RE: [Chrysler300] 1955 C-300 wheels

["Rich Barber" <c300@xxxxxxx>]

Thank you Ed.  That makes sense and I believe that it is worth sharing.  I'm
hoping for confirmation from other 1955 C-300 (and NY) owners that 6" wheels
were standard on those cars.

A crude measurement of the width of the Motor Wheel wire spoke wheel of my
spare tire indicates it is a 5 1/2" wide wheel.  I remember a huge caliper
gauge we used in the '50's that would span around a tire to contact some
part of the rim and give a direct readout of wheel width.  My use of
Grandpa's folding Lufkin carpenter's rule is somewhat imprecise.

Now, does anyone have an extra single hubcap for the Motor Wheel wire wheel?
I want one to dress up the spare in the trunk.  I see that Coker carries
them new   
( http://tinyurl.com/lnlcgn )and I may have to go there and pay Corky's
price ($40+$9.48 S&H) if none of you has an extra for a more reasonable
price.  Please note whether the center cap is OEM or the reproductions.  A
Bob Bornstein of Burbank made the reproduction caps on my four road wheels
but his phone number, while still listed, is now disconnected.

Lastly:
Current thinking on appropriate radial tire size for this car on the
standard 6" wheels?

It appears the either 225/75R15 or 235/75R15 would work and look about
right.

C-300'ly,
Rich Barber
Brentwood, CA
1955 Chrysler C-300

-----Original Message-----
From: Edward Mills Antique Tractors [mailto:millserAT@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 6:11 AM
To: Rich Barber
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 1955 C-300 wheels

Most books seem to say 15x5.5K for the original 55 cars and 15x6L for 
the 56 300B.

But the Tire Guide publication does not even show a 300 in 1955 - 
however it does show the New Yorker at 15x6L for 1955 and the Windsor as 
coming with 7.60-15 on 15x5.5K but having 8.00-15 tires optional with 
15x6 L wheels. So I'm guessing the 300 would have more likely had 15x6L.

Rich Barber wrote:
>
>
> I happened to measure the width of the stamped steel wheels that came 
> on our
> 1955 C-300 and noticed they were 6" wide, measured inside and between the
> flanges. The 1955 Chrysler service manual shows 5.5" wide wheels for
> Windsor & NY, 6" for Imperial and 6.5" for Crown Imperial. The Chrysler
> wheels have a 4.5" bolt circle and the Imp wheels have a 5.5" bolt circle.
> My wheels have the 4.5" bolt circle and appear to be Chrysler spec 
> with vent
> openings around the center stamping, the small pilot holes between each
> wheel bolt hole and little anti-rotation bumps next to the valve stem 
> hole.
>
> Question, then: Were the 6" wide wheels standard on the 300's? Is there
> possibly an error in the service manual and the 6" wide wheels are also
> standard on the C-68 New Yorker which uses the same 8.00 X 15 tire as the
> 300?
>
> I have Motor Wheel wire spoke wheels mounted and don't know their width.
> And one of the spokes has come loose. Does anyone know if this loose spoke
> can be screwed back in without removing the tire? Or, if this is a common
> problem? I'm using tubes inside the L78 X15 Remingtons and the wheels have
> the silicone rubber layer around the inside of the spokes.
>
> C-300'ly,
> Rich Barber
> Brentwood, CA
> 1955 Chrysler C-300
>
> 








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