solid center steel wheel

[73satwagon]

Anyone know the story on these? I bought a 70 New Yorker last year and these black 15x6 wheels were on it the center disc welded inside the rim is solid no gaps, the parts catalog shows 3 15x6 wheels, one is listed as HD, another is listed as EHD and the other has only the size listed, the same part number wheels I also found in my 1972 parts cat. Anyone seen these? sorry no pics thanks

 

[bigmoparjeff]

Nothing special. I run across them every so often on 1970 and 71 Chryslers. It's possible they could be the heavy duty rims, or just a different supplier that they used.

Jeff

 

[Mr C]

I haven't seen them because you posted no pics! Hard to contribute if I can't see what you're talking about.

Just saying...

 

[bigmoparjeff]

There is one special solid center wheel, and that's the one that was an option on the 1971 Sport Fury GT. They will be painted silver from the factory.

 

[Mr C]

Imperial rims were solid on the fuselages too...at least they were on my 73.

 

[Fury Pursuit]

The wheels are likely “tow package” Heavy Duty wheels. W21? or W16 code? I can’t recall.

They are rare but not very well known. Back in the day, some drag racers and rally racers would use them.

 

[Samplingman]

Anyone know the story on these? I bought a 70 New Yorker last year and these black 15x6 wheels were on it the center disc welded inside the rim is solid no gaps, the parts catalog shows 3 15x6 wheels, one is listed as HD, another is listed as EHD and the other has only the size listed, the same part number wheels I also found in my 1972 parts cat. Anyone seen these? sorry no pics thanks

Do you mean a rim like this?

 

[commando1]

And that's why we need pics.

 

[CBODY67]

I remember seeing some of the solid-center wheels in about '70. First time we'd seen anything like that! I believe they were on a normal, full wheel cover Chrysler. Just seemed odd, so we didn't worry about it too much. There was nothing special, spec-wise, about the car they were on.

CBODY67

 

[Wollfen]

I am still looking.....

 

[73satwagon]

Thank you for your input, the mystery remains.

 

[Fury Pursuit]

There's no mystery. They are tow package wheels.

Are they not?

What am I missing.....I want to be educated.

Thanks!

 

[69monaco]

Mmm , i asked this before , they were on a 69 polara 500 coupe i owned in the past.

 

[polara71]

There's no mystery. They are tow package wheels.

I don't disagree with you much Trev but a tow package wheei is a 6 1/2 inch wheel.

 

[polara71]

Mmm , i asked this before , they were on a 69 polara 500 coupe i owned in the past.

I had one as the original spare on my 70 with road wheels . NOT A35 coded.

 

[69monaco]

 

[69monaco]

Found the link...……..
Kelsey Hayes steelies // recall wheels

 

[73satwagon]

FACTS not guesses prove what you say people