darth_linux
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On my 66 Newport (provided I can even get them)?
Would these wheels fit?
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You would need to know the offset of that rim. I don't see that spec in what you posted. The offset is most important for the front wheels. That rim would almost certainly work for the back wheels.
darth_linux
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Yeah, that’s an old price. Plus they aren’t available anywhere. Still searching for cop wheels.
Dads300
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Those wheels and cop wheels should be essentially identical other than appearance and either will fit your car without issue. The 15x8 pickup/Ramcharger wheels on the other hand don’t have quite enough backspace and the tire, depending on size, can rub on the skirts.
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Dads300
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Eeeewwwwwww…….it may be personal taste, but my dad had those on my 66 300 and I thought they looked very out of place. Wheels were the first thing I changed when I got it home.
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darth_linux
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I’m looking to keep my “rare” 66 poverty caps, the Rallyes are out. Thanks though!
Dads300
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Yeah, I’d keep the poverty caps too, they’re nice looking. I’d like to find a set for mine as I have a set of those diplomat 15x7s that I could paint match. I think it would look sharp in an understated way.
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You really don' t need 15 x 7. I would think there'd be more available in 15 x 6.5 and you'd have plently of tire choices.
I thought the southern US junkyards were still full of old steel rims. ?
darth_linux
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I can’t find either size at the moment.
67_300_Convertible
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These are the wheels on my '67. We painted them body color as you can see. Looks like they are out of stock at the moment though.
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15x8 Chrysler Police | 5x4.5" bolt | 4.25" backspace
The 69 Series Chrysler Police wheel features a durable satin black powder coat finish. These popular wheels have been the all-purpose Rally wheel for Mopar guys since the seventies. Since then, police wheels earned a reputation for being strong, simple and large enough to wrap plenty of rubber...
The 15x8s as pictured were on Ramchargers, as I recall. A car club friend got some of the factory 15x8s for the back of his '69 Super Bee, painted body color like the fronts on his car. Not a correct color, but looked good on his car.
As for the Rallyes, I was not impressed with them back then, only in the 15x7 size on E-bodies back then. UNTIL I found a set in the salvage yard. THEN I re-discovered they were 15x6.5s. As they were not specifically tied to a "muscle car", they cost the same as any other steel wheel. To me, the E-body centers look much better than what those wheels came with back then, which was similar to the 14x5.5" Rallyes which came on '73 'Cuda 340s from the factory.
I mentioned them as they should probably accept wheel covers, too.
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darth_linux
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$175 each is way too much. Especially for a repop. I found a set of 4 cop wheels last summer for $350 but I didn't have cash on hand. What a deal that was and I missed it!
darth_linux
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I didn't see the 3 nubs on the rallye's that you need for the 9" poverty caps, but perhaps I was looking at the wrong wheel!
I went with the wheel vintiques, after looking for far too long and only coming up with warped or rusted or both wheels. I order a set from WV.
Great fit finish and straight, no regrets and would do it again. I hate rust and wobbly wheels.
15x7 front 255/60x15, 15x8 rear 275/60x15
Great fit finish and straight, no regrets and would do it again. I hate rust and wobbly wheels.
15x7 front 255/60x15, 15x8 rear 275/60x15
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Dads300
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That wheel above on eBay looks very wrong. The step between the bead area and the wheel center is too large. It looks like a 14” center that was re-hooped with a 15x7 rim. Strange looking, I’ve never seen a factory US market wheel like that. It could be from another part of the world maybe, but not here.
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Dads300
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Yeah, I think the e-body caps he’s talking about are the 70-71 rallye wheel sombrero center caps instead of the later caps with the center notched around the lug nut which were also used on e-bodies from 72-74. Rally wheels will not accept a poverty cap.
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