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Cragar SS, anyone running them?

Started by Dino, July 24, 2012, 06:38:20 PM

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Dino

I always liked the look of those, am thinking of putting a set on the Charger with 235 or 245 up front and 275 or 295 on the back. Raised white letters of course.  M/T's propably.

Anyone have them on their 2nd gen?
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

Ghoste

Love them and its what I had on my last 2nd gen and most likely what will be on my next one.

68X426



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Cooter


Black wall tires, OR RWL tires, and Cragar SS MAgs? Almost a perfect match.
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Dino

Quote from: 68X426 on July 24, 2012, 06:46:38 PM
Cragars, awesome.  :2thumbs:

RWLs, boo.  :down: :down:

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,66966.0.html




Heehee, can't help it, I love RWL tires.  The bigger, the better.   :icon_smile_big:


Quote from: Ghoste on July 24, 2012, 06:41:22 PM
Love them and its what I had on my last 2nd gen and most likely what will be on my next one.

Quote from: Cooter on July 24, 2012, 06:47:10 PM

Black wall tires, OR RWL tires, and Cragar SS MAgs? Almost a perfect match.

:2thumbs:
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

kab69440

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TruckDriver

Black wall tires are boring. They look like any basic car tire then. RWL is the only way to go an anything made.
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Back N Black

One more for Cragar SS, I have 275 in the rear and 245 up front.  :2thumbs:

Dino

Damn those rides are sweet gentlemen!  Especially the golf cart!  kab you crack me up.   :lol:

BnB I need to look up more pics of yours as those are the exact tire sizes I'm looking at.  What's the width of your rims?
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

bakerhillpins

Quote from: Back N Black on July 25, 2012, 06:33:46 AM
One more for Cragar SS, I have 275 in the rear and 245 up front.  :2thumbs:


Man if I was keeping the Charger black I would probably have to get a set of those.   :drool5: :drool5: :drool5:
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kab69440

Quote from: Dino on July 25, 2012, 06:37:21 AM
Damn those rides are sweet gentlemen!  Especially the golf cart!  kab you crack me up.   :lol:




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Looking for a CD by  'The Sub-Mersians'  entitled "Raw Love Songs From My Garage To Your Bedroom"

Also, any of the various surf-revival compilation albums this band has contributed to.
Thank you,    Kenny

Jesus drove a Honda. He wasn't proud of it, though...
John 12: 49     "...for I did not speak of my own Accord."

Matthan

The last Charger I bought has them on it. But I want to change them out.

bakerhillpins

Quote from: Matthan on July 25, 2012, 08:38:07 AM
The last Charger I bought has them on it. But I want to change them out.

Maybe you and Dino can work something out.  :2thumbs:
One great wife (Life is good)
14 RAM 1500 5.7 Hemi Crew Cab (crap hauler)
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96' VFR750 (Sweet)
Capt. Lyme Vol. Fire

"Inspiration is for amateurs - the rest of us just show up and get to work." -Chuck Close
"The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits." -Albert Einstein
Go that way, really fast. If something gets in your way, turn.
Science flies you to the moon, Religion flies you into buildings.

Dino

Quote from: bakerhillpins on July 25, 2012, 08:51:25 AM
Quote from: Matthan on July 25, 2012, 08:38:07 AM
The last Charger I bought has them on it. But I want to change them out.

Maybe you and Dino can work something out.  :2thumbs:

Definitely, if they are the size I need.  Looking for 15x8 for the rear, 15x7 or 8 for the front.  I guess 15x10 for the rear would work as well but I kinda like the fat balloon tire look.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

wingcar

Had them on Superbird back in the day
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ACUDANUT

 I love them. I have them on my 72 Rallye

Ghoste

Love the mural on the wall in the background wingcar.  I never really noticed in your avatar until now.

6pkrtse

I also have them on my golf cart as mentioned above. LOL
I had them on my 70' back in the 80's & 90's, running the stock rallye's now.
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wingcar

Quote from: Ghoste on July 25, 2012, 11:36:20 AM
Love the mural on the wall in the background wingcar.  I never really noticed in your avatar until now.

