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What kind of wheels and tires did you have on your Mopar back in the Day?

Started by triple_green, January 15, 2012, 08:40:09 PM

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triple_green

My first car was a 67 Dart GT. Started with Baby Moons and the stock tires. The about a year later I saved up and got 14x6 cragar s/s and radial T/As, found two wheels used, but the whole set of wheels/tires almost cost me as much as the car was worth. 235 60 14s on the back 215 70 14s on the front, and of course white letters out.

My 69 340 swinger had Ansen slots 14x7 with 245 60 14s on the back and 235 60 14s on the front Goodyear polyglas outline white letters.

Finding those small bolt pattern mags was a bitch even back then...
68 Charger 383 HP grandma car (the orignal 3X)

A383Wing

I got my Charger back in 1974...few years later, got a set of Western slotted wheels from a Pay-N-Pak store in Auburn

Still got 'em on the car today

Bryan





Topher

The wheels on the back are 15x 9 Westerns and the fronts were 14x 7 I got in 88 and ran on my 72 Chevelle. I put them on this car in 90 where the rears still reside. The fronts were changed to 15 x 7 a few years ago because the other ones warped and rubbed the calipers. 255/60 rear, and 215/65 up front.
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Budnicks

Always had especially in the late 70's & early 80's Crager S/S's street cars, Crager Super Tricks, Centerlines, Welds on race cars or Halibrand, US, ET, American Racing Mags polished slots on my Hot Rods or customs...
"fill your library before you fill your garage"   Budnicks

bull

My 70 had unilug slotted mags when I bought it. The tread on the back was about 12" wide. Got rid of those and went to Magnum 500s before I even knew they were issued to 68/69 Chargers (got them off a Ford Galaxie). Those never quite fit right because the hub on Mopars is bigger than on Fords. Finally got rid of those too and ended up with the old chrome modular before selling it years later.

My 68 had rusty 14" steelies on it when I bought it. Now it's got chrome modulars in front (Mark helped me buy those) and Magnum 500s on the back.

kamkuda


472 R/T SE

When I got into Mopars I was already bitten by the factory appearing bug so the chrome 15" (I think) Magnums stayed on with the 60's in back & 70's in front.  I bought this car for 2500.00 in '84.  My 1st.

Big outline lettered Polyglas GT's.  The drums' were painted white just like my Dad used to do his cars'.  This car had gobs of torque.  Everybody would eat me up out of the hole, but once I hit 2nd it was like being shot out of a cannon.  Never lost a street race in this car.  The owner mentioned the only rides that would give him fits were his friend other Mopars.  Balanced & blueprinted motor, don't remember the cam.

I still have the "Bad to the Bone" homemade wooden front license plate.  And the car was!


flyinlow

On my 68 I had 14" magnum 500's with kelly Springfield Super Chargers.

Cooter

Bought the '65 Plymouth in HS with stock steel wheels. Had MAgnums on it when I wrecked it, and sold it.
Bought my Dart with the original 12" steel wheels. Saved for a long time to get the Centerline, Auto Drag wheels that are still on it today.
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Never too many! 70 Chally R/T Convert-70 GTX-68-69-74 Charger-68 Dart GTS

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Road Dog

Late 70's the beast had A F/X  slotted rims. Excellent castings.
If your wheels ain't spinn'n you ain't got no traction.

djcarguy

in 74 i got a red 66 coronet 440 ht,swapped my tall skinny tires and caps with $50 bucks to brother for his 14 x7 deep dish chromes and moons with wide ,lettered tires.he wanted tall stuff as he was headed to college and trying to get better milage from his 65 sateilite with a 383 comando.later he was running tall 16inch snow tires to save gas and get thru the snow. in 75 i got 5 used 15'' ET 5 spoke alloys for $30 with 3 tires ,for my green 66 coronet 500,383 car.and 15'' slots 10 wide in back on my 67 charger R/T,,i made it a rt with 440 4spd and rt parts from a wrecked 67 rt.

   then late75 like xmas present to myself i got a 69 dart GT and nothing would fit it.finally found chromes,then slide off the road and bent 3 of the rims.then got another 69 GT with 4spd and put slots on it.
  still have lots of old slots and 5 spoke alloys and a odd set of 10 spoke alloys.and some old alloy face with steel backed cragers and 5 spokes,kinda scared to run them,seen them come apart big mess..

Iceyone

14 x 6 Keystone Classics on front with G70-14 JC Penny tires. 14 x 7 Keystone Classics on the rear with G60-14 JC Penny tires. Used to drive it all winter long with no problems.
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bill440rt

I had 15" chrome Cragar SS/T unilugs on my '68 when it was finished back in the day with Pro-Trac 50 & 60 series tires.
My '71 RR initially had mismatched 15" Cragar SS's in the rear with 14" aluminum slots up front. I swapped them for the SS/T's to put redlines on the Charger. A buddy of mine has my old Cragar SS's on the back of his '69 Satellite to this day.
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Budnicks

Remember the old Uniroyal {I think}, Prowler Eliminator w/small raised white lettered tires, on the back of my 1st 68 Charger R/T mid 70's, N-50/15's on 15" X 10" Cragers S/S, tire were hard as rocks but smoked like a freight train...
"fill your library before you fill your garage"   Budnicks

BrianShaughnessy

Old Fenton 14" slots.  They came back with Sinnamon.  They're out in the shed if somebody wants to buy them.   30 year old low mileage bias plies come with them.

Black Betty:  1969 Charger R/T - X9 440 six pack, TKO600 5 speed, 3.73 Dana 60.
Sinnamon:  1969 Charger R/T - T5 440, 727, 3.23 8 3/4 high school sweetheart.

71charger

Quote from: BrianShaughnessy on January 16, 2012, 04:09:36 PM
Old Fenton 14" slots.  They came back with Sinnamon.  They're out in the shed if somebody wants to buy them.   30 year old low mileage bias plies come with them.



I got the same wheels fenton 14'' 5 slot mags.
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Plum Crazy 68

Same Keystones since 1985.  Shined and painted with new valve stems and BF Goodrich tires again.  Simple, cheap, and classic.

wingcar

My first car was a used 1966 Charger, I purchased Keystone Rims for it back in the day.  When I traded it the following year for a '69 Charger RT/SE the Keystones were transfered to it...
1970 Daytona Charger SE "clone" (440/Auto)
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FrnkNsteen

I had Keystone Klassics on my 70 Satellite, Chrome slotted on a 73 Satellite I had, and Magnum 500's on a '71 Satellite Sebring Plus, and on my Charger since the day I bought it.
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moparstuart

Quote from: FrnkNsteen on January 20, 2012, 01:05:36 PM
I had Keystone Klassics on my 70 Satellite, Chrome slotted on a 73 Satellite I had, and Magnum 500's on a '71 Satellite Sebring Plus, and on my Charger since the day I bought it.
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