Nathanyel 1 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 friends, what is the correct name for this type of wheels/rims ? please and would anyone happen to know the brand name? i am looking for details and if possible drawings of the same thank you [img]https://i.imgur.com/wxqqmvV.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/GfDB3BR.jpg[/img] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jingles1928 803 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Dayton is the generic name. I don't know if there is another company that made them but if there was Dayton manufactured majority of them. The rims are split ring rims, not to be confused with the split rim (widow maker). They had four plants in the Dayton Ohio area that cast the wheels and machined them. There was a plant in Portsmouth Ohio that cast brake drums. They also had a plant in Canada but I can't remember the town. I drove inner plant in Dayton for them from '72 through '76. EPA and Budd type wheels put them out of business. Best job I ever had. Side note. There were never any nice new cars in the parking lot everybody drove beaters. After about a year your car had a matte finish from the discharge from the foundry stacks. Probably more than you wanted to know. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nathanyel 1 Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 THIS INFO IS PRICELESS GOLDEN INFO thanks a million Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lightninboy 638 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 It might be easier to find Dayton wheels for a trailer than for a truck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
R190 181 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 In the International new truck price book from 1981 they were just called cast spoke wheels. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DWF 57 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Dayton was a brand that made cast spoke wheels. They were purchased by Meritor and Meritor killed the brand, why. is a mystery. Gunite is also a brand still in business and still making cast spoke wheels. I had a Ford LTL 9000 truck that I needed a replacement wheel and all dealers said the truck came with Dayton wheels and NLA. I found a lady parts person at a different dealer and she spent some time looking and got me a Gunite wheel in a few days. Gunite supplies or at least did, supply for Navistar. Sure they make trailer wheels too. DWF Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nathanyel 1 Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 DWF thank you very much for the info cheers top man Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jingles1928 803 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 12 hours ago, DWF said: They were purchased by Meritor and Meritor killed the brand, why. is a mystery. Did not know that. I was gone from there long before the buy out. That is cool about this forum, learn something new everyday. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ryangpayne 36 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 I bought some wheels like that a few years ago for a lowboy trailer. It had 15” wheels on it but I changed it over to 17.5” and they weren’t split ring so they didn’t need flaps or tubes. I got them from Southwest Wheel in Dallas, TX. I think they have 22.5 and 24.5’s as well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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