RE: [Chrysler300] 14 Inch Replacement Wheels

["Rich Barber" <c300@xxxxxxx>]

Tony:

Please tell us what you know about different flexing of rims made for radial
tires vs. made for bias ply tires.  Is this accomplished with thicker and/or
stronger steel?  This may shed some light on the tales of possible wheel
failures when mounting radials on old rims.

This wheel project has been going on for so long, I can't recall where we
came out on getting Stockton Wheel interested in 1955 replacement rims.  I
do have five apparently original 15" X 5.5" C300 rims and only live about
1/2 hour from Stockton.  Would it be productive to take the rims over there
and let them have a look?  The 1956 rims might be different as the '55's
were for drums with the alignment pin and wheel studs, vs '56 with studs
mounted in the drum and using lug nuts--'56's probably don't have the
aligning pin and if so may not have or need the extra smaller holes between
the lug/stud holes.

C-300'ly,
Rich Barber
Brentwood, CA

-----Original Message-----
From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Tony Rinaldi
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 7:58 AM
To: Chrysler 300 Club
Subject: [Chrysler300] 14 Inch Replacement Wheels

Hi to all,

Thank you to all who have and will still contribute to the documentation of
Chrysler 300 Wheels. The majority has spoken.

The 6.5 inch wide 14 inch replacement wheel should have 2 anti-rotational
bumps on either side of the valve stem (About 3 to 3 1/4 inches depending if
you measure straight across or around the circumference). 1960 300-F wheels
should have 4 bumps to retain regular 1960 Chrysler clawless hubcaps (1960
300-F hubcaps have claws). If you do not care to have this originality
feature on your 300-F, then the 2 bump wheels would do for any 14 inch based
Chrysler 300 between 1957 thru 1966.

Stockton Wheel is working on a prototype 2 bump wheel that also will match
up to 300-K hubcaps which have 2 special receptor tabs built into them. The
4 bump 1960 wheels are on order and hopefully being shipped to 300-F owners
currently.

We are working to provide wheels for a 1957 300-C and a 1964 300-K as test
mules for representative years other than 1960.

These wheels are made strong enough to mount radial tires on them and do not
flex like the original wheels that were made for bias ply tires.

Ari has reported the following compatibility for the 300-F wheel from
Hollander's 32nd edition
interchangeable book:

14x6,5  5-4 1/2 next wheels are
similar: 1957 NYker/300, Chrys 58-66, DeSoto 57-61 Sub. S26, Dodge
64-65 Pass., Plym.64.

So there are more uses for the wheels than just Chrysler 300s.

Right now, concentrating on Chryslers, I have compiled a list of 14x 6.5
inch wheels compatibility based upon the "Standard Catalog of American Cars
1946-1975":

Am I correct?

4 Bump Wheels

1960 Chryslers- All

2 Bump Wheels

1957 Chryslers- All
1958 Chryslers- All
1959 Chryslers- All
1961 Chryslers- All except 15 Inch 300-G
1962 Chryslers- All except 15 Inch 300-H
1963 Chryslers- All except 15 Inch 300-J
1964 Chryslers- All
1965 Chryslers- All
1966 Chryslers- All except 15 Inch disc brake option

Respectfully submitted
Tony Rinaldi

Special thanks to Paul Holmgren for sharing his expertise on 2 bump 1957
documentation!



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