Who Made These Wheels?
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Burning Brakes
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Who Made These Wheels?
I bought a car w/ chrome wagons and was wondering how I could tell who made them. Was there a reproduction company that made chrome wagons? I looked around a bit, and was unable to find a GM stamp on the wheels. Were the stock wheel sizes 18x10.5 rear 17x9.5 front, or were these the Z06 sizes? I think this is the size of the wheel, actual measurements are 19.5x10.5 - 18.5x 9.5, this is .o.s to .o.s diameter and o.s. to o.s. width.
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Stock is 17x8.5 front and 18x9.5 rear I think the gm mark on the wagons is in one of the spoke depressions looking at the back of the wheel..........not 100% sure about that gm mark however.
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A stated wheel size is measured to where the tire bead seats, not the overall dimensions.
Your wagon wheels are 17x8.5 and 18x9.5.
As far as I know, no one ever made wagon repro's...I'm also not sure how there were marked, but later thin spokes didn't have a GM "stamp"..they had a GM marking on the inside of a spoke, but if chromed, that marking would certainly disappear during the plating process.
I think it's reasonable to say you have OE GM wheels that were later chromed. This was a very popular upgrade and several vendors offered exchange programs for them.
Your wagon wheels are 17x8.5 and 18x9.5.
As far as I know, no one ever made wagon repro's...I'm also not sure how there were marked, but later thin spokes didn't have a GM "stamp"..they had a GM marking on the inside of a spoke, but if chromed, that marking would certainly disappear during the plating process.
I think it's reasonable to say you have OE GM wheels that were later chromed. This was a very popular upgrade and several vendors offered exchange programs for them.
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Originally Posted by Y2Kvert4me
A stated wheel size is measured to where the tire bead seats, not the overall dimensions.
Your wagon wheels are 17x8.5 and 18x9.5.
As far as I know, no one ever made wagon repro's...I'm also not sure how there were marked, but later thin spokes didn't have a GM "stamp"..they had a GM marking on the inside of a spoke, but if chromed, that marking would certainly disappear during the plating process.
I think it's reasonable to say you have OE GM wheels that were later chromed. This was a very popular upgrade and several vendors offered exchange programs for them.
Your wagon wheels are 17x8.5 and 18x9.5.
As far as I know, no one ever made wagon repro's...I'm also not sure how there were marked, but later thin spokes didn't have a GM "stamp"..they had a GM marking on the inside of a spoke, but if chromed, that marking would certainly disappear during the plating process.
I think it's reasonable to say you have OE GM wheels that were later chromed. This was a very popular upgrade and several vendors offered exchange programs for them.
I have tires on 10.5" and 9.5" Z06 repros. Will these tires work on the narrower wheels?
