my password too! haha i was looking for the wheels buck99 showed...ok well the whole thing about neede 5 x5 1/2 is wrong....(good thing about working at a parts store i can look up a lot of stuff) well i looked and the spindles are an 87 2wd and the 84 rotors are the 5x 4 1/2 bolt pattern i really need....the only problem is getting those rotors instead of the 87's rotors..bearings are the same and everything...so a minor swap of 84 rotors instead of 87 and voila! perfect!...i hope...ive also been working on doing a cab off restoration of the truck too so thats been taking up a lot of my free time trying to find the cab bushings (energy suspension came through!). so back to the rims...i need 2 with a 5 x 4 1/2 bolt pattern haha good to be back!

[Moparfreak1980]

Ive got 8 of them 4 with the 5x4.5 and 4 5x5.5 I got a 85 so I'll be using the 5x5.5 the others I saw while working at a wrecking yard and grabbed them so they wouldn't be sent for scrap I'd sell you the set for 100 plus shipping but I live in Canada so shipping is likely to kill you

[volaredon]

....or these....

I would not mind finding something like these in an 8 lug 16" NOT 16.5's, though. seems that even though 16.5 tires are harder to come by, that's the more common "choice" for anything but stock painted steel wheels.

[Speed Dragon]

Yeah I have a set of 8-lugs like that, but they are 16.5's. Looks good w/ some 9.50 mudders on them though :D

[76D100]

If your desperate, you can look for some 78' Furd T bird turbine rims. you just need to lightly file the inside of the rim to fit on the front disc.

[thejudges69]

Hey 76 I think that theres an 83 at the salvage yard with them on it. there were in nice shape IF i remember them being that style. If you want i can ride there tomorrow and find out.

[76D100]

That's fine. I like my 'Bird rims, you don't generally see this combination of truck and wheels. I think they look better then the 8 blade ones anyway. I just need to find some center caps that will fit.

[dolfans]

does anybody have a pic of the center caps on buck99 wheel.i have 3 on my truck and no caps.the other wheel is long gone.i did not like those wheels before but i do now