darth_linux
Well-Known Member
On my 66 Newport (provided I can even get them)?
Yeah, that’s an old price. Plus they aren’t available anywhere. Still searching for cop wheels."Cop Car" wheels. Should work well, just keep the tire width close to the P225/75-15 range. Probably have a 4.0" or 4.25" backspacing, I suspect. Looks like a nice price.
CBODY67
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.You might also consider the '76 Charger SE 15x6.5 Rallye Wheels. Look just like the E-body 15x7s, but are 15x6.5s. Would need the same E-body center caps, though, with trim rings being optional.
CBODY67
I’m looking to keep my “rare” 66 poverty caps, the Rallyes are out. Thanks though!You might also consider the '76 Charger SE 15x6.5 Rallye Wheels. Look just like the E-body 15x7s, but are 15x6.5s. Would need the same E-body center caps, though, with trim rings being optional.
CBODY67
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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. ?
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.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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$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!
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!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.
CBODY67
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.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!