Re: Mopar 15"ers?

[Wakeman Massie <wakey@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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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