Hi Ray, Welding the nubs in was a solution, BUT, Quality control and the tedious nature of the weld positioning, height etc. was the problem. Tony From: Ray Jones <hurst300@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 22:27:16 -0500 To: Tony Rinaldi <awrdoc@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Chrysler 300 Club <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Henry Hopkins <hhrp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <macthehammer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Re: Replacement Wheels for 14" 300s Hi Tony; Could the Nubs be replicated with a weld bead? Just a thought, Ray On Sep 19, 2005, at 7:39 PM, Tony Rinaldi wrote: > Hi to all, > > I have bad news regarding the wheel project. As you know the 15Âx7 > wheels > were not feasible since Stockton could not make vents in the wheels. > > The 14Âx7 wheels are not feasible to make for the following reasons: > > 1. The center hole in the face stamping was larger than our OEM > wheels. > There was a work around for this by having hub rings machined out of > Stainless Steel. Hub rings are also readily available made from > Composite > Polycarbonate. > 2. Our hubcaps (1960 at least) are retained with a set of 4 NUBS that > the > cleats grab onto. That was their primary purpose, not so much to keep > the > hubcap from spinning. These nubs are very small and I never noticed > them on > my own wheels. Regular hubcaps are retained by sharp points. > 3. It would require a run of at least a thousand wheels and probably > require > that they be made overseas to be economically feasible. And then they > would > probably be very expensive. > > Special thanks go out to Jim McMullan who went out of his way to go > over to > Stockton Wheel during the fitment procedures. He helped identify the > problems. (See his message below) > Special thanks to Henry Hopkins who was ready, willing and able to > bring his > ÂF over to Stockton Wheel for the second stage of fitment that > unfortunately will never come. > Thank you to all of you who contributed in this long continuous > thread over > this wonderful 300 e-mail server. > > I donÂt like to fail, but we came close. Short by only 4 NUBS! > > Kudos go out to Frank Mauro for his efforts. Stockton Wheel has been > around > a long time and have helped many car clubs and car enthusiasts meet > their > needs. > > Tony Rinaldi > > > > > > > From: James McMullan <macthehammer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Reply-To: <macthehammer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 08:41:32 -0700 > > To: Tony Rinaldi <awrdoc@xxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: To Clarify > > > > Tony.So we are on the same page! The Chrysler wheel caries the > weight on the > > center hole. Not on the luggs.Ti is a light pinch fit. Unless it > gets rusty > > ,then you think it is welded. The 1/2 inch studs would shear if you > tried to > > support the weight of a heavy car on them.They are only there to > nest the > > wheel and take care of rotation foreces.Dont know if you were aware > of this > > but it doesent hurt to make sure .Jim > > > > > > James McMullan > > macthehammer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Why Wait? Move to EarthLink. > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > To send a message to this group, send an email to: > Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > For list server instructions, go to > http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm > > > > > SPONSORED LINKS > > Chrysler 300 srt8 > 2005 chrysler 300 c > 2005 chrysler 300 pictures > > New chrysler 300 > 2005 chrysler 300 limited > 2005 chrysler 300 m > > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > â ÂVisit your group "Chrysler300" on the web. >  > â ÂTo unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > ÂChrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >  > â ÂYour use of Yahoo! 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