Are there any common GM cars that use a 5x4.75 bolt pattern on a 15x7 rim? And by common, I mean easy to find in junkyards. This would be a stamped-steel rim. Thanks.

 

Yes, years ago I had a 1979 Delta 88 that had factory 15X7 plain steel wheels with the smaller bolt pattern, 5 on 4 3/4. I don't know for sure what other years had them, but if your searching wrecking yards look for similar vintage full sized cars. John

 

Most '73-'77 Grand Prix cars had 15x7 Rally II wheels. They are obviously Pontiac but you could install a wheelcover over the "rally II part". A 15x7 "regular" steel rim would be a tough find. I don't recall ever finding one & you could say I spend a lot of time at junkyards/scrapyards.

'73-'77 A-body Buicks and some '77-'79 LeSabres with standard brakes had 15x7 chrome road wheels but that's probably too far out I guess.

 

I used to have a 1977 Delta Pace car and it also had the 5 on 4 3/4 pattern. So I would guess the 1977-79 Delta 88's have the correct bolt pattern. The pace car had rally wheels, but if I were you I'd look for these years of Delta 88's and check the wheel sizes on them whenever you find one. John

 

All 1977-1990 Caprices (except wagons and cars with HD brakes, like police and taxi) used 15x7 wheels with the 5x4.75" bolt circle. This also applies to other B-body cars with the small brakes from 1977-1985. Still very common in wrecking yards.

 

chevy s10 are 5 x 4 3/4 bolt pattern

 

Unfortunately, many S-10s came with 14" wheels. ALL of the B-body cars I noted came exclusively with 15" wheels that are very common and inexpensive.

 

Those wheels are relatively common. Any 73-77 G.M. mid-size would probably be a good source. 1970-72 Monte Carlo had 15" standard but I think they were 6'' wide. The wagons or H.D.suspension cars may have a wider wheel with a little different off-set.

 

Mid 70's Corvette as well. I wanted to see how 255 tires would look on my 442 and took the factory mags off my 'Vette and they fit no problem. Originally the 'Vette came with GR70x15 as did my 442.

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You guys all are correct in pointing out the cars that used 15x7 wheels with the 4.75" bolt circle, but did you read the original post?

When was the last time you saw a Corvette, 70-72 Monte, or even a 73-77 GM A-body in a wrecking yard? Maybe things are different in the rest of the contry, but here in the mid-Atlantic, anything pre-1980s is extremely rare and usually picked clean.

 

I should clarify that I'm too low class for even the regular junkyards now -- I mainly go to a certain scrapyard -- so I guess I'm a little out of touch when it comes to what hangs out in the regular junkyards nowadays. I still run across the '73 to '77 stuff but the volume is nothing like it used to be.

Thanks for the tip about the larger # of '77 & newer B-body cars having the wider 4x4.75 wheels. The first several vehicles I had checked were all 6-inchers & I ASSumed they were all like that. I also thought all the '77 & newer wagons had the larger bolt pattern but I guess I was wrong there too. Heck, I can't even find the 7-inch 5x5 wheels that I need for some of my B-body vehicles.

BTW, on my way home from the yard last week, a guy was hauling a '72 MonteCarlo in on his flatbed (I wish I had time to turn around). Since scrap is sky-high, we are losing old cars like never before.

 

Sorry if I wasn't clear, but all the wagons have big brakes and thus the big bolt pattern. Taxi and police packages also have the big brakes.