Rally wheels are getting hard to find

[fpd90]

On projects I had in the past I could always find 15 x 8 rally wheels fairly cheap.  Of course this was before eBay, craigslist and cash for clunkers.  My current truck had 7" rally wheels with 225/75/15 tires that just don't look good to me.  The truck isn't even on the road and I have been searching daily for 8" wheels.

EBay?  $400 a set w/out tires that need redone or so far away the shipping cost is too much.  I finally found a set locally for $400.00 with like new 235/75/15 tires.  After several hours of sanding and painting I finally have decent wheels on my non running truck!  Of course I'm already planning on 275/60/15s on the wheels and the correct paint color.  I was in a rush and sprayed them with rustoleum wheel paint which is too bright.

Maybe now I can concentrate on the engine swap.

[Jason S]

On projects I had in the past I could always find 15 x 8 rally wheels fairly cheap.  Of course this was before eBay, craigslist and cash for clunkers.  My current truck had 7" rally wheels with 225/75/15 tires that just don't look good to me.  The truck isn't even on the road and I have been searching daily for 8" wheels.

EBay?  $400 a set w/out tires that need redone or so far away the shipping cost is too much.  I finally found a set locally for $400.00 with like new 235/75/15 tires.  After several hours of sanding and painting I finally have decent wheels on my non running truck!  Of course I'm already planning on 275/60/15s on the wheels and the correct paint color.  I was in a rush and sprayed them with rustoleum wheel paint which is too bright.

Maybe now I can concentrate on the engine swap.

For some things, that's about par for the course nowadays. Still, it sounds like you got a pretty good deal - especially having almost new tires.

15 years ago, I could walk into a Chevrolet parts department and get doors, horn buttons, rubber mats, a/c lines, etc.  Salvage yards were full of 70's and 80's GM trucks and the 88-up trucks were the normal daily drivers...   

[philo_beddoe]

I am converting to the regular steel rims and hubcaps. Therefore, i will be selling 4 rally rims, trim rings and center caps pretty cheap. Probably craigslist.  All original GM. Not sure what they are all worth, but i'll list cheap.