The picture was taken more than a few years back at an Elementary School located across the street from Knotts Berry Farm in Southern California.    A lot of the Superbird/Road Runner owners in the area used it as a backdrop for picture taking..........................
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68X426

Quote from: wingcar on July 25, 2012, 03:30:16 PM
Quote from: Ghoste on July 25, 2012, 11:36:20 AM
Love the mural on the wall in the background wingcar.  I never really noticed in your avatar until now.

The picture was taken more than a few years back at an Elementary School located across the street from Knotts Berry Farm in Southern California.    A lot of the Superbird/Road Runner owners in the area used it as a backdrop for picture taking..........................

Walter Knott Elementary. Near the corner of La Palma and Western, in Buena Park. Right next to the KBF.

Not to hijack the thread, but can one of the LA guys drive by and see if it's still there?

Now back to the great Cragar pics.









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kab69440

Quote from: 6pkrtse on July 25, 2012, 11:36:35 AM
I also have them on my golf cart as mentioned above. LOL


Pics for proof or it's a LIE! :icon_smile_big:
Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not;  a sense of humor to console him for what he is.      Francis Bacon

WANT TO BUY:
Looking for a CD by  'The Sub-Mersians'  entitled "Raw Love Songs From My Garage To Your Bedroom"

Also, any of the various surf-revival compilation albums this band has contributed to.
Thank you,    Kenny

Jesus drove a Honda. He wasn't proud of it, though...
John 12: 49     "...for I did not speak of my own Accord."

6pkrtse

I do have them on my golf cart. Why is that so hard to believe? Same as the picture already shown. It's just a golf cart, not a Charger. I didn't think a pic would be required for a gold cart too.
1963 Belvedere 413 Max Wedge
1970 Charger R/T S.E. 440 sixpack.
1970 Challenger R/T Drag Radial 528 Hemi
1970 Charger 500 S.E. 440 4 BBL
1970 Road Runner 383 4 BBL
1974 Chrysler New Yorker 440 4 BBL
1996 Dodge Ram 2500 V-10 488 cu in.
2004 Dodge Ram 3500 CTD Dually 6x6
2012 Challenger R/T Classic

ham1

My favorite wheel design by far.  Have them on my Challenger, the Charger has Appliance wheels (Cragar SS clones).  The only issue with the set of Cragars that I own is the poor quality of the chrome compared to the Appliance wheels.  They were made back in the 90's so hopefully the quality control has improved.   

bakerhillpins

One great wife (Life is good)
14 RAM 1500 5.7 Hemi Crew Cab (crap hauler)
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96' VFR750 (Sweet)
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"Inspiration is for amateurs - the rest of us just show up and get to work." -Chuck Close
"The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits." -Albert Einstein
Go that way, really fast. If something gets in your way, turn.
Science flies you to the moon, Religion flies you into buildings.

oldcarnut

The previous owner bought them but they are on the Chally I have too but the biggest pia is they are unilug. They do look good but I would never buy any wheel unilug if I were getting new ones.  He gave me a set of SS spinners too besides the regular caps.

68blue


Running 15X8 265/60/15 front, 294/50/15 rear.

moparchris

Only wheel for a 68 R/T :yesnod:

Lizey

I wouldnt call it "running them", but they are on there!

215/70/R15 front 6.5" rims
225/75/R15 rear 8.0" rims
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Quote from: 6pkrtse on July 26, 2012, 09:56:11 AM
I do have them on my golf cart. Why is that so hard to believe? Same as the picture already shown. It's just a golf cart, not a Charger. I didn't think a pic would be required for a gold cart too.


kab, trust me on this.  You're gonna have to take his word on it. 

Beautiful red Charger & he has 2 pictures of it.   :nana:  ;)

472 R/T SE

Quote from: Dino on July 25, 2012, 09:35:30 AM
Quote from: bakerhillpins on July 25, 2012, 08:51:25 AM
Quote from: Matthan on July 25, 2012, 08:38:07 AM
The last Charger I bought has them on it. But I want to change them out.

