C-Body Wheel and Tire Survey

[amazinblue82]

 

[polara71]

That is a very old photo of that Polara wagon

 

[amazinblue82]

That is a very old photo of that Polara wagon

which one? they were are "new" to me

 

[65sporty]

You found some great looking cars, the wheel and tire combo can sure make or break the whole look.

 

[polara71]

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It used to be owned by a fellow named Gil. It may still be. I havent seen it or Gil in a dozen years. The last time I had he added the Superlite grille. The car was in Canada .....

Thats the Wagon at the end of the 1970 Dodge polara line

 

[amazinblue82]

You found some great looking cars, the wheel and tire combo can sure make or break the whole look.

I learned that early on in my love affair with the "Iron". Wheels/tires are trans-formative (good or bad) for a car/truck. Its something most folks notice right away .. like other obvious exterior features such as color, body lines, size, etc -- when they see a vehicle.

Thanks for participating in this thread

 

[amazinblue82]

Its here: For Sale - 1971 CHRYSLER NEWPORT 2dr HARDTOP

If only it looked this good ..

shoot, hey mods, i have been hacked! I think it was dobalovr! no, seriously!

Graham

 

[amazinblue82]

I spotted it for wheels and tires .. then discovered .. wow!

source: Found In A Field: Supercharged 1965 Chrysler 300!

Fast Facts
1965 Chrysler 300 Sport

Engine
Type: Chrysler 493ci big-block
Block: factory 440 block bored to 4.350 inches
Oiling: Melling oil pump, stock pan
Rotating assembly: Muscle Motors 4.150-inch crank and steel rods, Diamond 9.3:1 pistons
Cylinder heads: ported Mopar Performance aluminum castings
Camshaft: Hughes 240/240-at-.050 hydraulic flat-tappet; .545/.545-inch lift; 110-degree LSA
Valvetrain: Hughes valvesprings, timing set, and pushrods; COMP Cams rocker arms
Induction: Edelbrock Torker II intake manifold, Holley 750cfm carb
Power adder: ProCharger D1 centrifugal supercharger
Ignition: MSD 6A ignition box, Mopar Performance distributor
Exhaust: Hooker 1.875-inch headers and dual 3-inch DynoMax mufflers
Cooling system: Wizard Cooling radiator and electric fan

Drivetrain
Transmission: New Process A833 four-speed manual, custom clutch, Hurst shifter
Rear axle: Chrysler 8.75-inch rearend with 3.91:1 gears and limited-slip differential

Chassis
Front suspension: stock
Rear suspension: stock with custom air shocks
Brakes: stock 11-inch drums, front and rear

Wheels & Tires
Wheels: 17×8 American Racing Torq-Thrust II, front and rear
Tires: 255/60ZR17 Toyo Proxes, front and rear

 

[amazinblue82]

found a bunch of good pics on this one. sold long ago.

source: Used 1966 Chrysler 300 2-Door Hardtop for Sale

 

[amazinblue82]

 

[amazinblue82]

Cool car. not my first choice for wheels, but an easy style to toss some OEM centers onto -- that would spice it up for cooler look.

 

[amazinblue82]

 

[amazinblue82]

 

[amazinblue82]

 

[300rag]

The Whale

 

[amazinblue82]

And she rolls around again - nothin gets past you folks

15x10 on a 66 300

The rear end is a Dana 60 with 3.54 gears, a Powr-Lok limited slip, and Dutchman 35 spline forged axles with screw in studs.

Custom leaf springs from National Spring with double wrapped front eye, 9 leaves front/7 rear, poly bushings, Addco 3/4" roll bar, Proshocks adjustable shocks, front leaf spring mount moved inboard 7/8" (for tire clearance),

Street Rod Manufacturing rear disk brake kit (maintains the emergency brake) with Lincoln 11" rotors and Eldorado calipers and braided steel lines.

The tires are BFG Radials, 265/50R-16 in the front, and 295/50R16 in the rear. The rims are custom steel rallies, 9" wide in the front, 10" rear, with stainless steel trim rings and center caps made from original 300 spinner hubcaps."​

 

[amazinblue82]

Well finally got 100 votes, a little over a month. Though the survey runs another month, i don't foresee much change in it. It looked like this after the first three days and never really changed.

Unless we get hacked by Iran, and then "non-members" can vote, then CNN picks up the story, and then Wolf Blitzer is doing a "WTF is up with FCBO?" interview with Joey/Bryan in the Situation Room

I feel sorta confident more of our members think wheel/tire variety on our C's is OK. People can (and they will, no matter what we think as individuals) "personalize" their C's as they see fit. I for one expected that but not by that big a margin.

My personal guesses at thread inception were, top to bottom:

Q1: 45% - OEM look only
Q2: 10% - OEM wheels/aftermarket tires only
Q3: 5% - anything BUT the factory pieces
Q4: 49% - I'll tell ya after I see it.

I didn't get any "right" as there is no "right" answer for unscientific surveys (e.g where people can vote more than once, so you get more than 100% vote total) but was way off on a couple of things.

I thought questions 2 and 3 together would NOT get to 15%, let alone 27% together and that didnt happen. I also thought questions 1 and 4 would be closer, but Question 4 would have highest percentage, and that did happen but way beyond my guess.

I looked for a "monster truck" C body .. never found one. Its cool if somebody did one/likes that ... I just didnt find ONE and expected they'd be more common.

End of day, I think we still love the cars themselves .. no matter what shoes they're wearin' and as long as tire-changing machines still exist.

Thoughts?

 

[cantflip]

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Thoughts?

Sure, I always have an opinion... not that it matters...

Thanks for this thread, it has been fun to watch... sometimes a little painful. I don't think sample size will move your numbers very much from here. Wheels are a great way to add individuality to your car, always have been... I dislike most that get too crazy away from factory sizes, but that's me.

Funny thing is, I have seldom changed out wheels on my personal stuff. If they were in good functional condition and of a suitable size... I almost always had bigger priorities and I have always been more about the function than the look.

Thanks to my time here and enjoying the ones I see when I get out... I really like my factory roadies, but I'm even more glad to have factory wheel covers for when I decide the roadies are getting too common.

 

[rapidtrans]

Those never really look right on anything to me... too much like a stock car wheel.

They look cheap on any vehicle imo.

 

[rapidtrans]

Back in my younger days of "fixer-uppers" the first thing i did with a car was pick up a set of road wheels through "Tradin Times". Amazing the difference those wheels made to a used Satellite or Charger.