[FC] Weird thing about GB rims...

[Dale Dewald]

Hello Merv,

I have parted out a couple of Greenbriers and bought a mismatched set of 
wheels at the PA convention.  Included in the set was one 5-1/2" wide wheel 
that otherwise looked identical to several of the others.

I have noticed that there are two slightly different styles of wheel.  The 
difference between the two concerns the outboard rim section near the "step 
up" where the wheel center [spider?] is welded on.  Style "A" (for lack of 
any better term) has a smooth rim that extends out about 1-1/2" from the 
"step up" to the bead flange, whereas style "B" has a rolled groove ~ 3/8" 
wide at the junction of "step up."  I could not find part numbers on the 
wheels but style A has a "N" and a "4" stamped near the valve stem and 
style B has a "K" and "2."  I am not sure if both of these are stock or if 
one is early and the other late.  The style A wheels came off a '62 and 
early '63 Greenbriers and the style B wheels are on our '64 and all 
original '65 Greenbriers.  I also wonder if style A supplied to the Flint 
assembly plant and style B to St Louis.

BTW, I have a set of five (5) of the style A rims that I am willing to 
sell.  They have been shot blasted and primed--ready for color to match 
your vehicle.  The 5-1/2" wide wheel is also for sale; fair paint but not 
rusty, $10 as is.

Dale Dewald
Hancock, (UP) Michigan



At 08:57 PM 7/9/04 -0700, Merv Krull wrote:
>Hi all!
>
>My search for four good GB rims has proven more difficult than I imagined. I
>know several folks have said they have one or two around, but it is kinda
>tough getting them here.
>
>I plan to use regular Chevy rims until I can find a good set (5) of genuine
>GBs.
>
>One of the rims I did get was different.... it was 5 1/2 " wide instead of
>just 5"... weird eh?