Close Up of Rim



Here is a close up. Any help to distinguish this would greatly be appreciated...

 

Those are the same rims on my uncles 85 cj7 Laredo his are originals too

 

They look like Laredo rims missing their center caps. My Laredo also has a stainless front bumper and chrome rear bumperettes.

Edit: not Laredo rims for sure. No screw holes for the centre caps.

 

Double post, android app issues.

 

I think they are not.

Factory chrome Laredo wheels should have screw holes in between the lug nut holes, that's how the center caps attach, unlike typical hub caps that fit through the hub hole.

They might be there, but I can't see them in the close-up. Look at the these.

 

I think they are not.

Factory chrome Laredo wheels should have screw holes in between the lug nut holes, that's how the center caps attach, unlike typical hub caps that fit through the hub hole.

They might be there, but I can't see them in the close-up. Look at the these.

You are 100% correct! Those are Not Laredo rims. I downloaded the photo and blew it up. No screw holes for the centre caps.

 

Those appear to be aftermarket clones. Nice wheels, but not the real deal.....

 

What everyone else said, not factory wheels.

However, 1979 Silver Anniversary wheels and 1980 Laredo wheels were not drilled for center caps so there are some factory chromes that are not drilled. Those two wheels are also 15x8 vs 15x7 which were used from 82-86. The one year only 1981 Laredo wheels are 15x8 and drilled for center caps.

 

The factory rims have a rolled edge around the windows.

 

This means that in the triangle cutouts of the wheel, the metal edges are rolled very slightly inward. Based on this photo, this wheel does not look like it has that feature. Also, as previously mentioned, this wheel has no holes for the center caps.

 

I have to agree with everyone else. Those look like aftermarket rims. But, as such,
they are VERY nice, and unless you were talking to a group of Jeep guys like on this
forum, no one would ever know they were not original to the Jeep.


I have the factory Jeep white wagon wheels on my 1985 CJ-7, and although I don't have
center caps, all four rims have the smaller bolt holes to attach a center cap.


Here is picture of my front wheel. Its hard to see, but there is a small bolt hole
in between each lug nut. And as stated before, the edges of each cutout is
rolled inward slightly.


The other give away as to them being aftermarket is that the cutouts in the factory
Jeep Wagon wheels are not quite as triangular, with as sharp corners as you have
on your wheels. There is more uniform and even spacing between the cutouts
of the factory Jeep wheels, and the three corners of each cutout have a much larger
radius to them.


But, your rims are cool, and you should not worry about it! They look great!!

Jim

 

Those are fakes

 

Back in the day, there were a few companies making chrome wagon wheels. They were a step up for guys that had white wagons, or just plain white steel rims on the "El Strippo" models. Like mine.
I got my whole Renegade bits from a wreck. Got the steering wheel to replace my "boat wheel", hi-back seats, roll-bar w/covers, carpet, tach/clock, etc.
I had to buy Renegade stripes and custom wheels to finish it off. I could have bought these at the local speed shop, but I went w/Turbines.
But these rims were offered by the aftermarket and you would have seen the on the "Wall of Rims" at a local shop in the early '80s.
Knowing how hard it is to find genuine chrome wagons....I wouldn't take to many points away from somebody w/these on a Laredo.
And JC Whitney still sells them.
http://www.jcwhitney.com/allied-whe...m/allied-wheel-components-series-90-spoke-wheel/p3043272.jcwx?filterid=c51747j4

 

Well they look like the ones on my Laredo

 

You can always drill the small holes for the center caps in those wheels and install the chrome center caps. That's what the previous owner did with my green 84. Unless you really know what to look for you'd never notice. You can find center caps on eBay or search tempest (national Craig's list search) without too much trouble.

 

Laredo Wheels

Thank you all so much for the input on this topic! Any more experience or details are much appreciated.

 

If you do any research on these chrome wheels, you may run across discussion about them originally being clear coated. This coating deteriorates over time and many people remove it. I haven't ever seen a good explanation about why perfectly good chrome wheels needed a clear coating on them. There was a recent thread about this but I can't find it.

 

Agree with this. See the center edges of the holes in these rims? See how they're rounded? Only factory rims are like this. If the holes have a straight edge, they aren't factory.
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Factory chrome Laredo wheels should have screw holes in between the lug nut holes, that's how the center caps attach, unlike typical hub caps that fit through the hub hole.
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Pacfanweb & CJeep Have summed up everything you need to know about FACTORY Laredo chrome wagon wheels.
FINAL ANSWER!

 

Some of the early wheels are not drilled for caps, but they will be 15x8, and the best way to ID OEM wheels are the rolled edges on the triangles.

81 was the only year that a 15x8 Chrome rim was drilled for center caps. 1980-down chrome were 15x8 and not drilled for caps, 82-up were 15x7 and drilled for center caps.

 

Some of the early wheels are not drilled for caps, but they will be 15x8, and the best way to ID OEM wheels are the rolled edges on the triangles.

81 was the only year that a 15x8 Chrome rim was drilled for center caps. 1980-down chrome were 15x8 and not drilled for caps, 82-up were 15x7 and drilled for center caps.

I just picked up a set off craigslist that are 15x8 with rolled edges and drilled for center caps, are these any more valuable since they were only made in '81? Just curious

 

I have chrome wheels on my 1980 CJ without the drilled holes for the center caps. As they have the rolled edges i tend to believe that they are oem. Are there an stampings on the rim to verify that? Or any other indicators?

Thx momo

 

Your wheels would be stamped "15x8 JJ" and "Made in USA." They would also be stamped with the mfg date. So if yours were made on April 30, 1980 they will be stamped "04 30 80." It is correct for a 1980 wheel not to be drilled for center caps.

 

Mine are stamped Made in Canada

 

Early ones were made in USA, later ones made in Canada. His 80 wheels should be USA made.

 

Thanks guys. Where should the stampings be located?

 

Inside the rim. Most were made in Canada.

 

On the running surface or just on the backside of the rim?

 

Back side.

 

Anyone have Factory Laredo Rims in great condition, with 31x10.5s on them? Looking to put them on my Laredo.

 

Found these on CL:
http://easternshore.craigslist.org/pts/4429256431.html

 

Jeep CJ Laredo Wheels - $500 (Berlin,Md)

condition: new
JEEP CJ LAREDO WHEELS
4-FACTORY CHROME LAREDO WHEELS
PERFECT CONDITION​

If they are so "perfect", I'd hope the seller would have some good photos to provide some proof of the claim. I doubt they can be described as "new", 25 or 30 years after they were made. Again, if they're such a rarity, let's see some evidence.

 

I've actually seen them in person, they are in great shape. But I was looking for 15x8s and not 15x7s at the time.

 

Do you know if the center caps were included?