Need some help identifying this wheel.....

[71fordkid]

A couple years ago, I bought a supra, and it had this wheel on the back. It only had one, and i quiclkly switched it out for a set of Enkei RP01's.

fast forward to... Now. Im putting a crown victoria front suspension in my 1972 F100 stepside. I need a 16'' wheel with a 5x4.5 bolt pattern, and go rummaging through my garage. I pull out this wheel and put it on. Its a 5 spoke wheel with directional spokes. the front side is rounded, and the back side is more pointed.

The problem is, Ive really grown to like these wheels on my truck, and really want to find 3 more. I dont know offset or width, but I'll get as much info off the wheel as i can tomorrow.

In the mean time, heres a picture of the wheel on the truck. said and done, the front will be about 5'' lower than in the pic. it has no engine/trans, and the front sheet metal isnt bolted on.

[MaxKlinger]

5x4.5 is also known as 5x114. It's a very common bolt pattern; I think most Ford, Mazda, and Nissan passenger cars have been using this pattern for years now. Does it have any markings from whoever cast or machined it?

[71fordkid]

alright, no markings by the lug holes, the only markings are on the inside of the spokes.

made in usa
270 16x7
REI 1x3173
60 psi max

heres some closer pics.






They look like something "modern" would have made... but i cant find anything.

[MaxKlinger]

Honestly it looks to me to be a mid '90s OEM or OEM-plus style wheel that would have come with a sportier passenger car. Do Chrysler products use the same bolt pattern? I have this hunch that it might have been off of an Eagle product or something like that. I have no proof of that at all, I could be completely wrong.

[Swegner99]

I agree with Maxklinger, it looks like an OEM style wheel. When I first saw it I was thinking late 90's Ford Escort, but also like Maxklinger I could be completely wrong


***An afterthought, Ford factory wheels are usually stamped on the inside with the Ford Oval.

[DuckRyder]

These look very familiar to me, but can't for the life of me place it exactly...

Supras did have a similar wheel, made in USA doesn't really fit there...

Looks pretty GM maybe Olds or Pontiac? I assume the small hole in the hub is threaded to hold the center cap?

[basketcase0302]

MaxKlinger on Fri Mar 23, 2012 8:26 am
Honestly it looks to me to be a mid '90s OEM or OEM-plus style wheel that would have come with a sportier passenger car. Do Chrysler products use the same bolt pattern? I have this hunch that it might have been off of an Eagle product or something like that. I have no proof of that at all, I could be completely wrong.

You might be onto something here Tony. Your too young to remember-but the early Dodge wheels did bolt right onto our Ford products, (70's Dodge products bolt pattern). I'm not too sure about the later years though?

[DuckRyder]

Looking more closely, I think this wheel is aftermarket, it appears that the hub is designed so that the same casting can be drilled for 4 bolts... It could still be a "replica" of a factory wheel though.