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| | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 41 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 41 | I want to exchange my 16" stock rims for 15" X 7" steal rims but keep my stock hub caps. I have a 46 chevy 1/2 ton with 6 lug. Any ideas? | | | | | Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 310 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 310 | Not much response here, you'll have to do some rim shopping on the net as I know nothing about it either. Try hotrod shops and of course hot link Good luck Richard | | | | | Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 580 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 580 | We won't help ya "steal" wheels, John but if it's "steel" wheels, here's another link - Stockton Wheel Service | | | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 41 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 41 | Thanks for the info also, I will work on my on my speling! | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 887 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 887 | YOu can probably find some 15x7 6 lug steel rims at the junk yard that'll take more modern hubcaps. I'm not sure if GM ever made a 15x7 6 lug rim that'll take clip style hubcaps.
The problem is going to be finding some that take your stock hubcaps. Your stock hubcaps probably use the clips, which require a certain pattern on the middle of the rim. The more common and later rims have a hubcap that goes right on the rim, sometimes called 'baby moons.' I would bet you can find baby moons that look like the original hubcaps and fit on the more modern rim. That's what I did.
Modern rims in the 15x7 six lug variety are $10 apiece, if you pull them yourself.
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 580 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 580 | Here's an article from Smokey Culver on installing clips on wheels that you might find useful too, John Installing Hubcap Clips On 8-Lug Rims | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,031 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,031 |
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 41 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 41 | | | | | | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 | Use stock 15" rims off a 55 to 59 or so half ton, will take your original hub caps just fine. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,820 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,820 | That JiMerit - only 397 post on this site, but the guy ALWAYS has good information on every post!! Thank you, JiM! Joe 
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