70 Olds wheel options

[Postsedan]

Good game plan Mike [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan

[Canuck]

15 inch with 245-60-15 Puts some meat on the ground and fill the wheelhouse nicely. !5x7 were found on a lot of Cutlass, MonteCarlo etc from 75-77.

Wheel Options for Olds Cutlass from 70-72 were as follows.
14x7 steel wheels, coded XT or IF, either are interchangeable. In 1972 if you ordered the wire wheel covers you automatically got the 14x7 IF as they were about 1/8 deeper on the spider and the wire wheel cover needed this extra clearance. If you tried to use the wire wheel cover on an XT it bottomed out.
SSI, this is the magnum style wheel, 5 chrome spoke, black rim with trim ring. Chevelle Wheels are painted silver,not chrome. Both use the same chrome center cap. For a brief time in 1971 these wheels were all Chrome due to inventory shortage of the regular production wheel.
SSII, these are the Olds Rallye Wheels with the 5 oval openings used with trim ring and painted argent for 1970. You cold only get body colored wheels in 1970 on a Pace Car or Rally 350.
SSIII,Probably the most common Olds wheel, as a SSIII these were always painted body color and were available for the next 15 years in either 14x7 or 14x6 in the 80's. Two types of bezel opening trim were used. They were also available as 15x7 in 1975-75 with the bolt on cap and from 1976 and later had the snap on cap.

In summary, authenticity NO No's

Painted SSIII on a 1970 other than Pace Car and Rally 350
Chevelle painted SSI on any 70-72.
All chrome SSI on a 70 or 72.

Hope this helps.

Paul

[stritestoration]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Canuck</div><div class="ubbcode-body">15 inch with 245-60-15 Puts some meat on the ground and fill the wheelhouse nicely. !5x7 were found on a lot of Cutlass, MonteCarlo etc from 75-77.

Wheel Options for Olds Cutlass from 70-72 were as follows.
14x7 steel wheels, coded XT or IF, either are interchangeable. In 1972 if you ordered the wire wheel covers you automatically got the 14x7 IF as they were about 1/8 deeper on the spider and the wire wheel cover needed this extra clearance. If you tried to use the wire wheel cover on an XT it bottomed out.
SSI, this is the magnum style wheel, 5 chrome spoke, black rim with trim ring. Chevelle Wheels are painted silver,not chrome. Both use the same chrome center cap. For a brief time in 1971 these wheels were all Chrome due to inventory shortage of the regular production wheel.
SSII, these are the Olds Rallye Wheels with the 5 oval openings used with trim ring and painted argent for 1970. You cold only get body colored wheels in 1970 on a Pace Car or Rally 350.
SSIII,Probably the most common Olds wheel, as a SSIII these were always painted body color and were available for the next 15 years in either 14x7 or 14x6 in the 80's. Two types of bezel opening trim were used. They were also available as 15x7 in 1975-75 with the bolt on cap and from 1976 and later had the snap on cap.

In summary, authenticity NO No's

Painted SSIII on a 1970 other than Pace Car and Rally 350
Chevelle painted SSI on any 70-72.
All chrome SSI on a 70 or 72.

Hope this helps.

Paul
</div></div> Also the small center cap on the 5 spoke wheels will resemble the chevelle caps but olds caps had a small raised beltline around the base of the cap. You can always tell a chevy cap on an olds wheel as the decal was just changed.

[69biscayne]

71 olds cutlass S with 14&quot; DD

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 69biscayne</div><div class="ubbcode-body">71 olds cutlass S with 14&quot; DD
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Wow that is cool:-)

B90!!

Ryan

[442w30]

Were wheelcovers available with the 14 x 7 wheel?

[stritestoration]

if you are referring to plain steel wheels then yes. I have a set of IF stamped 14x7 steel wheels from a 71 442 that were under full wheelcovers. My understanding is while they look like a XT wheel, they were for wheelcover designation.

[SmallHurst]

If you are going to the Pure Stock drags, you need the original diameter rim, but can go one letter larger... except that G70-14 is as large as you can go on a 14&quot; tire. If you are needing rubber, give me a call. My cell is 816-654-3400.

White Stripe G70-14 with dog dishes????

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

I like the NO no's:-)

Nice info Paul!!

Ryan

[Alss]

I'm liking that look!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]