5 x 4.75 IS a GM small car bolt pattern, but not the one you're looking for, if you want the GM big car 5 x 5 bolt pattern. If they are unilug's, they should fit like Lucas said. Don't write them off until you find out for sure. If they are unilug's, the bolt holes will be slotted, so with the right offset washer and the shouldered lug nut, they will work. But if they are drilled for a specific bolt hole pattern, they would need to be the 5 x 5 big car GM pattern for you.
They look like they might be, its just hard to tell with the picture. A LOT of the Cragar's out there are unilug's.
Ok...Disclaimer. You did ask for opinions.... I absolutely can't stand Cragar S/S wheels. A steel rim with a cast aluminum center, not for me. Didn't like them in the 70's, don't like them now, definitely never liked them with white-walled tires. It's your car, do what you want, but in my opinion your car looks way better with Buick Rally's than it ever would with Cragar.
Thank you for the input, opinions are great If my rally’s were in perfect condition, I’d keep em. But they aren’t and are a liability for now
They'd have to be rusted halfway thru before I would trust them less than a cast aluminum wheel, especially the way you like to drive.
Oh I mean the rims are literally bent haha. All of em, so I bounce a bit when I hit the brakes over 70 mph Whole car shakes
Well that's not good... Back in the day spirited driving took a toll on many Cragar S/S wheels. The centers would break right out of them. If they were that weak when they were new, I just wonder how bad they are after years of oxidation and electrolysis.
Cragar s/s wheels like he's looking at are steel rims with aluminium centers, but its all chromed. Im a huge Cragar freak.
I know you are, you and your Cragars.... Steel with an aluminum center isn't a very good design. They're heavy and weak. I just saw too many break over the years with some very narrow escapes. We drove hard, maybe too hard...but I'll never own another pair. I bought a 71 GS convertible with a set of Cragar S/S's on it. As soon as I got it home I replaced them with a set of 15 X 7 Buick Rally wheels and B.F.Goodrich white letters. I had to go back to the sellers house to pick up a couple things. When he saw it he couldn't believe it how good it looked, he kept asking me: "What else did you do? What else did you change, besides the wheels and tires?" I kept telling him that was it, just wheel and tires. He said, " That's the look I was hoping for when I bought the Cragars, but I didn't know where to get wheels that looked like that."
Yeah I mean I guess we’ll see. I like the look of cragars with fat tires and reasonable rake, which is what I’m aiming for with the Riv
Good news: proud owner of Cragar SS rims Bad newsprobably should have known this....) My brakes are out of round, not my wheels, that’s why the car only shudders when the brakes are applied at high speed, not during normal driving. Anyone have any finned Riviera drums for sale? More good news: that means my road wheels are perfectly fine
Just make sure you get all of the correct lug nuts/washers, etc. Improper mounting is a major cause of those wheels failing. Can be harder to get thru tech at the track too....
The old Cragars like that look so much better than the new ones. They flattened the spokes out on the modern SS wheels and they look like crap and so generic IMHO.
Nice score John! One tip with the spinners, don't tighten them down to where they're stuck in one place. You'll want them tight, but you need to be able to move them with a rubber mallet or dead blow. They always block one lug nut. Always tap them clockwise so they don't loosen up on you.
