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Old May 7, 2020 | 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by caged
i'm not sure if alcoa made those wheels. they are referred to as eliminators as they came on the comanche eliminaor pickups. not sure otherwise.

alcoa generally makes transport truck rims. they are some of the best in the industry. they also make some special edition alcoa wheels for the jeep grand cherokee srt and wrangler special edition, like the tomb raider series. they're nice, and they are light.
I have wheels like the ones pictured above on my '88 Eliminator except that they have the rivets. I've only heard them called "10 hole" wheels. Although it's descriptive, that seems unusual in that most other Jeep wheels have a name. You're right that they were on all Eliminators but I've also seen them on XJ's in sales brochures of the same era. I've seen non-riveted wheels like the above on XJ's which is what the OP has. I've seen non-riveted wheels on other XJ's too and assumed they were original.

Apart from various part numbers, the wording on the back side of a riveted Eliminator wheel is "MADE IN USA MODERN WHEEL. MOLD". There's nothing that identifies it as an AMC/Chrysler or Alcoa wheel. I wonder what is on the non-riveted wheel?
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Old May 7, 2020 | 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Jpoe0108
I know Alcoa is a manufacturer. I had c5 Z06 Alcoas at one time for my Z28. Hell, I think my Moabs were alcoas.
The MOAB's came on '04 to '06 TJ's. There were a few versions but they all look pretty much the same. Generally speaking the '04 and '05 wheels were powder coated silver. The spokes on the '06 wheels were polished and clear coated while the rest was powder coated silver. The '06 wheels also had a noticeably different rim profile.

I have several of the earlier MOAB wheels. They have the Chrysler Pentastar symbol on the back side of them and nothing to identify them as being Alcoa. Maybe the '06 wheels were made by a different company (Alcoa?).
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Old May 7, 2020 | 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by PCO6
The MOAB's came on '04 to '06 TJ's. There were a few versions but they all look pretty much the same. Generally speaking the '04 and '05 wheels were powder coated silver. The spokes on the '06 wheels were polished and clear coated while the rest was powder coated silver. The '06 wheels also had a noticeably different rim profile.

I have several of the earlier MOAB wheels. They have the Chrysler Pentastar symbol on the back side of them and nothing to identify them as being Alcoa. Maybe the '06 wheels were made by a different company (Alcoa?).
I had some 06. Loved the look. I thought they said Alcoa on the inside. Cant remember.
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Old May 8, 2020 | 07:33 AM
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alcoa uses a clear coat on their wheels that are specific to them only. i think they call it durabright. i remember doing mobile wash for big rigs. and any with alcoa wheels we wouldn't use the acid bath, just so we don't strip the coating off them. they are expensive wheels and didn't want to have to replace any. but man did they shine up just with a soap wash. mud just runs right off them. alcoa wheels are actually quite light too. lightest aluminum wheels i've seen. transport truck rims are only about 40lbs!!
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Old May 8, 2020 | 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by caged
those are jeep alcoa wheels. pronounced al-co-ah
the center just pushes out from behind.
I've never seen an Alcoa rollmark or any other ALCOA identifier on any Jeep wheel. Not saying they didn't but this would be the first time I've heard of the 10 hole wheels referred to as Alcoa Jeep wheels.
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Originally Posted by downs
I've never seen an Alcoa rollmark or any other ALCOA identifier on any Jeep wheel. Not saying they didn't but this would be the first time I've heard of the 10 hole wheels referred to as Alcoa Jeep wheels.
I understand that '04 and '05 TJ Rocky Mountain Editions came with 8 hole Alcoa aluminum wheels when they switched to a Dana 44 rear end. I have an '03 TJ RME with a Dana 35 rear end and it came with the basic steel wheels but in chrome. The build sheet doesn't identify them as being standard. 2004 might make sense because that is the year the Rubicons and TJ Unlimiteds (LJ's) came out and they have Dana 44 rear ends with Ravine wheels on the base models and MOAB wheels on the Rubicons. Both of those wheels are 8" wide.

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Old Jun 4, 2020 | 04:50 AM
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I am not seeing that you need any center caps and they are kinda pricey but I did come across this:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Jeep-Cherok...Condition=3000

I think those are the ones.
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Old Jun 4, 2020 | 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Ralph77
I am not seeing that you need any center caps and they are kinda pricey but I did come across this:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Jeep-Cherok...Condition=3000

I think those are the ones.
That's not a bad price overall. The supply of small parts like that isn't what it used to be and stuff is getting harder to find.

https://www.hubcaps.org/cherokee.html

I bought a set of steel wheel center caps from the above place. It wasn't the cheapest at 100 dollars for the set but they came with the Jeep logo in the middle polished, repainted black, and new nut inserts. To me, it was worth the cost.
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Old Jun 4, 2020 | 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by downs
That's not a bad price overall. The supply of small parts like that isn't what it used to be and stuff is getting harder to find.

https://www.hubcaps.org/cherokee.html

I bought a set of steel wheel center caps from the above place. It wasn't the cheapest at 100 dollars for the set but they came with the Jeep logo in the middle polished, repainted black, and new nut inserts. To me, it was worth the cost.
I was given a set of the steel 5 spokes because they are rusted out. I sold the center caps for $75 cant give the wheels away. Seems that random odds and ends like that are getting harder to find.
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