Guest Posted August 20, 2002 Share Posted August 20, 2002 I've always liked the design of SS II wheels, particularly because they didn't look like anything else from those other GM divisions. Wish I had ordered them for my '72 442.<P>They were orginally 14x7 and had painted rims with chrome trim rings. I've seen later versions (both OEM and repro) at 15x7 with chrome rims and no trim rings. Was there any year in which the 15x7's had painted rims and trim rings? Got a number from one of the services that catalogs wheels?<P>Thanks. I want to put 15x7's widened to 15x8 on my W-25 convertible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted August 21, 2002 Share Posted August 21, 2002 Bolt-on center cap 15x7 were available 1973-75 on Hurst/Olds, 442 and special handling option. SS II were argent silver, SS III were painted body color. 1976-77 15x7 had snap-in center caps and same paint scheme and are easier to find than the bolt-on cc wheels. Trim rings were optional all years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 21, 2002 Share Posted August 21, 2002 Thanks for the information. Any idea whether the repro trim rings from WheelVintiques are faithful or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted August 21, 2002 Share Posted August 21, 2002 Haven't seen them so can't say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 21, 2002 Share Posted October 21, 2002 Hey, first time poster here. My '72 Cutlass Supreme Convertible has SS II/III (body color) rims, which I think are original to the car. Does anyone know if these are 14x6 or 14x7? Thanks a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
66400 Posted October 21, 2002 Share Posted October 21, 2002 If original to your car they will be 14 x 7 with bolt-on center caps. One other clue to being factory installed Super Stock wheels there will be a clip mounted lug wrench provision in the trunk on the rh side ledge near trunk opening. Henry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 21, 2002 Share Posted October 21, 2002 Thanks, Henry from Austin. I'm in Houston by the way. Where the heck is the bolt for bolt-on center caps? By eye-balling them, I thought mine were push-on, but I guess I've never really tested them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted October 21, 2002 Share Posted October 21, 2002 Actually five screws holding them on from the back side. EZ way to ID is the center cap goes all the way to the lugnut area. Snap-ins set on a protruding part of the wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 22, 2002 Share Posted October 22, 2002 Thanks again for the info, guys. You are right of course. Last night, curiosity got the best of me so I pulled a wheel and checked it (from the back). I thought I'd find a stamp, but didn't. I took a rough measurement and the wheels are 14x7. Plus, the center cap is bolt-on (with little screws) in the back, and in front is in fact flush up against the wheel by the lug nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
66400 Posted October 22, 2002 Share Posted October 22, 2002 Mike, the code #s are stamped on the inside of the rim so not viewable with tire mounted. Henry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 That's what I thunk. A buddy of mine thought otherwise. -Mike72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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