1970F85W31

It appears that even for pre 1978 model year cars, only 4 wheels are offered for sale as a "set" by sellers in the classifieds, eBay, Craigslist etc. Are the matching spares of parts cars going forgotten and winding up in the crusher? For those that buy only a "set" of 4 wheels, is a regular steelie residing in the trunk? It is realized that some manufacturers back then only furnished 4 fancy extra cost, road going wheels when the option box was ticked off and stuck the buyer with a regular spare or collapsible spare, but Olds supplied all 5 positions with the upgraded wheels. Where are all these orphaned, single unit wheels? Again, 1978 and newer are excluded due to spare donut fitment.

joe_padavano

Four "spares" and you have another "full" set (of four) to sell.

rcorrigan5

For some unknown reason, they just seem to come in sets of 4 for sale. Apparently, the spare SSI in my '69 4-4-2 was used to build another set of 4 as when I bought it in 1987, the spare was gone. And it was a hard SSI wheel to find, too, as it was the kind for disc brakes. I finally found one in a pick-n-pull on a Buick, of all things, about two years after I bought the '69. If you don't have a matching spare, just keep your eyes open and ready to jump when it comes up!

Randy C.

joe_padavano

Ironically, this singleton 1973 14x7 wheel just now popped up on one of the Facebook Oldsmobile sites.

1970F85W31

Thanks for the positive response Randy. I have a full set of 5 so that the spare matches the road going units, my question was more of a "things that make ya go hmm" situation.