15" wheels on M880 ?

[RichM882]

Hi all. I am desperate to replace my cracked and very old 16.5 tyres on my Dodge. A guy relatively local to me has a set of 15 x 8 wheels brand new in boxes.
It says on the box 'Chevy, Ford and Dodge'. Has anyone ever tried running a Dodge on 15' wheels, do they clear the calipers on the front axle ?

 

[bikeman]

I'd be more concerned about the rear axle housing than the calipers... easiest thing to do, since he's local... is try.

 

[gringeltaube]

........ do they clear the calipers on the front axle ?

Nope. But 16"s do.

 

[RichM882]

That is what I feared !!! The 15" rims are brand new, cheap and 20 miles away. The Ford 16" rims are used and 300 miles away and relatively expensive. That is how it is though !!!

 

[just me]

I was going to say something pithy about hitting your local scrapper as they would have a mountain of used steel wheels cheap. Until I saw your location. Maybe not so much there. (Need some old Healey wires wheels? I have set here.)

 

[Recovry4x4]

Our parts yards have very few rims. Took me months to scare up 4 Ford rims. They scrap the aluminum rims and make stands out of the steel ones.

 

[RichM882]

Over here if you want anything other than Land Rover rims you are out of luck !!!!

 

[RichM882]

Well I plumped for the Ford wheels. They are all 16" in diameter. That is where the good news ends though. There are 4 wheel rims. One is 7" wide, one is 6" wide with a 1/2" offset and there are a pair of 6" rims with zero offset. Pretty stuffed now !!!

 

[Bob H]

put the 6" zero offsets on the front & the others on the back, & keep on the lookout for another pair like the fronts

 

[michigandon]

Our parts yards have very few rims. Took me months to scare up 4 Ford rims. They scrap the aluminum rims and make stands out of the steel ones.

Yeah, they are much more difficult to come by than you'd think they'd be. The yards around here just act like their stuff is made outta gold.

Why on earth would I pay $75 for a 30 year old steel wheel when I can buy a brand new white steel wagon wheel from Summitt Racing for $70???

 

[michigandon]

Rich, why not email Summitt and enquire how much to Post a set of these to your location? Wouldn't hurt just to ask!

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/usw-70-7780/reviews/

I know they offer Free Shipping within CONUS, but yes I know that doesn't do you much good either.

 

[RichM882]

Rich, why not email Summitt and enquire how much to Post a set of these to your location? Wouldn't hurt just to ask!

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/usw-70-7780/reviews/

I know they offer Free Shipping within CONUS, but yes I know that doesn't do you much good either.

It may be worth looking into a price for them shipped to the UK. The rims available over here are £ 125.00 ($150) !!!