New Wheels! UPDATE

[miller]

I know you guys thought I would be stupid for getting these wheels, but I just had to take the chance.. and I think it paid off!
I must give thanks to tufcat who was so kind as to let me pick them up from his home. If you haven't met him, hes a great guy.







So which wheel do you like?

[twodko]

Hi Adam,

Its a beautiful car to begin with and I'm partial to TTII and Mag500's. Hell, keep both sets and swap them out occasionally to keep the look fresh! Nice stuff buddy.

[jb666]

I LOVE IT!!! 

[tan top]

look good

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

[Back N Black]

I like it! 

[68n70]

What the heck is wrong with those???  They're beautiful!!

[miller]

What the heck is wrong with those???  They're beautiful!!

I was told the offset (-22 millimeters, 3.2" backspacing, on an 8" wheel) would be too much and it could rub. But after I saw what car they came off of (a 69 charger) I had to pull the trigger. So let everyone know that an 8" wheel with -22 millimeter offset will work on a charger with 255/60/15 tires.

On a side note, I was given 20 lug nuts (10 left and 10 right thread), however my car through its 41 year lifespan was converted to all right thread. Does anyone know where I could find lugnuts that look like these?

[vancamp]

wheels look good local parts store should be able to get the lugnuts for ya.

[1969chargerrtse]

They look real nice.  I love your tinted glass also. 

[bakerhillpins]

Looks great to me either way!    The lugs look like they came of a new car with alloy wheels where they have a captured washer.

69 with 68 front end eh?

TUFCAT is a great guy!

[miller]

They look real nice.  I love your tinted glass also. 

I wish it was tinted, its just the way the picture came out... but it is on my to do list!

[miller]

Looks great to me either way!    The lugs look like they came of a new car with alloy wheels where they have a captured washer.

69 with 68 front end eh?

TUFCAT is a great guy!

Yeah... the guy before me just wanted a charger and didn't care where the parts came from, I will fix it eventually, I just wish he would have kept the fender tag...

[mikesbbody]

They look great!  never met TC in person but I definitly like the dude 

[BIGBLCK11]

Looks great!  I like the magnums and steelies too, but prefer to run aftermarket of some sort.

But I might be bias.
 

[TUFCAT]

Glad to help you Adam....and the wheels look great on your Charger!  

You need to install the front wheels to complete the look.  

[miller]

Glad to help you Adam....and the wheels look great on your Charger!  

You need to install the front wheels to complete the look.  

The other lug nuts won't be here for a while, but just for you I put one whole side on.

So what do you think?

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[TUFCAT]

The wheels look fantastic on your Charger!  

Your forum friends here at DC.com know what we're talking about.

[charge69]

Stay with the mags (new wheels).  They look the best as you can always put the magnum500's on there.

[BIGBLCK11]

  The WHOLE car is EXCELLENT!!

[mikesbbody]

Much better with the new wheels 

[Wicked72]

Love the new wheels!

[miller]

Stay with the mags (new wheels).  They look the best as you can always put the magnum500's on there.

Thank you, I appreciate all of the positive feedback, sadly after I convert the brakes to 11" discs all around the magnum 500s will no longer work (only 14"), this is why I pulled the trigger on the new wheels. I also have been restoring a set of steelies for... fun purposes.

The guy I talked to wanted $25 per wheel to sandblast them and paint would have been around 200. So I used a wire wheel on my powerdrill and some rustolium primer and gloss black and restored them myself.
You can see my progress here.

[loudmouthaussie]

how much for the magnum 500's? PM me 

[squeakfinder]

 
I like the aftermarket mags over the magnums.   

[69bronzeT5]

MUCH better!

[FlatbackFanatic]

the new wheels look great!!!