I want to put Moon discs on my '21 GMC Canyon using weld-on tabs and Dzus. Nothing unusual - - but where there heck do I get the wheels? I'd settle for used spare tire wheels (not mini spares) from the junk yard, I'd consider new.
But why the heck can't I find 'em? Are plain steel wheels a thing of the past?
I use Bassett racing wheels but no tabs.
Speedway, Coker
Because....In 2021 The General switched calipers to a different design that does not allow clearance for the steel wheel. 🤔
But but but Jerry, the spare that came with the truck would be dandy - if I could find three mates for it.
Well bro'.....I believe if you slide under the truck and have a looksie...That spare tire is a full size temporary on a 16 inch wheel. You will need 3 more wheels and 4 tires. Wonder if you could mount the Moons on the alum. wheel?? :cheers:
I have tabs welded on my Aluminum racing wheels on the back of the lakester... so we know it can be done and they stayed on to about 3900 RPM so far...
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Maybe you could have someone drill and tap the wheels and mount the moons with screws 1drink Sometimes you just have to screw it :friday
Or...drill/tap and use long Dzus tabs 🤔 Could probably blind rivet them too. ( Drill and tap? Wondered when this thread would go there) :clap :clap :clap
I've tried all three types: screw-on, snap-on, and Dzus buttons & tabs. No doubt in my mind - the others haven't stayed in place over the summer.
I like Stainless' idea. Gotta find someone around here. Tnx.
Any landspeed racers in the Elkhorn, Nebr area? Set of 4 steels for 200 bucks. I am guessing there would/should be the same kinda deal locally in the UP? Heck, you could swing by Lincoln Nebr (just a hop skip and a jump from Elkhorn) and pick up the spun discs from speedway the same day!
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Reset the FB filter to Grand Rapids and bunch of steel rims popped up. And every last one of them was practically rusted thru. I am amazed SSS's Canyon doesn't have high sky-high blood pressure with that much salt laying around.
Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a 388-mile ride from here. Grand Rapids, Minnesota, is 349 miles. Neither would be convenient. Try 100 miles from Marquette, Michigan and let me know, k?
Michigan, Minnesota, all those border states look the same to me. Flat, white, lakey. And lutefisk.
Jon, do they look like this? If so welding a tab between the legs would be simple... probably easy to find location without a jig.
Ebay shows several sizes, steel spare tire wheels. Some cheap but high shipping, others more expensive with free shipping. Whats your budget? But junk yard might be best bet though if the older ones don't fit as Jer suggests might be harder to find.
Here's the spare for the truck. The tire is a temporary, but the wheel is what I'm looking for. Sure looks okay to me.
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The factory wheels will probably work - I've got a tab-mounting jig from Moon that'll confirm the possibility that Stainless is correct. At least they've got a correct number of spokes.
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Excellent.....All you need is 3 more of those wheels and 4 tires. The spare wheel is 17"... Your tires are 18".
Very observant, Jerry. I'm going to buy a second set of tires anyway, and 18" skins cost more than their 17" bretheren, so that's fine. I've also got a 16" steel spare from the old truck, so maybe I'll scare up a set of 16s. No, I won't mix 'em.
O.k.....And the tire pressure monitors will work with the temp. spare wheels?..And you might want to test fit that 16 inch wheel on the front axle, There WILL be a clearance issue. Carry on, J.B. out.
Pressure monitors aren't a worry, and I use a 4-hose manifold to inflate 'em equally.
As for clearance - sure, I'll check, but everybody and his brother guaranteed similar fitment issues with 1" undersize wheels on my two previous pickups. "They absolutely will not fit!", said many. They fit just dandy, but I'll admit that was over only 300,000 miles. Maybe I shoulda tested longer to find that misfit...
here's a cheap 16" if you can get shipping combined to reasonable: https://www.ebay.com/itm/265316568110
Or 17": https://www.ebay.com/itm/195151975950
Looks like you spare wheel is starting to rust
Yeah, and it's never been to Bonneville. Maybe I'll check the spare from my previous truck (I kept it) and see what it looks like after 4 trips to Bville.
On our lakester we made a jig so that any Moon fit any wheel.
John, try this site, https://www.carid.com/spare-wheels.html, we bought some wheels from them when we needed a 17 x 4 inch rim.
Rex
Close, Rex. In fact - I can get what I want through them. Thanks. But I gotta say I'm surprised that I thought it'd be simple enough to find a junk yard and get the spares off wrecks. Problem: No junkyards anywhere near me.
Years ago I had Moons on a Camaro. Had them on with tapped screws. Pain in the ass to check inflation, plus the wheels flexed and the screws work thru the disc and they'd fly off. Dzus fittings negate this problem.
Another option is to relocate the inflation plugs to the inside. About half of them will be accessible half the time!
Are you still looking for wheels ?
I'd like some moon discs on my truck, and that takes steel wheels. Whatcha got?
When faced with this problem I found that there were no steel wheels available that wouldn't also require me replacing my 4 brand new tires. My solution was to machine 3 special lug nuts per wheel that came out to the face of the wheel, with tapped holes in them. Then I had some discs laser cut, added some felt tape, and done.
Now admittedly, it was several days of manual machining after work, has probably destroyed the finish on my factory wheels, and I need to carry a hex set with me everywhere, but hey it looks cool.
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Plain ol' steel wheels are easy to find for many vehicles - yours included, no doubt. The spare tire is usually mounted on one of them, and the spare wheel WILL fit the vehicle it came on. All ya need to do is find four spares and you're golden. I've found them online for as little as $45 ea.
The spare isn't necessarily the same diameter as the other four: my Canyon has 18" wheels all 'round but a 17" spare. That'll mean you'll need different tires, too, but for me that's not a bad thing. I run highway tires in the summer, Blizzak winter tires during the other 8 months, so I'll get 17" tires come springtime, and then I can wear Moon discs on the truck.
Quote from: Seldom Seen Slim on January 27, 2024, 07:00:48 PM
I'd like some moon discs on my truck, and that takes steel wheels. Whatcha got?
I had a set of baby-moon steel wheels but they sold yesterday after sitting online for months.