WHICH WHEELS?

MIKESPOLARA · Jun 17, 2021

Going to run 275/60/15 on 15x8 and 15x6 up front with appropriate sized tires. Question is painted steel wheels with dog dish or American TT D?
steel wheels I was considering painting them the light green to match body paint or maybe do the off white that's on the roof and side trim, kind of leaning towards the off white
What's everyones opinion? More options
welcomed(car is tutone off white on roof)

Ron H · Jun 17, 2021

Great car. Since your open to pins - I'm kind a boring; but magnum 500's or similar always look so fine on a mopar...

Darter6 · Jun 17, 2021

I am a wheel and tire junky.Here ya go.

Darter6 · Jun 17, 2021

Plus I like what you have on the car now.

66383 · Jun 17, 2021

Torque Thrust all the way. :thumbsup:

toolmanmike · Jun 17, 2021

66383 said:
Torque Thrust all the way.

I do like Torque Thrusts. They are period correct and the grey spokes look good on light colored cars. But that 64 has a lot of chrome and these look great and make the chrome trim pop I think.

MIKESPOLARA · Jun 17, 2021

I should also mention I'm heading for the 60's SS look when I was young. Pretty much all the wheels look great on these cars.
I would also like to stroke the 440 in it and go with the maxwedge hood scoop but not sure if I'll get to that point

MIKESPOLARA · Jun 17, 2021

Darter6 said:
Plus I like what you have on the car now.

The salt flats might be good for an occasional "change in style"

toolmanmike · Jun 17, 2021

MIKESPOLARA said:
View attachment 1125346 I should also mention I'm heading for the 60's SS look when I was young. Pretty much all the wheels look great on these cars.
I would also like to stroke the 440 in it and go with the maxwedge hood scoop but not sure if I'll get to that point

Beauty of a car. I agree with a needed wheel change.

DeltaV · Jun 17, 2021

Body color painted steel wheels with dog dish.

33 IMP · Jun 17, 2021

I think Darter6 and i are brothers from different mothers. I'm a wheel junky too, got a blue 62 with almost the exact same four different wheel choices for mine.
I also agree with him, what you have now is very good, i like em!
TTO's, tt2, and ttd look great on everything, that's kinda why you see them everywhere. That sure wouldnt stop me from using them. I would use the gray, if you are after a period look, few were polished in the old days.
One of my very favotite period looks is american racing 200s. Otherwise known as "daisies". (See the 55 in two lane blacktop) The problem is they seem to be three times the cost of torque thrusts.
Then there is always the original centerline auto drags.
As for 60's super stocker look, 15x4 skinny tto or steelies on the front, 15x8 steelies on the back, with as much tire as you can get under it (or maybe piecrust cheater slicks?)

Turboomni · Jun 17, 2021

Steel with Dog Dish. In my opinion your present wheels distract from the car's simple beauty. Too complicated. My opinion only.

Lovely car by the way.

Aron Gleason · Jun 17, 2021

I went with cragar ss wheels for mine. 15x7 front 15x8 rear.

MIKESPOLARA · Jun 17, 2021

Darter6 said:
I am a wheel and tire junky.Here ya go.View attachment 1125326 View attachment 1125327 View attachment 1125328 View attachment 1125329 View attachment 1125330

What tire do you have mounted to the blue steel rear wheels?

69 Sleeper Bee · Jun 17, 2021

Darter6 said:
I am a wheel and tire junky.Here ya go.View attachment 1125326 View attachment 1125327 View attachment 1125328 View attachment 1125329 View attachment 1125330

Personally like the painted steel wheels with dog dishes. I like torque thrust 2nd best.
On a side note are those downturn straight cut exhaust tips chrome and where did you get them ?

Darter6 · Jun 17, 2021

MIKESPOLARA said:
What tire do you have mounted to the blue steel rear wheels?

Mike, Those are Goodyear 275/60/15 Drag Radials mounted on 15x7 with a 4 1/4'' backspace.

Darter6 · Jun 17, 2021

Those were from a now defunked local exhaust shop that did my exhaust 20 years ago.
They are chrome,no Idea where they came from.

MIKESPOLARA · Jun 17, 2021

Darter6 said:
Mike, Those are Goodyear 275/60/15 Drag Radials mounted on 15x7 with a 4 1/4'' backspace.

Didn't know GY had drag radials, I'll take a look. I am considering the MH racemaster drag radials same size. Trying to justify the little extra cost

sam dupont · Jun 17, 2021

On a '64, chrome reverse steel wheels, dog dish caps optional. If you are a hard driver, I have broken more than a few alloy wheels.

SDCoronet · Jun 17, 2021

What are those rims in the first picture (9-8-04)? I remember seeing those as a kid on my hotwheel's cars.

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