xt wheels

[camaro cat]

I own 2 XT wheels with 70 dates. A used one dated K10 4 16 and a NOS one dated K10 4 17. Would the XT's used on Pontiacs or Olds cars use a different digit in the position after the K to designate which division car it was made for? If this is true, wouldn't my 2 wheels only be originally used on a 70 Nova? I knew that the 70 Camaro didn't use that wheel code as I own 4- 14x7 steel wheels that I know came off a 70 Camaro L78. I don't have access to those wheels at the moment but if I remember correctly it seems the code was AB or something else that started with an "A". I'd like to trade the 2 XT wheels listed to someone who has a pair of the same, dated K19 1 30 XT.

Loren

[RobR]

Loren, The number next to the K designates the Kelsey Hayes plant. Your NOS XT wheel would be deciphered as follows:

K: Kelsey- Hayes designation

1:Plant:
1= Romulus Michigan
2= Windsor Ontario Canada
3= Philadelphia Pennsylvania

0: last digit of year, in your case 1970

The 14×7 steel wheel that came on the Super Sport Camaro's in 1970 were coded CL.
This info is from the Chevy by the numbers book. I hope this helps, Rob.

[camaro cat]

Thank you. I had it in my head that the "1" meant Chevrolet but in thinking about it, that really doesn't make sense but designating the plant does. Yes, I bet that 70 wheel code is correct. It's been along time since I looked at them. Any idea what was different in 1970 that the Camaro had a CL code 14x7 steel wheel and the Nova received an XT 14x7 steel wheel?

Thank you again.

Loren