Tuxedo Jc5 Rim Guidance Help.

Picked up a CJ5 tuxedo yesterday, I wanted to see if anyone can send me a link for factory replacement rims. Going to run two sets of tires, One set of radials with a 1 inch white walls. Another set of aggressive bias ply.

 

STA Traxion | 700-15

gonna be running these on the old set of rims. But want to make sure the new set of rims I buy match. so the hubcaps still fit and the dimensions are the same.

 

can't comment on rims
but one picture isn't going to do it

 

Here it is

 

Pretty sure there's no aftermarket source for the 15" wheel. Somebody makes (or made) 16" OEM type rims for CJs - check Walck's. Wheels I don't see any on their site right now.

If I wanted duplicate OEM wheels to what I have now, I would look to the used market. If you want the appearance to be the same, they need to be Jeep wheels that accept your hub caps. The original wheels from my '75 are 6" wide, but I suspect yours will be 5.5". Note there are plenty of aftermarket wheels that will fit; they just won't match what you have now.

 

Nice find! I don’t know of anyone remanufacturing 15” wheels, only the 16” wheels. I am running the dog dish caps on 15” wheels with the (3) little nubs to hold the center caps on like you have but I don’t have the “turbine” trim rings. These are like gold and very hard to find. Heck, even the dog-dish caps are several hundred bucks (asking price) on eBay according to multiple listings.

 

Small world I literally just watched your YouTube video on how the shift the gearbox.

 

Congrats on getting a Tuxedo Park! The rims are 5.5x15. They come up, just keep actively looking everyday. Same for the Tux specific parts, if you are wanting to go that direction. Three types of hubcaps can be used on the rims with the 3 nubs.
First, the dog dish hub caps by themselves.
Second, the dog dish hub caps with the “Tux looking” chrome ring
Third, what the Tuxedo Parks came with, the full Cutlas deluxe turbines.
Here’s the Kaiser red/gold caps

Add for the Cutlas turbines

My Tuxedo Park with the Cutlas turbines

 

That’s a sweet Jeep. Thanks for the info. I just decided on ordering some tires today for the old set. I have all 4 hub caps. Dog dish ones. The paints faded on them but salvageable.

 

Congrats on the new-to-you-Jeep, and welcome.

Where did you find your Jeep?
From the sticker on the door I see that's a local Jeep but I didn't see that on Craigslist.

 

I picked it up yesterday in pleasant valley CA.
The decal I put on the side was my grandpas. My grandfather and dad raced flat fenders in the 70s. With my father passing earlier this year, I figured I’d carry the tradition on. And here we are.

 

The rims on Tuxedo Park models are the same as the regular CJ5. There were two style rims, depending on what year the Tux is, but they are all 5 1/2" x 15 and have 3 hubcap nubs. The early MklV with the F134 and column shift ('64-'65) has a flat raised ring for the lugnut area. It seems with the introduction of the Dauntless V6 for '66, a bump-ring style lug area was used. After the Tux ended, many CJ5s reverted back to the earlier style rim.
Your dogdish hubcaps were the standard Jeep hubcap used on CJ5, Jeepster, and Wagoneers. The Wagoneers could have the "turbine" trim ring to fully dress the rim, but these were not advertised for other models. The Tux trademark hubcap is the full Cutlass Turbine wheelcover in Roy's post#9.
Brian, I suspect either your rim or hubcap (or both) are not correct because your Warn locking hub is recessed too far in the hubcap cutout. The correct "stickout" should have all 6 bolts outside the edge of the cap. Pull your hubcap to see if it is retained by 3 or 4 nubs on the rim. The 4 nub rims are from AMC-era Jeeps. Your hubcap could be the slightly larger diameter version used on the truck models. Are the centers on the rear caps red/gold? These are the correct colors for Kaiser-era Jeeps.
Nice find on the Tux! As a '66, do you have a V6 or F134?
-Donny

 

Cool, thanks for watching!

 

I hadn't realized you put the door sticker on already, from the pic I thought that was the way you found it.
Nice that you're carrying on the tradition.

 

it’s got the v6 225

 

Thank you. Can’t wait to see more pictures of yours

 

Welcome from Michigan Brian, You are in the right place for Jeep information, the guys here are Great and can answer any question you may have. Good Luck. Rick

 

The Wheel Vintiques 62 Series OE wheels are available in 15x6, 3.75" backspacing, 5 on 5.5". They fit the Jeep dog dish hubcaps (I use em too). I like mine, the only difference is I run 15x8.

 

Also, welcome from rural Pennsylvania.