Help me identify these rims

[EvilManor]

I've been looking for an old hot rod style rim for my '69 coach and ran across this pic of a '65 Superior online. Any idea who makes these or similar rims in a 17" or 18" with a 5 on 5 bolt pattern?

Thanks in advance.

[Chace]

They look very similar to the American Racing Torque Thrust rims.

[EvilManor]

They look very similar to the American Racing Torque Thrust rims.

Originally I was looking at the American Racing Torque Thrust rims, but was told locally that they weren't available in a 17" or 18" with a 5 on 5 lug pattern.

[staynedglass]

i think they are american racing hopsters. they do make the torquethrust 2 in 17" with a 5x5 pattern.
http://www.americanracing.com/browse...orqthrust2.asp

[EvilManor]

i think they are american racing hopsters. they do make the torquethrust 2 in 17" with a 5x5 pattern.
http://www.americanracing.com/browse...orqthrust2.asp

Thanks for the link. Strange thing though AR's site lists the '69 Fleetwood as needing a 5 X 127 ?!?

[Bob Kinee]

They look very similar to the Boyd Coddington "Junk Yard Dog" wheels which are available up to 20" in the 5x5 pattern.

[EvilManor]

Anyone know for sure if my '69 is a 5 x 5 or a 5 x 127 lug pattern?

[jlprigmore]

Theres enough of a difference between the two sizes to use the measuring tape method to check your bolt circle. If your tape reads 5" than you got 5x127mm if it reads 5 1/2 than well ya got 5x 5 1/2 . I tried lookin up on a couple of different wheel places and they don't go back to '69 to get the bolt pattern.

[hotroddwayne]

Ok i just posted a reply but it's not showing so i'll try again. Your '69 should be 5 on 5" from what i've read on the Cadillac & LaSalle website. To my knowledge ALL the older GM vehicles used the 5 on 5" pattern. My '51 Caddy hearse is 5 on 5" and every other full bodied GM car i've ever owned.
On a seperate note ALL of us need to buy one of these... it's a "bolt circle template" and several companies sell them at car shows. Here's a pic of the one I bought from Heidt's hot rod shop inc. it has all bolt circles from 4 1/2" to 5 1/2" bolt circle. I have another one made of heavy orange plastic but this one is easier to see in a photo. Hope this helps...

[Sperry Chick]

Oooohhh, Yip, the bolt circle template is a GREAT thing to have! I keep a standard and a metric on a nail behind the counter 'cause it's always bugged me so bad to see somebody whip out a tape measure and try to go between a couple bolts and give me that measurement to try & find a wheel.

Save your money and ask a local recycler or two first though -- we have a couple yards around here (I'm in Northeast Oklahoma) who have fixed 'em up die-cut from cardstock with their name printed on 'em as an advertising deal just like that hotrod shop did. Someone near you might have 'em like that too!

[Abnorml]

Here a link to print your own template, http://www.easternmarine.com/em_stor...lt_circle.html. I know it won't be the best, but it will work for a quick fix.