William Paxton
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I stand corrected. I thought that the later style had a bigger
size dogdish than the early ones.
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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
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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 look
when searching the bone yard, check the spare.
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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 wheels
being a suitable alternative to Mopar 15" steels, for fitting the
early
dog 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 years
later, 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
or
similar....
Hoping....
Thanks
Robert
63 Polara 500
England
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