Best place to purchase 71 Rally Wheels 15x8? Most catalogs I have offer imported only.Already have correct trim rings/hubs just need another set of wheels for judging.
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Re: 71 Rally Wheel Source
I would look in the Driveline for wheels for sale and maybe run a free ad in the wanted to get you a set of dated wheels for your 71Dick Whittington -
Re: 71 Rally Wheel Source
David-----
I wasn't aware that there were imported versions of these wheels. Some of the trim rings and center covers are imported, but I didn't know the wheels were. Anyway, I believe that these wheels are still available from the Hayes Wheel. They are Hayes #81982 and the last time I purchased these they were still manufactured at Romulus, MI. That's the same place that the original wheels were manufactured. From a Hayes Wheel distributor I would expect that these wheels would now cost about $90/each.
The wheels can also be ordered through GM under GM #327708. The problem there is that they GM list for $186.60/each.In Appreciation of John HinckleyComment
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Re: 71 Rally Wheel Source
I have purchased several sets of original date coded wheels for about $200 per set on e-bay but you have to know the nuances for your particular year. See the articles in the Corvette Restorer for details. Ask the seller for date codes and photos.
Good luck,
MarkComment
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Plus, buyer beware on used wheels....
Seems especially true of Shark cars, that you can find correct/original, properly dated, steel rally wheels, that were 'curb' damaged in their prior life and are no longer true! Until the novice driver gets used to the unique shape of a Shark car's nose, he/she doesn't know where the front end actually stops and is prone to 'curbing' the front end of the car....
You'll never know if your correct/original used steel wheel is actually round/true until you fixture the wheel on a stub axle and rotate it with dial gauges recording horizontal and vertical run-out of the rim. If a wheel is appreciably out of round, the typical rate for a wheel shop to re-true one runs $80-125!
If the wheel isn't true and you mount fresh rubber on it, you can wind up generating 'hop' and/or 'squirm' as you drive. It doesn't take much driving to wear a permanent 'set' into the tread surface.... This can generate vibration problems that traditional balancing will NOT resolve!
So, unless you get a guarantee of wheel concentricity to factory spec from the seller of a used wheel, bear in mind you could be in for unexpected expense. Last, if you do buy used wheels, take the added precaution to have them checked for true before you mount tires and drive on them!
Short of having a tire 'shaved' once it's taken an out-round 'set', the alternative is to discard the tire(s) and mount fresh/true replacement(s)....Comment
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