EvanR
EvanR SuperDork
4/17/17 10:04 p.m.

I'm a dumpster diver. People in my condo complex throw out interesting stuff.

Today, I found a wheel. It's heavy enough that a quick trip to the scrapyard will buy me a nice lunch.

For the life of me, I can't figure out what vehicle might have used a wheel like this. You folks will know; you know everything!

19x10JJ ET79 (as marked)
8" backspacing (measured)
5x4.75" bolt circle (possibly 5x120mm?) (measured)
(It's also marked "VIA" and "JWL" which I thought might be manufacturers, but it turns out those are testing standards/agencies.)

The only other clue I have is that there is a late-model Challenger parked nearby with equally ugly Chinese wheels, but they don't match the one I found. Google tells me that a Challenger uses 5x115, but it's possible I mis-measured the bolt circle on the wheel.

Some sources say the rear wheel on certain Challengers was a 19x10, but all of the 19x10 wheels I see for that fittment have an offset of 25mm, and 79mm is way different than that.

Either way, I'm getting a free lunch, but my curious mind wants to know!

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
4/17/17 10:10 p.m.

Pics would help.

Javelin
Javelin MegaDork
4/17/17 10:10 p.m.

Where's those "This thread is worthless without pics" memes when you need them?

EvanR
EvanR SuperDork
4/17/17 11:05 p.m.

Ask and ye shall receive. Most of the markings on the back are hard to read - they're black-on-black.

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conesare2seconds
conesare2seconds HalfDork
4/17/17 11:55 p.m.

Looks like a C6 ZR1 wheel, or a replica. Replicas come in a bunch of sizes. Odd thing to throw away.

codrus
codrus SuperDork
4/18/17 1:16 a.m.

Is it bent?

EvanR
EvanR SuperDork
4/18/17 1:27 a.m.

In reply to conesare2seconds:

Yes, that looks like it, mostly, although the wheel I have is only chromed on the visible surfaces; the rest is black. I'm sure it's cheaper that way.

People around here throw away a lot of things. Then again, the replica wheels sell for $189 new. Whoever threw this one out had one, not a set, and it has curb rash. Taking it to the scrapyard requires effort.

EvanR
EvanR SuperDork
4/18/17 1:30 a.m.
codrus wrote: Is it bent?

Not visibly, but I don't have anything but my eyes to check it with.

chandlerGTi
chandlerGTi UberDork
4/18/17 5:34 a.m.

Even with all that offset it was hitting the caliper.

Grtechguy
Grtechguy MegaDork
4/18/17 5:53 a.m.

Clean it up and make a hose real out of it.

pinchvalve
pinchvalve MegaDork
4/18/17 7:29 a.m.
Grtechguy wrote: Clean it up and make a hose reel out of it.
Brian
Brian MegaDork
4/18/17 7:34 a.m.
conesare2seconds wrote: Looks like a C6 ZR1 wheel, or a replica. Replicas come in a bunch of sizes. Odd thing to throw away.

Add in 5x4.75 was(is?)the standard GM bolt pattern.

RealMiniParker
RealMiniParker UberDork
4/18/17 7:38 a.m.

Isn't that offset closer to FWD than RWD?

z31maniac
z31maniac MegaDork
4/18/17 7:47 a.m.
RealMiniParker wrote: Isn't that offset closer to FWD than RWD?

FWD/RWD is really pretty irrelevant. Look up the offset on S2000 wheels.

Huckleberry
Huckleberry MegaDork
4/18/17 8:44 a.m.

Perhaps Thor?

EvanR
EvanR SuperDork
4/18/17 5:14 p.m.

Just my luck to get a good piece of scrap when prices are low

26 lbs. @ $0.35/lb. = $9.10.

Still, I got a nice submarine sandwich and a soft drink!

AWSX1686
AWSX1686 HalfDork
4/19/17 7:05 a.m.
chandlerGTi wrote: Even with all that offset it was hitting the caliper.

Good catch!

Scott_H
Scott_H Reader
4/19/17 8:15 a.m.

This is from an IS350 although this one is 18". There are quite a few with this design.

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