Wakeman Massie wrote:
The early (late 40's - mid 50's) "smooth" convex 15" wheels do have the same center stamping diameter as the late-50s / early 60"s wheels (larger OD, I want to say 12 9/16"), using the same rim-shells should you wish to widen. I have done it many times and they definitely look cool... but they do not fit any dog-dish caps. These wheels are very common in yards around here.'66 and later 15" wheels fit later, smaller diameter dog-dish caps that are incorrect for our cars. If the gentleman in England is concerned with correctness, these wheels should be avoided. If not, these wheels are cheap and available on every streetcorner.Wakeman----- Original Message ----- From: "Schuyler Wrobel" <sky62@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 2:26 PM Subject: Re: Mopar 15"ers?also, it's my understanding, that the early style wheels have a smooth convex center. which is harder to find.the later style steel wheels have an extra concave in them.then there's the cop car 15 x 7.5" or 7"? theyt sort of look like chevy rally wheels. with slots cut into the center piece.on my car I have the smooth early style 15" on the back, not sure of the width. my front wheels are the later model style 15 x 7.5".I use the cop car style dog dish caps that have the holes in them.I also found some nice later model wheels off a big mid 70's Chrysler, in the junk yard. I think might be 8" wide (hard to measure with the tire on). I got them because they looked almost brand new, or at least the one in the trunk look like new. which by the way might be a good place to lookwhen searching the bone yard, check the spare. Schuyler 62 Dodge Dart 440 wagon w/ Poly 318 <http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-wrobel62.html>FYI - I Do the Decal designs for the Poly head 318 and more! email me with your needs -<sky62@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Jan 12, 2009, at 9:56 AM, Wakeman Massie wrote:These wheels aren't hugely common but with a little digging, you can find a set. I have spent a lot of time looking....In '62-'65 Mopar made 4 different variants of the 15" steel wheel, all of which will fit the dog dish cap:15 x 5.5" (special order dodge, plymouth, #1856808) 15 x 6" (chrysler, all except station wagon, #2200928) 15 x 6.5" (imperial, all, #2122478) 15 x 6.5 (ambulance, limo, #2260158)This being said, I have had the best luck looking on '56 - '61 Chrysler corp vehicles, In particular, station wagons and fully loaded cars Just get out in the 'yard and follow the chrome... and remember to bring a dog-dish with you to check the register...There are more widths and variants than listed above, as mentioned already you will find these on the earlier cars. In fact my last few finds have all been 15 x 4.5", which are from before 1962 but perfect for front runners with a 6.70 x 15" tire.Of course, all you need is the center, if you find a good center you can have it re-rimmed in any width you want by a good wheel shop such as TruDesign Wheel or Stockton Wheel - making a smashed junkyard wheel perfectly usable for our purposes. I had 15 x 7" rears built for the back and they look 100% factory. And no, you can't have the common 14" wheel re-rimmed using a 15" rim shell, the center is a different stamping. I actually have seen it done but it looks pretty bad...Good luck. Wakeman ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert (UK)" <r.lane@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 8:03 AM Subject: Mopar 15"ers?Hi all Further to the recent brief discussion on Studebaker 15" steel wheelsbeing a suitable alternative to Mopar 15" steels, for fitting the earlydog dishes.... What Mopars were fitted with the 15" wheels that these hub caps are suppose to fit?As far as I know, passenger cars didnt come with 15's till a few yearslater, so was it vans/campers/pick-ups etc? Can anyone be specific? If so, what widths did they come in?I'm hoping someone over here has a set tucked away off an old pick- up orsimilar.... Hoping.... Thanks Robert 63 Polara 500 England ----Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks!'62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.----Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks!'62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. -- ^----------------------------------------------------------------This email was sent to: sky62@xxxxxxxxxxxxxu/? bUrDWg.b9CW8O.c2t5NjJA----Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks!'62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:----Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks!'62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. Don't know if anyone is looking for a set of 65 14 inch wheels but a guy over at ForABodies Only has a set for sale.
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