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Wheels (Groups 5.858-5.871)

 

All wheels are 5-lug, 4-3/4" bolt pattern. All should have the size of the wheel and some type of manufacturer's trademark and is usually found on the inside of the wheel along with a series of numbers/letters such as 14x6 JJ. There will be a number stamped below or to the right of this alphanumeric series that represents the month. An example might look like K-1-7 4 DG for a 1967 rally wheel (DG) made at the Romulus, MI. plant in April of 1967 (K-1-7 4).

 

The workers stamping wheels did not always follow this "rule" though as shown by this 1967 rally wheel.

 

 

Often found on the spider of the outside is the Kelsey-Hayes assembly date of the wheel. An example would be K-1-0 where K is Kelsey-Hayes, the first 1 is the plant (1=Romulus, MI, 2=Windsor, ON, 3=Philadelphia, PA.) and the last digit is the model year, or 1970 in this case.

 

Year - Model	Code	Size	Offset	Notes	Part Number(1)
1964 - Chevelle		14x5 J	0.44	All	#3872276 - wheel
1965 - Chevelle		14x5 J	1.00	Pass & Wagon
1966 - Chevelle	XC	14x5 J	1.00	Pass & Wagon
		14x5 JK	1.00	Wagon & H.D.
1967 - Chevelle	XC	14x5 J	1.00	Pass & Wagon
		14x6 JK	1.00	SS & H.D.
	DA	14x5 JJ	0.88	Rally D/B except SS, Camaro D/B except SS.	#9792737- wheel
	DG	14x6 JJ	0.88	SS Rally D/B, Camaro SS w/D/B	#3901712 - cap #545910 - trim ring #3918078 - wheel
1968 - Chevelle	XC	14x5 J	1.00	Pass & Wagon
		14x5 J	n/a	D/B	#3928294 - wheel
		14x6	n/a		#3928297 - wheel
		14x6 JK	1.00	SS & H.D.
	XE	14x6 JJ	0.88	D/B
	XB	14x6 JJ	0.88	Rally	#3925801 - cap
1969 - Chevelle	XC	14x5 J	1.00	Pass
	YX	14x5 JJ	0.56	Wagon
		14x6	n/a		#3928297 - wheel
	XE	14x6 JJ	0.88	D/B
	YV	14x6 JJ	0.88	Replaced XE
	YB	14x6 JJ	0.88	Wagon D/B
	XB	14x6 JJ	0.88	Rally D/B	#3925801 - cap
	YW	14x6 JJ	0.88	Replaced XB
	AE	14x6 JJ	0.88	Wagon drum and D/B
	YA	14x7	0.40	SS
1970 - Chevelle	YD	14x5	0.60	Standard (except wagon and SS)
	YW	14x6 JJ	0.88	Rally	#3925801 - cap
	YB	14x6 JJ	0.88	Wagon and El Camino
	CZ	14x6 JJ	0.88	Replaced YB
	AE	14x6 JJ	0.88	Rally (ZJ7)
	AO	14x7	0.34	SS
	YA	14x7	0.34	SS found on early model year
1970 - Monte Carlo	YH	15x7 JJ	0.30	Rally	#3925801 - cap #3901704 - trim ring
1971 - Chevelle	FF	14x5	0.60	Standard (except wagon and SS)
	CZ	14x6 JJ	0.88	Wagon
	DE	14x6 JJ	0.88	Rally (ZJ7)	#545910 - trim ring
	AU	15x7 JJ	0.34	SS (Trans-Am)	#3989479 - cap #3998532 - wheel
1971 - Monte Carlo	XX	15x6 JJ	0.85	Standard
	XY	15x7 JJ	0.30	SS
	FW	15x7 JJ	0.30	Rally (ZJ7)
1972 - Chevelle	DD	14x5	0.60	Standard (except wagon and SS)
	DE	14x6 JJ	0.50	Rally	#3984555 - cap #545910 - trim ring
	AU	15x7 JJ	0.30	SS (Trans-Am)	#3989479 - cap #3998532 - wheel
	CZ	14x6 JJ	0.88	Wagon
1972 - Monte Carlo		15x6	0.85	Standard
	XX	15x7 JJ	0.85	Standard
	AH	15x7 JJ	0.30	Custom Model (ZO3)
	FW	15x7 JJ	0.30	Rally (ZJ7)
* Not confirmed by GM Docs (1) Service replacement part numbers from 1972 GM Parts and Accessory Catalog

