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Are these Kelsey Hayes Rims

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by Cooper, Feb 9, 2006.

  1. Feb 9, 2006
    Cooper

    Cooper New Member

    Ludington, MI
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    These rims were on my 57 when I bought it. They are a deep dish steel rim. I'm going to be putting different tires on them and putting them back on the Jeep. Just wondered if they are the famous Kelsey Hayes rims everybody asks about?
     
  2. Feb 10, 2006
    John A. Shows

    John A. Shows Comic Relief

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    If they're not they're very very close. The only dif I see in those and my old KH wheels is the flatness of the inner rim. That's hard to describe but it's the rusty part on the front of the wheel in your pick. On mine that part was slanted towards the center as opposed to just a straight shot. The back of your wheels look just like mine with the rivets and all.

    Edit: Looking back at your pics, it could just be a bad shot. Maybe they've got that slant I'm talking about. If so, then I'd say "Yes" they are KH wheels.
     
  3. Feb 10, 2006
    $ sink

    $ sink Gazillians of posts

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    Ya see, here's the problem with trying to identify a set of KH rims. KH made several different style 15" rims in widths between 5.5 and at least 8 inch. I happen to have 15X8 KH rims on my jeep, they came off of a ford F150 4x4. they look like a standard ford rim. how do I know they are KH you ask? there is a stamp on them that says KH-8 or something similar. 15X8 KH that were most popular on the early reenegades have a tapered rim, but these are not the only 15X8 KH rims out there. if your rims are KH, they should be stamped somewhere on the center part of the rim, but they do not appear to be the ones commonly refered to as KH by jeepers who are looking for the ones on the renegade. $0.02

    by the way, the rims you have are popular with some early ford nuts because the early snap in hubcaps will fit them, how do I know this??? I searched for a set of the rims you have for my f1 for years and could not find them, don't have the f1 any more but I still have the caps.
     
  4. Feb 10, 2006
    Worth

    Worth Ex Farm Hand

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    This is a KH rim jeepers are usually talking about. Hope this helps. [​IMG]
     
  5. Feb 10, 2006
    Cooper

    Cooper New Member

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    Thanks for the info.
     
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