I want to buy some used steel rims ( wheels ) for my 1993 Dodge Caravan LE to have new snow tires installed. There are 5 bolt holes in my old rims and I assume they are 15" as the tires are 205 - 70R.15. When I go to an auto wrecker, must I use just rims from a 1993 or are other years going to fit exactly the same? I also saw a guy advertise a set of four rims from a 1985 Caravan for only $40 and wonder if they would fit? Any help appreciated.
Thanks, Ron
Any 5 lug 15" rim off of a ChryCo mini van should fit.
The rims off of the 85 are probably 14" and will not clear the brake caliper.
The interchange on your wheels is enormous. You can pick 14" or 15" steel wheels off of virtually any front-wheel drive Chrysler product that uses five lugs per wheel (cars as well as minivans -- EXCEPT Grand Caravan, Grand Voyager and '90-up Chrysler Town and Country, because these extended-wheelbase minivans use a larger lug bolt circle). The '85 Caravan wheels might still use only four lugs, in which case they wouldn't fit, but if they have five lugs they will fit.
If you're trying to drive through snow, you want the tallest/narrowest tire you can get away with, so pick the 14" x 5.5" or 14" x 6" wheels and select a tire size that has a nice tall sidewall.
If you're trying to drive on ice, you want the widest tire you can get away with, so use the 6" wide wheels (14" or 15") with wide tires.
DS
I've got a nice set of 14" rims (5X100 bolt circle - that's the one for all but thelong wheelbase late models) with a virtually new set of
205/70 Winter King snows and Chrysler wheel disks for sale in Waterloo Ontario - about 2000Km on them last winter on the Wife's '88 New Yorker - which we sold this summer. They were good in snow, and stuck pretty well on ice too. Not as good as the new Graspics - but a whole lot better than All Seasons.MotorsForum website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners.