15 x 8" buick steel rims?

Discussion in 'The Hides' started by gscalifornia, Oct 20, 2004.

  1. gscalifornia

    gscalifornia Small blocks rule!!

    Was wondering what these may be from, they measure 8" wide inside the lip and are 15". I know my 15" ralleyes are 7" wide. They do bolt on my GS without a problem.
     

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  2. BuckeyeBuicks

    BuckeyeBuicks Well-Known Member

    15 inch wheels

    I would say a yellow full size GM car. Maybe a wagon? Don't know exactly what they came from but if you find out post it here as I would like to have a pair to mount my cheaters on!
     
  3. Stagedcoach71

    Stagedcoach71 Well-Known Member

    Do the big cars have the same bolt pattern?
     
  4. BuckeyeBuicks

    BuckeyeBuicks Well-Known Member

    15 inch wheels

    Some of them did for a few years, like maybe 77-83. Don't know for sure which ones or what years but did learn the hard way one time by having the wrong spare for a Electra!
     
  5. The Old Guy

    The Old Guy Joe Taubitz

    Corvettes have the 4 3/4 pattern and have 8 inch wheels.
     
  6. 70 gsconvt

    70 gsconvt Silver Level contributor

    I was always told that station wagons from the late 60's to mid 70's with tow packages had wider wheels.
     
  7. Eric B

    Eric B John 3:16

    Sorry I don't know about the small GM bolt pattern.
    For the full size GM bolt pattern 15x8 rallye wheels were optional on the 1981 buick wagon, I am running them on my Centurion and it looks great with the wider tires. If anyone knows of any other factory 15x8 steel wheels with full size GM bolt pattern I would like to know. My 71 Kingswood wagon would look great with wider tires.
     
  8. gscalifornia

    gscalifornia Small blocks rule!!

    When I first got these rims they had Hoosier Quicktime (275-60D15) tires on them. I raced them one weekend on my '69 GS but one tire went flat so off they came. I have stock wheelwells and they really filled them nicely, a little close to the trim but they didn't rub. I was surprised when they measured 8" wide as I knew stock Buick rims were 7".

    I doubt I will mount new tires on them as I now have a couple sets of ralleyes. What's a fair price to another board member?
     
  9. Stagedcoach71

    Stagedcoach71 Well-Known Member

    Are they eaten up under the paint?
     
  10. gscalifornia

    gscalifornia Small blocks rule!!

    The rims actually look pretty good, they were not originally yellow, the guy I got them from painted them to match his car. The tire that went flat had very little tread left on it. I had told my wife to grab the camera cause I was gonna do a burnout until they kicked me out of the waterbox! The guy in the Monte Carlo that I was racing against had already staged and I was still burnin' the hides in the box! Ended up beating him by a car but the tire was going flat during the race! Not a good feeling having your car sway and waddle when you let off at the end of the 1/4!
     
  11. 69GS400s

    69GS400s ...my own amusement ride!

    I agree with Jim.....corvette 15x8's
     

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