Another Wheel Question

[rc707]

Just purchased a wheel for my 73 A/S to use as a spare. My current tires are 15x7. The rim has a stamp on the inside 15x6. Am I about to regret purchasing this wheel or is it the same thing that I currently have only with a 15X7 TIRE?

[markdoane]

You are OK if you have 7.00-15 tires. Usually tires have the width first, then the diameter, and rims are diameter first, then width. Your 7.00-15 tires can use a rim as narrow as 15x5.5 inches.

Be sure to check the load rating of the new rim. It must be rated at least as high as the tire maximum.

[rc707]

How do I check that?
Is there something stamped on the wheel?

[easyride]

Weight should be stamped in wheel.Dave

[rc707]

Right below the stamp 15x6L it has a K1 on the left and on the right, a circle with markings and an 8 stamped in the middle

Am I to assume the 8 stands for 8,000 lbs.?

[markdoane]

8000 lbs is too high for a wheel that size. It means something else. If you can't find a clear rating (like 2600) then ditch the wheel and buy a new one that's marked properly.

[rc707]

Were all original A/S wheels stamped? This wheel came off of a 70 model, not sure what the length was. Would the stamp be on the inside of the wheel or the outside?

[markdoane]

Alcoa didn't stamp the load rating until 1977.