14" Wheels? On Jeep DJ? Or what? |
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Dave Pete
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Posted: 30 Sep. 2016 at 12:13am |
I have some 14 inch wheels that came with a 2 wheel drive Jeep chassis I still have sitting in the yard. It's obviously Jeep 2 wheel drive, but with left hand drive, so not a postal.
I wonder what it is? Or if it should just get cut up for salvage. But the DJs I've read about used 15" wheels? When were 14's used?
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rocnroll
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What model DJ is it? Flattie style or !ater model round fender?
If you are talking four lug (flattie) the parts list I have only shows 15s. Edited by rocnroll - 30 Sep. 2016 at 2:11am |
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Bill Norris
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Roc,
There have been some oddball DJs found with 13" wheels that are apparently factory. 14s I'm not sure of. Bill
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Dave Pete
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The wheels are five lug, same pattern (5 on 5.5") as on other Jeeps of the era. It doesn't seem to be "bolted together" stuff. It seems an original chassis as it sits. Straight round tube front axle, rear non-offset Dana 44, nine inch brakes, left drive with a forward mounted Saginaw steering box, not the further back Ross like on my CJ3B. It came with a set of 16" Kelsey Hays rims which actually belong to the parts 3B that ALSO came with the collection, and several Willys Pickup front and rear ends. But I'm pretty certain the 14" wheels belong to the chassis being discussed. Most important to me is finding out if these wheels are so rare that somebody needs them to finish a project, or if I can safely let them go to salvage. I HATE throwing away important stuff! If we can't get this answered, I'll get some photos up.
Edited by Dave Pete - 30 Sep. 2016 at 12:18pm |
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rocnroll
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Bill, I'm sure you are totally right about that. I am just stating what my factory parts list showed....not trying to really define it because personally I think there were other sizes (I just can't prove that thru the list) Also, I am referencing 4 lug wheels.....that's why I asked. (I have had 2 past DJs that had 14" four lugs on them but I don't know that they were factory wheels) The 5 lugs are a different ball game altogether too....I can see them being equipped that way too but can't prove it. Sure would be good if Bruce was here.. |
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Dave Pete
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I googled some pics too and now think it's a DJ5 mail Jeep with that rolled pan rear bumper/cross member thing. Sounds like the postals came with either left or right drive. And if that's the case, and if 14's came original, there are probably a lot of 14" wheels in the salvage yards.
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Bill Norris
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Roc,
Yeah, that's Jeep for you. Somethings are in the parts books, and others aren't for whatever reason. Yep, Bruce was da man. Bill
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I am chiming in here kind of late, but Yes, those are from a DJ-5. My 1970 DJ-5C came with four of them. I would like to find at least one more.
The wrecking yards around here have the 15" & the 16" ones, but zero 14" wheels. I am using a 15" as a spare, but I would like to have the correct tire size as a spare. Please do not scrap them. IHTH, Cpt Logger. |
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