Mopar rims

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Mopar rims
« on: January 24, 2006 - 01:20:47 PM »
Hi, i need some winterwheels for my 70 Coronet, soo what kind of rimms will fit? Is it same as 66 Ford Mustang,69 Opel Rekord, 75 BMW or what ever, i have no clue so please can somone post some brand of rimms that will fit? I hate to let roadsalt destroy a pair of rallywheels. I live in Sweden and there is no scrap yard were i live...
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Re: Mopar rims
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2006 - 01:41:26 PM »
Forgot to ask what " the bolting have on a 70Coronet(dont know how it should be mesured) some one said 4,5" could that be right?
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Re: Mopar rims
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2006 - 03:08:30 PM »
Hmm,
  I'm guessing you want something cheap that you don't care too much about abusing??? I know Ford had a 4.5 inch bolt pattern, but I think the hole in the center might have been smaller. They would fit the back, but not be able to get over the hub in the front. Maybe you could have it machined and be good to go. Are Mopar rims that hard to find over there?

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Re: Mopar rims
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2006 - 07:56:06 PM »
You can also use wheels off of a late model Jeep Cherokee, Commanche truck or Wrangler. They also have a 4.5" pattern. Might give you another option besides the Ford wheels.
Good luck on the search!!!
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Re: Mopar rims
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2006 - 12:22:06 AM »
Here you can only find Rallywheels or some cromewheels that cost like $1000 and up, or some Rallywheels that look like s... for like $300 that you have to drive 1000 miles to get one.
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Re: Mopar rims
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2006 - 01:25:04 PM »
The rims off the mustang will work as ford has the same bolt pattern and size as a mopar does!! good luck!!

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Re: Mopar rims
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2006 - 02:47:49 PM »
Great to know, thanks. Then i know that old Volvo wheels will fit since its the same...
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« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2006 - 03:05:03 PM »
Great to know, thanks. Then i know that old Volvo wheels will fit since its the same...
How did you come up with this???? I don't think ford and volvo are the same??? you might want to check this out!!

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« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2006 - 03:09:19 PM »
Because my father had a Ford with Amazon(Volvo) wheels and we put on such wheels on my girls Mustang when we drove it in snow to a garage 100 miles away. The Volvo wheels that will fit is from 1954 to 1970 after that they changed the pattern...
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Re: Mopar rims
« Reply #9 on: January 25, 2006 - 08:55:58 PM »
Becareful with the Ford rims.  You can't just look at the bolt pattern.  They may not have the correct backspacing. 

For my '72 Challenger I thought that the Bullit style rims would look interesting on my car.  I need about 4"-4.5" of backspacing.  The Ford Mustang Bullit stlye rims has over 6" of back spacing, which would cause the rear tires not to spin as they would be pressed up against my leaf springs!

You might be able to ask some tire guys at tirerack.com as they would be able to tell you what might interchange from another stock rim onto your car.  There are lots of cars with the 5 bolt pattern (Even Honda, Nissan, Infinity, and Toyota.) that may fit but you have to watch the backspacing.

I'm not sure of the Jeep back spacing but I know I've seen some Jeep wheels that look like center lines but have 5 holes on the flat surface of the rim.  These look nice, IMO.


Can you find a set of used Cragars/Centerlines/Keystones (if you like these styles) in your area?  I got a set of Keystones with tires for $250 in very nice shape.

Hope you find something!
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Re: Mopar rims
« Reply #10 on: January 26, 2006 - 06:14:34 AM »
Dident even think of that, thanks man :cheers:
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Re: Mopar rims
« Reply #11 on: January 30, 2006 - 03:19:47 AM »
I have now found Volvo Amazon/Duett wheels and they fit perfect :bigsmile: And they were really cheap to, just $30 sadly the tires wasent that cheap...
70 Challenger RT/SE(Looking for 383 Magnum N0B196875)
70 Challenger RT/SE(Looking for 383 Magnum N0B115166)
70 Challenger SE(RT/SE clone)
69 Charger RT/SE 4speed Trackpac
70 Charger 500