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Old Apr 4, 2014 | 01:49 AM
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Are the SSIII wheels from the 80's H/O's and 442's identical to the painted style ones just chromed?

Do the 14" and 15" share the exact same centers with the 15" wheels simply just having a bigger rim?

Since they make Olds SSIII reproduction wheels does anyone think it's likely one may get ahold of just the centers without the actual rims?
Old Apr 4, 2014 | 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by DoubleV
Are the SSIII wheels from the 80's H/O's and 442's identical to the painted style ones just chromed?

Do the 14" and 15" share the exact same centers with the 15" wheels simply just having a bigger rim?

Since they make Olds SSIII reproduction wheels does anyone think it's likely one may get ahold of just the centers without the actual rims?
Yes, the centers are identical. The only differences are the bolt-in centers vs. the snap-in centers. It's probably cheaper to buy 14" SSII/III wheels and machine the centers out for custom rims than to buy new centers. The bigger problem is finding wider rim hoops with the correct center drop. I'd be very interested if you have a source.
Old Apr 5, 2014 | 04:17 PM
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Are the SSIII wheels from the 80's H/O's and 442's identical to the painted style ones just chromed?
No they are not. This is from another post about SSII wheels:


Originally Posted by Fun71
Be aware that the aftermarket SSII wheels are the chrome style and not the body color style from the early-mid '70s.

I stole the pic on the left from a post by oldsmobiledave and the one on the right is a random internet search result:





Stockton Wheel is one company that does widening. When this topic came up a while back there were two other companies mentioned, but I don't remember the names. One was in Colorado.
Old Apr 5, 2014 | 05:25 PM
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No they are not. This is from another post about SSII wheels:
I was only talking about factory SSII/III wheels, not aftermarket.

Having said that, I'm willing to bet that if you took the bezels off the lower wheel, the center stamping would be the same.
Old Apr 6, 2014 | 02:06 PM
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Sorry about bringing those wheels into the discussion. Somehow I got stuck on the aftermarket wheel comment.
Old Apr 6, 2014 | 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by DoubleV
Are the SSIII wheels from the 80's H/O's and 442's identical to the painted style ones just chromed?

Do the 14" and 15" share the exact same centers with the 15" wheels simply just having a bigger rim?

Since they make Olds SSIII reproduction wheels does anyone think it's likely one may get ahold of just the centers without the actual rims?

Here is some sites that you might request this info from:

http://www.blueovalranch.com/content...-rallye-wheels

http://www.oldsmobility.com/old/superstock.htm
Old Apr 9, 2014 | 02:41 PM
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Forgot I posted this question.... Thanks for the info.
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