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when did corvettes start using ralley wheels?
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And they were 7 inch.
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Yes, it was 1967 but with shallow center caps
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What were steel wheels called before 1967?
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when did corvettes start using ralley wheels?
1967. 67 were 6 or 7 inch (don't remember), then 68 were 7 inch with large caps, 69 up were 8 in.
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...I believe '67s had 6 inchers on them(maybe 6.5 inches???). 1968 is the only year Corvette to have 7 inch wheels.
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Originally Posted by Paul Borowski
...I believe '67s had 6 inchers on them(maybe 6.5 inches???). 1968 is the only year Corvette to have 7 inch wheels.
'67's definitely use the 6" wheels, 68 used the 7" and 69 up use the 8".

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Wheels.
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Wheels.
Thanks.
OK, so what's the difference between Rally wheels and earlier steel wheels? Is it the trim?
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It was 1967. The wheels were 6", then 7" in 1968, and 8" thereafter. Here is mine with the ralley wheels.



A different look now.

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It was 1967. The wheels were 6", then 7" in 1968, and 8" thereafter. Here is mine with the ralley wheels.

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I have the ralley wheels and whitewalls in the basement. At times I think of going back to that look and retiring the AR Torq Thrust IIs.



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Originally Posted by Paul Borowski
...I believe '67s had 6 inchers on them(maybe 6.5 inches???). 1968 is the only year Corvette to have 7 inch wheels.


6" on the '67s with flat caps. 7" on the '68s; 8" from there on out.

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