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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by willysgasser40, Nov 15, 2012.

  1. willysgasser40
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    I looked around the H.A.M.B the net & could not find this code the wheels are 15' not sure if they are 7" or 8" wide . the guy I got them from had some exotic Mopar's & some common ones too!
     

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  2. cruzingratiot
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    15 inch 5 on 4inch bolt pattern ?????
    a100 a108 van wheels from what i was told in the past
    Paul
     
  3. willysgasser40
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    Thanks ! I was hoping they were rare !
     
  4. kma4444
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    My '66 A100 has 4.5" pattern. Not sure if that was the same for every year but mine definitely came that way.
     

  5. Big Bad Dad
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    Those look like garden variety 5 on 4.5 bolt pattern wheels from the late 70s, early 80s. Think Chrysler 5 Avenue type cars.
     
  6. Squablow
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    Yeah, those look like the 7" wide Mopar steel wheels, basically identical to the musclecar era 6" ones but an inch wider. Fits the same dog dish hubcap, a popular swap onto earlier cars, I have a pair for the back of my Roadrunner, I got mine off of a 79ish New Yorker. They definitely have some resale value but aren't super rare or anything like that.
     
  7. willysgasser40
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    They are 5 4.5" pattern same as a Ford ! The guy had a Daytona ,Super-Bird , GTX , Super-stock & others ! Up for sale they go ! The slicks are Kelly's
     
  8. daliant
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    Those look like the 8" wide rims that came on 77-78 Dodge Ramchargers/Traildusters. I wouldn't exactly call them rare but they were only made for 2 years, they are desirable though due to the width. You can buy repops of 'em for about 90 bucks.
     
  9. willysgasser40
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    I am in Illinois 35 miles south of Chicago If anyone could use them $75.00 cash !
     
  10. the rare wheels i believe had a H stamped in them. found on hemi ,six pack,station wagons.
     
  11. unclmx
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    Those 15' wheels are made of magnesium alloy and are very rare, used only on secret factory magazine article cars. Last set I saw sold for $18,000 (four whels)
     
  12. TR Waters
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    The first thing you need to do is figure out the width.
     
  13. ALL A-100/A-108 vans and pickups have the 14" 4-1/2" BP wheel. I've owned a few. The ONLY 4" Mopar were the A-bodies from the 1960 Valiant through 1972 (or 1973, depending on whether the '73 had front drums or discs).

    Due to the fact you have the five smaller holes to attach the wheel center applique with, and they are the wider eight-inch wheel (easy to tell if you've been around Mopar wheels at all!), these are likely the 15" x 8" Super Coupe wheel, which was also used on late '70s Ramchargers/Trail Dusters.

    There should be a seven digit part number stamped on the outside of the wheel, and on the inside of the rim.
     
    Last edited: Nov 17, 2012
  14. Hmmm...interesting. My 1967 A100 pickup originally came with 15" wheels with 4 1/2" pattern.
     
  15. All three I've owned had 14" wheels with 4-1/2" BP.
     
  16. daliant
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    The super coupe wheel was similar to the cop wheel with the 6 oval holes in them, the only difference is the super coupe wheel didn't have the three nubs for the dog dish hub cap. The Ramchargers/Traildusters had plain centers like the ones in the OP's picture.
     
  17. Yeah, I forgot about the lack of the nubs on the SC wheels. Plus, they were painted a textured argent silver, too.
     
  18. willysgasser40
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    They are SOLD ! Thanks for all the great info !
     

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