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What stock wheels will fit a 70 Charger?

Started by jeryst, January 14, 2010, 11:04:09 PM

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jeryst

I need to get a set of stock wheel wheels, just to use as rollers, but I'm not sure of the size.

What is the bolt pattern, and what makes, models, years will fit.

I'm probably just going to go to a junkyard to try and pick something up cheap, but I also
may scan the local car rags to try and find something.

Just dont know exactly what I am looking for or what will work.

b5blue

I use the rims from early 80's New Yorker type body cars. The kind of square 4 door sedans with the 318's. There are tons of them in junkyards and they work great. They worked so well I put new (cheap) tires on them for my daily driver 70 Charger until all the body work is done. That let me get all the suspension work finished and alignment dialed in. If you get fairly nice ones (have them "spun" to be sure they are straight) you can wait and do nicer rims and tires last.  :2thumbs:   

Troy

Bolt pattern is 5 x 4.5", either 6 or 7 inches wide, and the offset should be close to 0. Most Chrysler cars and trucks used them up through the 80s. Ford used the same sizes too.

Troy
Sarcasm detector, that's a real good invention.

jeryst

Quote from: Troy on January 17, 2010, 01:10:02 PM
Bolt pattern is 5 x 4.5", either 6 or 7 inches wide, and the offset should be close to 0. Most Chrysler cars and trucks used them up through the 80s. Ford used the same sizes too.

Troy


Thanks for the info. Isnt there something peculiar with the Ford wheels? I remember something about
Ford wheels could be used on a Mopar, but not the other way around, or something like that.

I think it had to do with the size of the center opening.

Ghoste

The other way around and it's just on some of the Ford wheels.  Some of them have a smaller center that won't fit over a Mopar axle hub.  I believe there is also an issue with the lug bolthole countersink that even though the Ford wheel fits, it isn't a truly perfect interchange.