My 1977 truck has 14" rims that do not have the dimples to accept the OEM dog bowl rims that I own. I guess the rims were replaced somewhere along the way. Anyone in the Dallas are have 4 stock rims for that year that they would sell? I would gladly give you my current rims that are freshly painted as part of the deal.

 

Sounds like a good ol walk down the scrap yard would help!

 

There are no decent stock rims for my truck closer than California according to the car-part.com database. The freight would eat me up and 4 rims would have to come from at least two scrap yards. It sux because I have BRAND NEW old stock dog bowl hubcaps for my truck. I think I will just go with aftermarket alloy rims that look classic- simple five spoke rims I guess. Do you have any suggestions on brand/model?

 

Just to be clear, do you have a photo specifically of the stock wheels you were looking for?!

Also, someone on here recently used a bus line(Greyhound) to ship a whole transmission from State to State for a fraction of the normal cost . Look into that if nothing else pops up!

 

Yes, I have heard that Greyhound is a reasonable freight rate, but finding a scrap yard that would be willing to drop them off at Greyhound seems unlikely, even for a fee. Here is a (albeit small) pic of the rims for my 1977 truck. Other years in this gen had rims with round holes every 3-4" rather than the slots like the pic attached. As always, your insight is helpful and appreciated!

 

And here is a pic of the wrong wheel type...

 

FYI, Greyhound nor Trailways bus lines offer bus freight any longer- they stopped in 2022. Only reasonable choice is U.S. Postal Service, and they want about $35.00 per wheel in shipping costs. That is O.K. if I could find decent OEM wheels somewhere, but the only ones I have found are pricey: $125.00 each. I think the best route is aftermarket, and I will sell my NOS dog bowl rims on eBay to help cover the costs of new rims and tires.

ERWIN- I presume 15" rims will fit without an issue- would 16" fit too? Any chance you know what actual size and offset I should be hunting for?

 

These looks like the stock wheels off of the generation *after* these trucks (1979-83) They can accept the appropriate hubcaps for that generation of truck too!

 

Ah I can never remember how to properly upload on a laptop for this website.

 

Unfortunately- no. The rims I need have four dimples(?) that stick out around that round circle and that is what the hubcaps mount on. The wheels I have now have the same circle as your photo, but no dimples either.

 

Take a look at trailer wheels. Most are 14” x 5 x 4.5 bolt pattern (same as Toyota). Many accept baby moon hubcaps. You might be able to get that classic look similar to the dog bowls.

 

Thanks Fred- I will check it out!