Maybe you and Dino can work something out.  :2thumbs:

Definitely, if they are the size I need.  Looking for 15x8 for the rear, 15x7 or 8 for the front.  I guess 15x10 for the rear would work as well but I kinda like the fat balloon tire look.


The tire jockey didn't want to put 275s' on my 8" rim.  Manager had to convince him..."DO IT!!"


Quote from: Ghoste on July 25, 2012, 11:36:20 AM
Love the mural on the wall in the background wingcar.  I never really noticed in your avatar until now.

Is it my imagination or are they 2 different scenes at that?









My buddy wants to trade me a brand new set of 17" Cragar Eliminators for my Torq "D's".   I kinda wanna keep the D's  for the ability to change it up on occasion.

What I liked about the Eliminators' was their cost.  Prolly why the selection is so limited.



suntech

Had them on mine....8x 15 with 255/60 front, 10 x15 with 295/50 rear
Since we only live once, and all this is not just a dressed rehearsal, but the real thing............ Well, enjoy it!!!!

69 OUR/TEA

They def give a 70's period look,that will be one set of wheel/tire combo I will have!!!!!

Rolling_Thunder

Quote from: 472 R/T SE on July 29, 2012, 12:59:21 AM
Quote from: Dino on July 25, 2012, 09:35:30 AM
Quote from: bakerhillpins on July 25, 2012, 08:51:25 AM
Quote from: Matthan on July 25, 2012, 08:38:07 AM
The last Charger I bought has them on it. But I want to change them out.

Maybe you and Dino can work something out.  :2thumbs:

Definitely, if they are the size I need.  Looking for 15x8 for the rear, 15x7 or 8 for the front.  I guess 15x10 for the rear would work as well but I kinda like the fat balloon tire look.

Damn I love that car - I was going for something similar on my 68 Satellite...   


The tire jockey didn't want to put 275s' on my 8" rim.  Manager had to convince him..."DO IT!!"


Quote from: Ghoste on July 25, 2012, 11:36:20 AM
Love the mural on the wall in the background wingcar.  I never really noticed in your avatar until now.

Is it my imagination or are they 2 different scenes at that?









My buddy wants to trade me a brand new set of 17" Cragar Eliminators for my Torq "D's".   I kinda wanna keep the D's  for the ability to change it up on occasion.

What I liked about the Eliminators' was their cost.  Prolly why the selection is so limited.



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6pkrtse

Quote from: 472 R/T SE on July 29, 2012, 12:26:28 AM
Quote from: 6pkrtse on July 26, 2012, 09:56:11 AM
I do have them on my golf cart. Why is that so hard to believe? Same as the picture already shown. It's just a golf cart, not a Charger. I didn't think a pic would be required for a gold cart too.


kab, trust me on this.  You're gonna have to take his word on it. 

Beautiful red Charger & he has 2 pictures of it.   :nana:  ;)

Why do I always get picked on everytime I post something? LOL
And I do have more than two pictures of my red Charger now. Even a few pictures of the Charger #2 project (70 500 S.E.) & even a whole post about my Challenger project on Moparts & the E-Body sites. All posated for your viewing pleasures.
1963 Belvedere 413 Max Wedge
1970 Charger R/T S.E. 440 sixpack.
1970 Challenger R/T Drag Radial 528 Hemi
1970 Charger 500 S.E. 440 4 BBL
1970 Road Runner 383 4 BBL
1974 Chrysler New Yorker 440 4 BBL
1996 Dodge Ram 2500 V-10 488 cu in.
2004 Dodge Ram 3500 CTD Dually 6x6
2012 Challenger R/T Classic

wingcar



Quote from: Ghoste on July 25, 2012, 11:36:20 AM
Love the mural on the wall in the background wingcar.  I never really noticed in your avatar until now.

Is it my imagination or are they 2 different scenes at that?






You are correct......two different building, right next to each other.....................


1970 Daytona Charger SE "clone" (440/Auto)
1967 Charger (360,6-pak/Auto)
2008 Challenger SRT8 BLK (6.1/Auto) 6050 of 6400