Appliance brand "Steel Spoke" wheel question, or alternatives
Rich Jordan
wheels on it (the ones modeled after the Cragar SS, but in steel with
conical lugs). I replaced two of them that I thought were damaged
with Appliance Steel Spoke wheels of the same size (closest
aftermarket appearance at the time); I did not want (and still don't)
the Cragar wheels with the 'unilug' or whatever they called it, using
washers with offset holes. Turned out the Cougar mags were actually
OK but I ran with the mismatched wheels for many years. It was my
daily driver, not a collector.
I really don't want the Cougar mags on the car any more but I really
like the way this style of wheel looks on my car. Appliance is
apparently long dead, and I've had no luck locating another pair of
Steel Spokes in the appropriate size/offset/lug pattern. I also can't
locate any info about what Appliance did produce in the day WRT
sizes.
At some point I want to upgrade to 15" wheels (or 16" at absolute
outside) in order to clear a future brake upgrade; I'm looking for a
pair of 14" wheels as a completer set till then, but 15s (or 16s) will
be mandatory later on.
Does anyone know if Appliance Steel Spokes were ever made in 15" sizes
with Mopar lug spacing? Any listing of such with offsets available
anywhere? I can't even find a catalog online, just some places
selling old magazine clippings of their ads.
Are there any other current or recent vendors of SS lookalikes that
use normal lug nuts and are available for Mopar in 15" or 16"?
I took a look at Cragar and it appears they do have conical lug SS
style wheels but they still don't fit the bill; the 14-15" rims are
still the 'classic' unilug, and they skip over 16" and go right to 17"
with their newer offerings. Unfortunately that leaves them out of the
running; 17" is too big for the look I want to keep.
Thanks for any information.
Rich
Brian
> My '71 Challenger came (used) with a set of 14"
Have you looked at "Wheel Vintiques" stuff? Summit Racing sells 'em. I
went with their Mopar Rallye wheels. 15x7 on the front, 15x8 on the
rear of my '71 'Cuda.
-Brian
Rich Jordan
wrote:
I've considered Rallye wheels too; I have a set of 14" originals. But
my car is not a collector (just a 318) and is not being restored stock
anyway, and I really like the Cragar SS wheel appearance.
I'll take a look at the WV site later; its hostile to my poor box here
that can't run the latest flash.
John Kunkel
"Rich Jordan" <jor...@ccs4vms.com> wrote in message
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>
> Does anyone know if Appliance Steel Spokes were ever made in 15" sizes
> with Mopar lug spacing? Any listing of such with offsets available
> anywhere? I can't even find a catalog online, just some places
> selling old magazine clippings of their ads.
The Appliance wheels did have a dedicated bolt pattern that used conical
lugs, I used to use them as a less expensive alternate to Cragars.
> Are there any other current or recent vendors of SS lookalikes that
> use normal lug nuts and are available for Mopar in 15" or 16"?
I don't thinks so. I'm a diehard Cragar fan but I find the chrome Magnum 500
to be nearly as attractive and they use conical lugs.
Falcon Guy
http://www.etwheels.com/et/classic5.html
I Cragar still using the funny off centre lugs.
http://www.cragarwheel.com/catalogs_08_61.html
The catalog has some with only one bolt pattern listed.
Rich Jordan
> What about ET Mags.http://www.etwheels.com/et/classic5.html
>
> I Cragar still using the funny off centre lugs.http://www.cragarwheel.com/catalogs_08_61.html
> The catalog has some with only one bolt pattern listed.
>
> John Kunkel wrote:
> > "Rich Jordan" <jor...@ccs4vms.com> wrote in message
> >news:437c1274-f613-4235...@s50g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
> >> Does anyone know if Appliance Steel Spokes were ever made in 15" sizes
> >> with Mopar lug spacing? Any listing of such with offsets available
> >> anywhere? I can't even find a catalog online, just some places
> >> selling old magazine clippings of their ads.
>
> > The Appliance wheels did have a dedicated bolt pattern that used conical
> > lugs, I used to use them as a less expensive alternate to Cragars.
>
> >> Are there any other current or recent vendors of SS lookalikes that
> >> use normal lug nuts and are available for Mopar in 15" or 16"?
>
> > I don't thinks so. I'm a diehard Cragar fan but I find the chrome Magnum 500
> > to be nearly as attractive and they use conical lugs.
Falcon Guy
unless I missed something the only 15" SS wheels they have are
unilugs. They make wheels with dedicated pattern sizes but only in
17" and larger. I want a 15 or 16", 17" is too big for the look I
hope to have. If Appliance ever made Mopar pattern 15" Steel Spokes,
or Cragar makes some of its new conical lug dedicated SS pattern
wheels in 15 or 16" then thats what I'm looking for.
Rich
Falcon Guy
Maybe give them a call and ask. The web site is no help.
Shawn