[Chrysler300] Re: Special Stockton 300 Replacement Wheels

[Tony Rinaldi <awrdoc@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi to all,

Bob Jasinski has brought up an issue with the existing Stockton 15 inch
replacement wheels that DOES NOT affect the upcoming 14 inch wheel project.
His message is below and it concerns the 4 original wheel air slots that are
missing in the replacement 15 inch wheels and never were present on the 14
inch originals.

There may be a problem with some members who retain original drum brakes and
may affect us reaching the 24 minimum price break for 15 inch replacement
wheels. If there is not a minimum, those of you who want these wheels can
still get them for between $125-135 depending on the number that you buy.

Stockton will not put in slots!

Open discussion is encouraged on the list server.

Possibly there are enough members who have disc brakes who may want new
stronger powder coated wheels.

Thank you to Bob for his input.

Tony


> From: Bob Jasinski <rpjasin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 15:32:56 -0700
> To: 'Tony Rinaldi' <awrdoc@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: Special Stockton 300 Replacement Wheels
> 
> Tony,
> 
> I am being told conflicting things. Regardless of cost or minimum order
> issues, I am concerned about the wheels having cooling slots like the
> originals.  I can't speak for the F wheel, but the G wheel has 4 cooling
> slots, and they need to be on the replacements as well.  I have emailed
> Frank at Stockton wheel a picture of my G wheel to compare it to the wheel
> McMullen brought by his shop yesterday.  The G wheels MUST have the cooling
> slots, and if they don't, the members need to know that they are missing.
> As you know, heat buildup on the drums is an issue with our cars.
> 
> Bob
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony Rinaldi [mailto:awrdoc@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 2:05 PM
> To: Chrysler 300 Club
> Cc: Bob Jasinski
> Subject: Special Stockton 300 Replacement Wheels
> 
> Hi to all,
> 
> THIS IS AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE REGARDING THE STOCKTON WHEEL PROJECT.
> 
> I want to thank all of you who have participated in this project. I have
> your names, ranks and serial numbers. We have plenty of 14 inch pre orders
> and minimal 15 inch pre orders. The 15 inch guys are chomping at the bit
> though.
> 
> Special thanks to the "G" guys who have brought all the samples and also
> there will be someone driving their "G" to Stockton to try on a wheel.
> 
> My "F" wheel just got delivered and there will be an "F" hubcap brought over
> in addition to the 1960 Chrysler regular hubcap that I sent.
> 
> WE NEED SOMEONE TO DRIVE AN "F" OVER TO STOCKTON once he has made up a
> prototype.
> 
> We are losing some good will with my contact @ Stockton who has been most
> cooperative since he has gotten 40 phone calls directly from various people
> and some of us have "spun his wheels".
> 
> Got to straighten some things out:
> 
> 1. These wheels are at a special price including powder coating. $85 for 14
> inch and $105 for 15inch.
> 
> 2. Regarding the 15 inch wheels, he had made them for someone before and
> they are readily available for $135 each. We must pre order 24 wheels to get
> the special price. So far we have 4 from Jeff Gretz - with interest from Ed
> Jasinski and from Tony Bevacqua. There may be more.
> 
> 3. These wheels are an OEM replacement that is made to modern standards (AND
> ARE STRONGER) and will support radials, in addition to bias ply, and will
> accommodate discs as well as drum brakes. Forgive me if I construed that as
> meaning "racing" wheels. I also would have considered the original 300
> wheels as racing wheels. Nuf Said!
> 
> 4. How about having the C-D-E-H-J & L owners wait until the "F" 14inch
> wheels are prototyped and tried on a "F" and the "G" 15 inch wheels are
> tried onto a "G" and then see if they fit the rest of the alphabet.
> 
> Thank you for your cooperation.
> 
> Tony
> 
> 
>> From: Bob Jasinski <rpjasin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 12:30:27 -0700
>> To: 'Tony Rinaldi' <awrdoc@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] Special Stockton 300 Racing Wheels
>> 
>> Tony,
>> 
>> I just wanted to touch base with you on a couple of things regarding the
> 15"
>> wheel for the G and others. I spoke with Frank at Stockton wheel
>> today, and he said that James McMullen dropped a 15" wheel by
>> yesterday, but there was some confusion as to whet the wheel was
>> actually off of.  I took some photos of my G wheel and forwarded it to
>> Frank to compare it with what James dropped off.  During my
>> conversation with Frank, he indicated to me that the new wheels would
>> not have cooling slots.  I was a bit surprised about this, and hope
>> that after he sees my photos of the cover and the wheel he will have a
>> better understanding of the importance of brake cooling on these cars.
>> He confirmed the $105.00 price, but also told me that he planned on
>> stocking the wheel and the price would not necessarily go up, unless
>> steel prices went up.  Also, I am not sure why you are calling this a
>> Chrysler "racing wheel".  Is this just a way to describe the project, or
> is there another reason you chose to call it that?
>> 
>> Bob J
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of Tony Rinaldi
>> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 11:51 AM
>> To: Chrysler 300 Club
>> Subject: [Chrysler300] Special Stockton 300 Racing Wheels
>> 
>> Hi to all,
>> 
>> Forgot to tell you all that after these special runs of 14" and 15"
>> 300 racing wheels (at a special price) Stockton will continue to make
>> and stock them at an increased price.
>> 
>> Now is the time to step up and save.
>> 
>> Similar to the Coker run that we arranged for the 235/75R14 WWW and 1"
>> WW radials. Those of us who stepped up to the plate and committed
>> interest bought them at a significant savings and we got rid of our
>> smaller 225 tires or the older bias ply tires.
>> 
>> Tony
>> 
>> 
>> 
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