Wheels & Tires on 66 New Yorker 2 door

[hotdog647]

The car originally had 8.55-14 tires, and has 2.25-75-14 tires now. They are 13 years old and have cracking and probably dry rot and who knows what. Local tire dealers tell me bigger sized 14's are not easy to find, specially white wall except at places like Diamond or Coker. And there will be less made over the next 10 years. The selection of 15" whitewalls was better, and they were an option on this body style when equipped with Budd disc brakes.

So I swapped a year-old 215-75-15 WW tire/wheel combo from my Polara to the Chrysler. No rubs, rides better. For now I have the centers covered with some old 70's Chrysler wheel covers. Two questions.

1. Do you think this will be an adequate tire size for the car?
2. The car looks dowdy with these hubcaps. Any suggestions for spiffy hubcaps or road wheels. Did Mopar have some road wheel like the old Imperial hubs? I'm open to suggestions.

Thanks Doug

 

[greasemonkeyman]

They used magnum 500's but I believe the Mopar version was a 14 inch wheel. Lots of people use the 15 inch version that came on some Fords.You need to make sure you get ones with a 4 1/2 inch bolt pattern

 

[tallhair]

hotdog Magnum 500's and Road wheels are sold new at a lot of outlets now .. just google.

I have a bunch of Road Wheels .. ad up in for sale area

http://www.forcbodiesonly.com/mopar-forum/showthread.php?12381-Mopar-14-quot-5-spoke-Road-Wheels

 

[tbm3fan]

There was this a few weeks ago
That would be their Tiger Paw AWP II
Technical Specs

Tire Size	Item #	Load Index / Load Range	Speed Rating	Sidewall	Tread Depth (in 32nds)	Runflat Tech Features	Fuel Effic Features	Tread Marking	UTQG Tread	UTQG Traction	UTQG Temp	Revolutions Per Mile	More
P175/70R13	35705	82	T	BSW	11				560	A	B	917
P155/80R13	28072	79	S	WSW	8.5				560	A	B	914
P195/65R14	06039	88	T	BSW	10.5				620	A	B	866
P175/70R14	08059	84	T	BSW	10.5				620	A	B	878
P185/70R14	03525	87	T	BSW	11				620	A	B	858
P185/70R14	04910	87	T	WSW	11				620	A	B	858
P195/70R14	03330	90	T	BSW	11				620	A	B	839
P205/70R14	13155	93	T	BSW	11.5				620	A	B	821
P215/70R14	28435	96	T	WSW	11.5				620	A	B	803
P185/75R14	58787	89	S	WSW	11				620	A	B	833
P195/75R14	48403	92	S	WSW	11				620	A	B	815
P205/75R14	11937	95	S	WSW	11.5				620	A	B	796
P215/60R15	16494	93	T	BSW	10.5				620	A	B	827
P215/65R15	03300	95	T	BSW	10.5				620	A	B	799
P215/70R15	33471	97	T	WSW	11.5				620	A	B	774
P205/75R15	10183	97	S	WSW	11.5				620	A	B	767

 

[polara66hardtop]

I Installed 15x6 steel rims from my 68 New Yorker parts car to my 66 Polara, and Installed Michelins, which were available in a whitewall then, but not any more. They are 225/75-15, and I wished I had done 215/75 The Michelins were always a bigger tire than other brands in the same number size. In any other brand, either will work. An original 8.55x14 is a tall tire, but not necessarily wider than a 225. I have a full set of those old tires, new on the shelf. So I always use them for comparative purposes only. If you like I can provide those measurements, from a real OEM Chrysler wagon replacement. I also picked up a nice set of original 15' Disc brake Chrysler hubcaps on Ebay. It worked for me!