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Rambleau
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Sorry, I meant to say wheel covers.
The wheels on the car now are actually 15 inch. So I take it the wheel covers should work on any 14 inch steel wheel? |
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farna
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Yes, the full size covers should work with any steel wheel. You might need to bend the tabs out a little to get more grip, but that's about it. Have to do that on occasion with the stock wheels!
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Rambleau
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Alright I'm two-thirds through this part track down.
I have the original wheel covers and I just ordered the Hankook H724's with whitewall. White wall tires are pretty tough to track down up here. Now I need the steel wheel and the guy ordering wants to know the bolt pattern. Will steel wheels be hard to find and does anyone know what bolt pattern will work. I can dig out my technical manual and see what they list I guess. |
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farna
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5 x 4.5" -- same pattern as Ford and Chrysler. The hole in the center for the hub may be a bit smaller on Ford wheels -- meaure one of yours and give the wheel guy that measurement. Some aftermarket wheels center with the studs and use a larger hole, some center on the hub in the center (use the hole to center wheel).
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Frank Swygert
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Buzzman72
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The truck guys call that either "hub-centric" or "lug centric."
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Rambleau
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Thank you. I’ll try for that. I didn’t find any mention of bolt pattern in the TSM.
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farna
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Well, the TSM assumes you're a reasonably accomplished mechanic at least familiar with AMC/Rambler cars. Nash/Rambler/AMC has used the same pattern since at least 1955, so they assume you'd know that. You will find some other tid-bits of info seemingly left out on occasion, but there is enough knowledge on this board to fill you in.
The only other wheel bolt patterns I know of for sure that AMC used are 1) Metropolitan (British Austin four bolt), 2) 50-54 Nash Rambler (some four bolt pattern...), and of course the Jeep CJ 5 x 5.5" and SJ (big Jeeps) 6 lug (it appears all six lug patterns in the US are the same -- Jeep, Chevy, Toyota, Chrysler, Ford). |
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Red20
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Don’t forget the 8x6.5 on the J20. Although that doesn’t help out in this case at all! Good luck!
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Rambleau
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The bolt pattern hasn’t been a problem but I took my original spare into the tire store and they say the issue is the 2 3/4 offset. Hard to find in any after market up here. Maybe more common in the US.
I have a line on some original rims from a guys parts car but if that falls through not sure where to go. |
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farna
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Sounds like the original wheel were 5.5" wide... common in the early 60s, but not now. You will be fine with a 6" wide wheel with around a 3" offset... a common Ford or Chrysler steel wheel will be fine, but check diameter of center hole if Ford, as some of those won't fully fit over the AMC hub.
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