I've heard that early Scotty campers used Studebaker wheels and I know that they have the same bolt pattern because I'm running Mopar wheels on my '77 Scotty. Hudson must have too because a friend of mine is running Mopar wheels on his '49 Hudson coupe. And of course Ford used the same bolt pattern but there can be a problem with the center hole size when putting a Ford rim on a Mopar. I would think the easiest place to find 15" Mopar wheels that still used the larger dog dish caps would be from a '60's Dodge truck. The 2 wheel drive trucks and A-100 pickups and vans had the same 5 on 4 1/2" bolt pattern.
Dan----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert (UK)" <r.lane@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 8:35 AM Subject: Studebaker wheels?
Looks like Topica's back online now, so here goes... Happy New Year to all 62-65ers from the UK!! I read recently that Studebaker 15" steel wheels have the same stud pattern (5x 4.5" presumably) as 'our' 62-65 b-bodies so can be used to mount the early 10" dog dishes. Recommended by Bob Mosher, apparently! Anyone on here tried this? What's the alternative if you want 15's with early hub caps? And does anyone know a source for these (and the hub caps), apart from ebay? Thanks in advance 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.