Mopar Rims on a Stepdown

hudsonguy
hudsonguy Senior Contributor
edited November -1 in HUDSON
I'm contemplating replacing my original 5" wide Hudson rims with Chrysler 7" wide rims. Simply because I'd like my 225/75 radials to have a wider rim. Has anyone done this before? I know that some people have used Chrysler rims, and I don't believe they made a 6" or 5-1/2" rim, so I'm guessing that these are what have been used on Hudsons.



I realize that I have to drill holes in these rims to accomodate the alignment pin on the Hudson, as well as figure out something to hold my dog dish caps on. May have to go to full wheel covers, I suppose.



Anyway, I have the opportunity to pick up these rims pretty reasonably, but I wanted to make sure they'll fit my car properly.



Thanks for the help.

Doug

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  • ratlee2
    ratlee2 Expert Adviser
    I went this route in a 15 x 6 for my P235/70R15 tires. Price was right and had dual bolt patterns so there was no need to drill the locating hole since it fit into the larger bolt pattern. The car handles well with the tires and has no interference problems on my super wasp. Only down side is you can't you your hubcaps with them.



    -Rich



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  • Browniepetersen
    Browniepetersen Senior Contributor
    I went to the MoPar rims about five years ago because I needed to use steel belted radial tires (rated above 100mph) to race my hudson on the Bonneville Salt Flats. I found a set from a 1950 Chrysler New Yorker and the rims fit the bolt pattern and since I like the small hub caps, the fasteners worked with no modifications. My understanding is that the MoPar rims are stronger and it eliminates the possibility of split rims from radial tires. They worked great for me. Good Luck

    Brownie (1952 Fabulous Hudson Hornet Salt Flats Racer)
  • hudsonguy
    hudsonguy Senior Contributor
    Browniepetersen wrote:
    I went to the MoPar rims about five years ago because I needed to use steel belted radial tires (rated above 100mph) to race my hudson on the Bonneville Salt Flats. I found a set from a 1950 Chrysler New Yorker and the rims fit the bolt pattern and since I like the small hub caps, the fasteners worked with no modifications. My understanding is that the MoPar rims are stronger and it eliminates the possibility of split rims from radial tires. They worked great for me. Good Luck

    Brownie (1952 Fabulous Hudson Hornet Salt Flats Racer)



    Do you remember what width your rims are? The ones I'm looking at are the 7" wide 'squad' rims. I'm not sure that they might be too wide to comfortably work on the back wheel wells??
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    hudsonguy wrote:
    Do you remember what width your rims are? The ones I'm looking at are the 7" wide 'squad' rims. I'm not sure that they might be too wide to comfortably work on the back wheel wells??



    The 4 1/2 x5 hole Mopar wheel is easy to find in 5 1/2" ,6", 6 1/2" ,and 7" , there are 8" out there for more money .If your not in to big a hurry I could try a 7" Cop car wheel with a P235-75 on the rear of my Hornet - got one on the front right now . look on moparts.com in the parts section for any mopar wheel you need.
  • PAULARGETYPE
    PAULARGETYPE Senior Contributor
    I Have 6' Wide Wheels On The Back Of My 50 Pacemaker Convertible They Just Fit With Coaker 760x15 Tires I Have To Put One Wheel And Tire On With No Air In It So It Will Go Up And In I Would Not Go To 7' If I Were You
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Just for the hek of it ,I tried a 7"Mopar cop car wheel with a P225 75-15 tire on the rear of my 53 Hornet , it went on fine and clears the right sway bar bracket that sticks out past the frame rail by 1 1/4 " It looks good on the rear too!!
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Chrysler made LOTS of 5-1/2", 6", and 7" wide 15" wheels!



    Generally, the 6" wide wheels are found on B- and C-body wagons (mid to large cars) and the C-body V-8 sedans and hardtops, starting in 1969 and going through 1978. The 1979-1988 full-size RWD cars had 15x6 wheels, as a rule, but there are exceptions. Stock wheels on Mopars (exc. trucks and Imperials) from around 1958 to 1967 are all 14", with the sole exception of disc-brake cars, which were 15-inchers. There are earlier 15's from the post-war years up through 1957. These real early wheels will accept the Hudson small caps easily. The 5-1/2"-wide wheels are generally found on stock D-100 half-ton pickups (same bolt pattern).



    Wheels on the cop cars from 1969 all the way up to 1988 were seven inches wide, and can be found with and without the cooling slots (the ones w/o slots are considered HEMI car wheels and bring really BIG $$$). The wide eight-inchers are fairly rare and come in two styles - the slotted cop car lookalike that was used on the F-body Super Coupes, and the solid wheel, used on Ramchargers and Traildusters in the late '70s/early '80s.



    Early 15" wheels (1957-1967, non-Imperial) are also 5-1/2" wide and used on pickups, but use the larger pie pan hubcap (10") rather that the later, small cap (8-7/8").



    Imperial used a different bolt pattern (5-on-5") up through 1975, and do not interchange.
  • hudsonguy
    hudsonguy Senior Contributor
    I knew I'd find 'enlightenment' here! I truly appreciate all the help, advice and knowledge this forum's members provide.



    This started when I spotted a local guy with a bunch of 7" Mopar squad rims for sale. I'm only looking to give my 225's a little more width, so I'll probably head in a different direction and get ahold of some 5-1/2 or 6" wheels.



    stateline, thanks for trying that size on your car. 66partick66, thanks for all the great detailed info. Now, I've got another reason to head out to a local junk yard before winter arrives!
  • faustmb
    faustmb Senior Contributor
    I've got a set of Lil Red truck wheels I have been thinking about using on my truck. My other choice was blacked out cop wheels. I already own the Lil Red wheels, so that is appealing.



    Matt
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