Are there date codes for Chrysler rims?

[ExpatMJGuy]

This isn't really a repair, so I dropped this here just looking for a way to date things.

 

TL;DR Is there a date code hidden in the stamping on the rim in the pic?

 

So, my parts MJ came with 4 oversized Wrangler wheels with the 5x5 lug pattern.  They used adapters and I guess one broke on them cause they had three 5x4.5 aftermarket wheels that were ABSOLUTE garbage with one on the truck and two in the bed.  The old aftermarket wheels were basically slashed and didn't even hold air.

 

The wrangler wheels are way too big, and I only have 3 adapters.  They rub when I barely turn the wheel.  I have no idea who thought this was a good idea.  Prolly the same idiot that waterlogged the engine.   They are complete set as junky as the tread is, so I want to sell them as I own nothing with a 5x5 lug pattern.  I'm a complete MJ and XJ guy 

 

I still need to be able to roll this thing around, so I decided to hit up the FB Marketplace for some dirt-cheap rims that fit properly with crap tread as they just need to roll on my property and eventually on a trailer when I sell the hull.  So, I picked up some basic rims from guessing by the tire date codes most likely came from a SE Cherokee or Wrangler in 97 or 98 considering Goodyear Wranglers were the factory tire for my 96 Cherokee when it was new in 96.  Set of 4 complete with center caps and tread that holds air for 50 bucks!  I figured it was a huge score cause center caps if I decide to sell them go for like 45 bucks each on eBay and the Wrangler wheels should go for more than the $50 I paid.  

 

Knowing good year Wrangler tires the factory tires for many Jeeps out of curiosity when I got home later that evening, I ran the DOT date code on the tires.  23years 11months and 19days!  So, gauging 24-year-old tires in the middle of Winter I'm assuming a 1997 maybe 98 vehicle was where these things came from.  But 3-digit codes were reused every 10 years back then so is it possible these could be from an 87?  I wandered if I could get the date off the Rim stamping.  When I looked, I didn't understand what I was looking at and google searches weren't fruitful.  I know that there are some MOPAR parts specialist here so I figured I'd throw it out there and see if the community could answer the question.  How old are these rims?  Can I read the date, and if so, how do I do it?  

[fiatslug87]

I don’t know, but my guess is July 28, 1994. 

[87MJTIM]

Date codes are usually Yr/Wk.  The last two digits would be 01 - 52.  If the tires are from the 90's and earlier the first set will have one digit, 2000+ will have two digits.  From the numbers you pictured, I don't think that is the date code.  There are not 88 weeks in a year.

 

The number on the left in the photo (ending 29) may be the date code.

[ExpatMJGuy]

 

9 hours ago, 87MJTIM said:

Date codes are usually Yr/Wk.  The last two digits would be 01 - 52.  If the tires are from the 90's and earlier the first set will have one digit, 2000+ will have two digits.  From the numbers you pictured, I don't think that is the date code.  There are not 88 weeks in a year.

 

The number on the left in the photo (ending 29) may be the date code.

The tire's date code is 068 with comes out to 6th week of 1998 according to the calculator I used.  And that makes sense considering the SE wheels were still used on Cherokees and Wranglers at the time.  The one that is near it ending in the 29 has a letter before it.

 

I'm struggling with the rim.  I've heard there is a way to date code it but am lost as to how to read it.

[eaglescout526]

I concur with fiat on the rim date code. Looks like something I see all the time with some parts like that. 

[Eagle]

You're asking about the six-slot steel wheels? They have a Chrysler pentastar emblem on them. Chrysler didn't acquire Jeep until 1988, so they can't be from a 1987. My '88 Cherokee was delivered to the dealer in January of 1988, and all the paperwork said American Motors.

 

Beyond that, I believe the steel wheels in 1987 were still the eight-slot -- I don't think the wagon wheels changed from 8 to 6 until 1988 or 1989.