Re: [Chrysler300] 300G Wheels

["Johnl" <john@xxxx>]

Yes Steve, you are correct. My statement was not to imply that Chrysler/Imperial wheels were the same. For those who want to know the Chrysler/DeSoto wheel is 48 spoke with a 4 1/2" pattern. A side note on this is that youwill sometimes see these on a Ford street rods as the pattern is the same.You can not take a Ford wheel with the same pattern and bolt it to a Chrysler as the center hole is to small.

The Imperial wheel is 52 spokes on a 5 1/2" pattern and is wider and has yet a larger center hole. From what I've seen of the repro wheels they are in a 52 spoke format which would be wrong for a Chrysler if you want to go for correctness.

Caps for either of these are available in repro form from Coker currently. I just purchased one for a spare for the '55 Imperial Newport I'm finishing up. A few years ago Bob Bornstein in Burbank, California was producing abeautiful product, but now that Coker has them coming from China I don't know if he is still in the game. The hardware used on Bob's cap was superior to the Coker, but the look is about the same. Long term Bob's plating has held up well, time will tell with the Coker product.

My recommendation is if you have original caps don't waist the time and money to have them replated as most platers will loose the crisp edges due to buffing. This is the one of those rare exceptions when I will use a repro item over an original.

Last, because the question is asked a lot. Chrysler offered wires from 1951 through 1955 as a factory option. In 1956 they became a dealer item.

John Lazenby


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <xramkroozer@xxxx>
To: <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 4:45 AM
Subject: Fwd: [Chrysler300] 300G Wheels


In a message dated 10/6/03 5:57:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time, john@xxxx 
writes: 
> Just thought I'd make a note here. If you are referring to 
> Chrysler/Imperial Wire Wheels Kelsey-Hayes never built them. They were produced by 
> MotorWheel. This is a common error in statement or text. Kelsey did build wheels 
> for Ford, GM and Packard.
> 
> John Lazenby
AND MAY I ADD, IMPERIAL WHEELS DO NOT FIT CHRYSLERS. STEVE ESTOK


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