Cop Car Wheel Weld Seams

JG71B · Mar 9, 2021

I have a real nice clean set of these, two have the weld on the inner seem and two do not. The ones with the weld seam slightly wider by about a 1/2" Are there different variants of these wheels? They are not aftermarket, they have Chryslers symbol and part numbers on them near the air valves. Thanks in advance

Tony Tee · Mar 9, 2021

JG71B said:
I have a real nice clean set of these, two have the weld on the inner seem and two do not. The ones with the weld seam slightly wider by about a 1/2" Are there different variants of these wheels? They are not aftermarket, they have Chryslers symbol and part numbers on them near the air valves. Thanks in advanceView attachment 1080946 View attachment 1080947

I don't see any welds in your pics? The welds are on the back side of the rim. Or am I missing something?

duster22 · Mar 9, 2021

Looks like crud and rust to me. Welded on the back , usually all the way around.

Frank

Badvert65 · Mar 9, 2021

My understanding is that Cop (and truck) rims were bead welded and 'regular' passenger rims were spot weloded.

JG71B · Mar 9, 2021

I get the welds are on the inside. Couldnt think of another way to describe it. Guess I should have just said the outer seams.The cruddy looking one I had used a scriber to clean out the little bit of debris that was there. Solid on the other. Thanks. I just thought it looked a little funky close up

Mebsuta · Apr 11, 2021

I have 4 of those cop wheels, picked up in pairs in different junk yards a long time ago. There are some minor differences between them if you look real close, but they all do the same thing. I looked at the dates on two of them and see 81 and 82. Who knows if they had robotic equipment making wheels back then or not?

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