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				15" Steel Wheels
				
Posted: 
16 Sep 2002 2:52by Chase Rath (70wss)
				I've made the decision that 15" steel wheels and dog dish hubcaps will look awesome on my new 70' Challenger ( keeps up with the basic racer image ), I have found a few sets of 15" steel wheels on Diplomats in the junkyards, I can get 4 for like $25 so I have plenty left over to get the rear wheels widened. My question concerns the hubcaps, do they have to be from 15" wheels?
			 
			
		
			
				15" Steel Wheels
				
Posted: 
16 Sep 2002 9:03by Jim Wilson (Jim)
				No they don't. 
But you will find a decent set of 1970 style Dodge dog dish hub caps hard to find. 
 
I'm not too sure that wheels from a diplomat will be OK: What year diplomat? 
I've found big early 70's C bodies are a good source of 15" x 6.5" wheels.
			 
			
		
			
				15" Steel Wheels
				
Posted: 
16 Sep 2002 18:00by Chase Rath (70wss)
				Not sure of the year, it is one 80's cop car ones, I have read that these are good sources of HD rotors and calipers, so I guess that the wheels are Ok to use, they look just like old 70s steel wheels.
			 
			
		
			
				15" Steel Wheels
				
Posted: 
17 Sep 2002 8:33by Jim Wilson (Jim)
				Sounds OK. I reckon its worth trying a hub cap on the wheels to be sure they fit OK. Good luck.
			 
			
		
			
				15" Steel Wheels
				
Posted: 
05 Feb 2003 19:47by Larry M (Larrylava)
				I just learned that one of the wheels on my car 
is 15 X 6 and the others 15 X 7.I measured the 
rear tire to chrome molding and sure enough 
one is closer than the other by bout an inch 
 
Is this something I should correct immediately? 
Any safety issues? 
I drove the car without any problems last year 
and didn't take the tires off so didn't notice 
a previous owner told me of the mismatch. 
 
Larry
			 
			
		
			
				15" Steel Wheels
				
Posted: 
06 Feb 2003 13:17by Christer (Christer)
				I do not think that the mismatch makes any big difference. The height of the tyres are more crucial, especially if you have different tyres on the rear axle and a limited-slip differential. This may cause increased wear on the limited-slip unit.