Hello everyone! I'm having trouble finding out what brand of wheels I have. They say made in the usa and have these #'s on them.
540-15x8
313088

Any info would be great fellas as i'm trying to locate some center caps for these. Thanks!

 

im not sure what brand they are. you might try just looking at different wheel manufacturers and seeing if they have any that match. and as far as center caps, go to like napa or an auto parts store or a shop that specializes in or sells trailers, and you can find some pretty nice generic chrome center caps. take a wheel and make sure they fit, unless you are looking for a branded or model specific cap.

 

the tires are made by cooper the look like american racing

 

Thanks guys. Anyone else have any more info?

 

Those are old American Racing wheels, made in the early '90s.

I'd be concerned about running these wheels...too much metal taken away to my liking.

 

I snapped the center right out of one on my old truck.
I believe they were called champion 500's by american racing as Jermafenser said.

 

What's wrong with them? What do you mean by too much metal taken away? That's how they came.

 

as in when they milled/machined them. Not a flaw during the construction, but a flaw in the design. If you put to much torque on them, you will literally break the wheel because there is not enough metal to take all the torque. The wheel will break at the weakest point, where the circles meet. You learn things like this the hard way.

 

oh, ok so it's a flaw in the wheel then. Wasn't sure what he meant. For the time being they'll have to do. where could i find some used center caps for these?

 

American Racing used to make them. they are called GAMBLER

Here are center caps for them. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4-AME...#ht_847wt_1167

 

Champ 500's were Centerlines.

 

Torque also applies in breaking. When I broke the center of the rim out of mine, it was when I jammed the brakes. I had a straight six.

 

so are they centerline champion 500, or the american racing gamblers? I want to make sure I buy the right center caps.

 

It shouldn't matter. These usually push in from the back. You could get them plain or with the three spoke knock-offs. The wheel centers are usually the same diameter unless they are 4wd.

 

Well, the link above for the gambler caps says that they don't push in from the back. Their installed from the front.