Kelsey-Hayes wheels

Was there a Jeep model that was sold with 15x8 Kelsey-Hayes steel wheels as original equipment? I bought a 71 CJ5 from PA that had them on it and they fit fine on there but they won't fit on the later models with bigger drums. Once the tires were dismounted, it revealed the original black paint and KH stickers inside.

 

Ok, that's good news. I'm sure I'll hang on to these then. Probably not many complete sets out there??

 

Would KH have painted them black and then put white on the exposed side??? When the tire shop stripped them of the tires and hardware, there was white paint under the locations of the wheel weights. I don't want to sand blast 'em before finding this out.


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Steve, are u active on HF?

 

I don't know beans about the KH wheels, but its is my understanding that jeep painted the inside (back) of the rim black, and the front "white", at least that is the way my stock (non KH) wheels were. Probably the way the KH wheels were done also. Not an "identifier" though.

 

Besides paint, any good ways to ID?

 

My spare has the bumps, may get a baby moon off of my friend for it.
But I'm 80% sure my 4 wheels and other spare are KH's. Not to hijack.

 

I have the original spare from my 1970. All of the options for the Renegade 1 package are on the CJ5, however, my spare rim isn't 8" wide and the tire on it is an H70. This looks correct. Without the 8" rims was this just a highly optioned CJ5 not a renegade 1?

 

I just traded my wore out T90 for 5 of the KH 8 wides. There may be more from my source; I'll check when I return home at the end of the week.

 

Thanks for looking. I found the right upholstry so things are really looking up!

 

According to the 1971 W-1195 R2 Parts Catalog the wheels used for Renegade I could be W/O part # 930047 which are the 5.5" wide x 15" Kelsey Hayes.
Yet I suspect most buyers preferred the W/O part # 994733 which are 8" wide x 15" Kelsey Hayes.

 

to add, KH made 15X8 steel wheels for ford f100/f150s that will fit over larger drums and some disks. they don't have the same center shape as the ones that were sold on Jeeps.

 

would someone please email or direct me to a photo of the KH wheels?

 

would all KH wheels have 'KH' stamped on the inside as i have previously seen?? i picked up a set today that looks to be the same exact thing as some pictures on here, but the only markings ive found on them is a small '15x8' on them. ill take a better look tomorrow