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Old 06-13-2012, 08:20 PM
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Default FS Set of 15x7 Western Finned Wheels Bolt On Knock Off style Corvette? Z28?

These were buried in the storage in my attic. No idea what they are from.

Marked Western 15x7 Chevrolet. Appear to be 4 1/4 backspacing. Hub around 2 5/8. Need to be restored. Would look pretty cool on a c3.

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Offers Anyone?
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Are those C2 wheels possibly?
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if they are he has them seriously under priced, they say chevy and have numbers on them, but they also say 'western wheel' as does his post, glws
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Those actually appear to be the wheels made for the Z-28. The usual Western Wheels of this ilk have elongated bolt holes to encompass Chevy, Ford, and Chrysler, and a slightly different lip. (Note the lip.) There also seems to be a bit of a difference in the way the center circle is "stepped."



Also, the usual Western Wheels have ~3-3/4 - 3-7/8" BS and will not clear the disk brake calipers without a spacer. Those also appear to need a spacer to clear the Corvette caliper.


But properly mounted with some cones and spinners, they sure are pretty.


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Looks like a different style of the Western Wheels, and mine have the elongated holes too. If I didn't have the ones I have I buy them in a blink.
They look good as is but powder coated and CNCed they are a show stopper!


exposingtime, got any center caps for sale?
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Rims only. I figured someone would be able to use these.

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Thanks for replying. Good luck with the sale.
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Originally Posted by petes74ttop
Looks like a different style of the Western Wheels, and mine have the elongated holes too. If I didn't have the ones I have I buy them in a blink.
They look good as is but powder coated and CNCed they are a show stopper!


exposingtime, got any center caps for sale?

Those caps are now quite hard to come by and nice originals can be costly.

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