 

Luis Caceres-Rivera photo
The 1969 and 1970 shared the same SS Magnum 500-style wheel. This example is dated 10/31/1969 with the broadcast code of "AO" indicating a 1970 SS wheel. The 1969 "YA" coded wheels were used for early 1970 SS-optioned Chevelles until their supply ran out and began using the 1970 "AO" coded wheel. Just when the plants made the change differed among them.

 

Grant Yeater photo
A 1969 SS wheel with broadcast code "YA" used on 1969 SS-optioned Chevelles and dated June 4. This "YA" code was also used with early 1970 SS-optioned Chevelles until the changeover to broadcast code "AO." The change occurred at different times at the various 1970 assembly plants as "YA" wheels were used until their supplies were exhausted.

 

Marty Snyder photo
A 1969 SS wheel with broadcast code "YA" used on 1969 SS-optioned Chevelles and dated June 4. This "YA" code was also used with early 1970 SS-optioned Chevelles until the changeover to broadcast code "AO." The change occurred at different times at the various 1970 assembly plants as "YA" wheels were used until their supplies were exhausted.

 

Dale McIntosh photos
For 1971 the SS-optioned Chevelles used a 15x7 "Trans Am" wheel. Camaros shared a slightly different wheel as noted by the valve stem area. Often a Camaro wheel will find its way on a Chevelle. Note the differences in the Chevelle SS wheel in the top photo compared to a Camaro wheel in the bottom photo. The Chevelle wheel has an oblong opening for the valve stem where the Camaro wheel is round.

 

Dale McIntosh photo
The 1971 and 1972 YF3 optioned "Heavy Chevy" was equipped with 14 x 6 rally type wheels with bright lug nuts and center cap. Essentially the same wheel was optional under RPO ZJ7 but have a bright trim ring and those (RPO ZJ7) were not available with neither the SS option nor the YF3 option. Other steel wheels with wheel covers were also not an option with either the SS or YF3 option.

 

1967-1969 Camaro Wheels

I realize this is not a Camaro site as such but the 1967-1969 Camaro wheel identification may be of interest to Chevelle owners.

 

Year	Wheel Type	Brakes	Code(s)	Size	Application
1967	Steel	Drum	B	14x5	Base
	Steel	Drum	FC	14x6	Base (opt), SS
	Rally	Disc	DA	14x5	Base
	Rally	Disc	DG	14x6	Base (opt), SS
	Rally	Disc	DF	15x6	Z28
1968	Steel	Disc	FC	14x6	Base, SS
	Steel	Disc	XF	14x6	Base, SS
	Rally	Drum	XN	14x6	Base, SS
	Rally	Disc	XG	14x6	Base, SS
	Rally	Disc	DF	15x6	28
1969	Steel	Drum	FC	14x6	Base
	Steel	Disc	XF	14x6	Base
	Steel	Disc	XT	14x7	SS, COPO
	Steel	Disc	IF	14x7	SS (seen on early LOS Camaros)
	Rally	Drum	XN	14x6	Base
	Rally	Disc	XG	14x6	Base
	Rally	Disc	YJ	14x7	SS
	Rally	Disc	AD	15x7	Z28 (early)
	Rally	Disc	YH	15x7	Z28 (late)
	"SS"	Disc	YA	14x7	SS - RPO N66 (1)

⁽¹⁾ - Discontinued 1/8/1969

 

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