Got some cheap slots today!

[casadejohnson]

Check this out, I picked up a set of slots for my 74 Today! I got them off Craig's list from a scout guy! He said he bought them new in the late 70's and ran them for years before he went to bead locks. Anyway, he had them on craig's (Denver) for a few weeks and I was only the second guy to call on them. The first guy said he wanted them but never showed up. In his ad, he never said slot mags, slots, alloy wheels or anything like that just 5x5.5 15" Wheels 10". He had them listed for $150 for all 5 but gave them to me for $125 to offset my gas for driving 50+ miles to get them. Obviously, he was a very nice guy. The only bad thing is that 4 of the five wheels have what he called "poor mans bead locks" in other words, the holes are drilled to screw tires to the wheels like drag racers do to keep slicks from spinning on the rim. I talked to a guy that fixes wheels for car dealerships and he said its easy to fill the holes and that you won't even see it once they are polished. He also told me I could easily solder the holes shut and it would be very hard to see the solder. I tried one hole and it worked great. Now I just need to do the rest and get them polished up.

 

[broncodriver99]

Nice score! I got my new slots yesterday. I paid a little more than double what you did, but they are in great shape. Bought them from a member here. Can you shed a little light on the soldering process you used. Mine have curb rash in a couple of spots and I am researching the best way to repair them.

 

[casadejohnson]

Keeping in mind that I only filled one hole so far, All I did was clean out the hole as well as possible and put a little flux in the hole then covered the bottom of the hole with aluminum tape. After that , I heated the wheel lip with a propane torch and touched the solder to it. The solder flowed just like when you sweat copper pipe together. Next I just sanded it smooth .

 

[sprdv1]

Nice.. Still a good deal, those will look good on the rig

 

[orangecrush4u]

Nice score, congrats!!!!!

 

[Chief Master Sergeant]

I saw a single wheel of that type yesterday and a little hole in the wall junk yard. He had no idea what happened to the others from the set. I may go back and look again. Congrats ona great buy!

 

[casadejohnson]

I have a nice solo 7" slot in the garage. I thought it was an 8 when I got it but it was only $30.

 

[Dan's73]

That's a GREAT deal! I'm liking the slots more & more. I found a set of 15x10's that I might pull the trigger on but rims that wide would likely mean needing to go with bigger tires....quite a dilemma!

 

[DonaldDouchebag]

I bought a set of 15"x8" slots on Craigslist for $60 bucks over the weekend. They still have a giant set of hideous Gumbo Monster Mudder tires attached so I have to try and get them off. Oh, and one of the wheels has a different backspacing.

Does anyone have a single 15"x8" slot with 3.5" or 3" backspacing to sell?

 

[Entourage]

Unbelievable deal - glad you are the one who got them. 15 x 10's are impossible to find. Cannot imaging how many ads you viewed to find those. Congrats!

 

[casadejohnson]

Unbelievable deal - glad you are the one who got them. 15 x 10's are impossible to find. Cannot imaging how many ads you viewed to find those. Congrats!

Your not kidding! I searched Wheel, rim, slot, alloy, and mag on every craigslist along the front range for a while before I happened upon them.