1968 Ralley Whheels
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Melting Slicks
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1968 Ralley Whheels
Did these wheels have a band welded on the middle to make them wider from the factory? Just wondering. I got a set with the car and am not sure if they are a stock item? Any help would be appreciated.
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I looked at mine and they appear to be about 9" inside the beads and have a FW and a date code 1-2 69 next to the valve hole. But thanks for the input. Not sure what these are from?
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If you decide to buy a set of AG rim. I can send you a picture of what they should look like. Time to time you see them on eBay but you need to be careful at what you are looking at.
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Melting Slicks
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jla ,I appreciate the tip but I'm restomoding the car and got all these parts with the car when I bought it. I'm trying to figure out what I have and what they are worth.
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If your rims show evidence of welding, and are 9" wide, inside the beads, I'd say that they were widened. Which side of the wheel was widened, the inside or the "street" side?
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I would say that they were "doctored up" then. The Chevy rallys were commonly widened for drag racing use, since they were already 8" wide, and it would only take adding a small band, 1" or 2", to make them usable for most drag slicks...at least back in the 70s and 80s....
In fact, one of the "racing wheel" shops in my area back then, used to do them quite regularly.
In fact, one of the "racing wheel" shops in my area back then, used to do them quite regularly.
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I would say that they were "doctored up" then. The Chevy rallys were commonly widened for drag racing use, since they were already 8" wide, and it would only take adding a small band, 1" or 2", to make them usable for most drag slicks...at least back in the 70s and 80s....
In fact, one of the "racing wheel" shops in my area back then, used to do them quite regularly.
In fact, one of the "racing wheel" shops in my area back then, used to do them quite regularly.