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Author:  '74 Sport [ Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:51 am ]
Post subject:  Did Chrysler use 16" wheels on any vehicles?
I have been trying for quite some time to figure out a wheel/tire combination to use as a spare in my son's '74 Dart Sport. I want it to sit down into the spare tire well, below the trunk floor, so the fiberboard spare cover and vinyl mat I bought will produce a flat finished surface. The stock tires are too tall by a couple of inches, causing a hump in the floor. A 15" Ford donut spare fits down into the well perfectly, and has the correct 5x4-1/2" bolt pattern, but the center hub hole is too small and the tire height is way too short.

Yesterday, I think I saw the answer to my problem.
At a local tire shop, we tried a 16" donut spare with a 145/80-16 tire. It fits the spare well just fine, but the wheel's bolt pattern was some type of multi-lug pattern and nothing close to our LBP.

So, did Chrysler use 16" wheels with the 5x4-1/2" bolt pattern on any of their cars? If not, I'll have to try and hunt down one from a Ford. :roll:

Thanks,
Jerry
Author:  SlantSixDan [ Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:00 am ]
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No 16" wheels on any RWD Chrysler Corp. passenger car.
Author:  '74 Sport [ Thu Nov 16, 2006 12:10 pm ]
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Dan,
I was told to look at the wheels on an Intrepid. Is it a FWD car, and does it really matter?

Jerry
Author:  68Valiant [ Thu Nov 16, 2006 1:47 pm ]
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I used a donut on my 71 Dodge Charger due to the fact that my fuel cell took up all the trunk space. If I am not mistaken it came from a mid '80's Diplomat/Fury. Now, as you know, the Charger is the big bolt pattern but it had a second set of holes to it which was a "smaller" bolt pattern but I do not know if it was "the" small bolt chrysler pattern. Hope this helps.

Russ
Author:  emsvitil [ Thu Nov 16, 2006 1:50 pm ]
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Dan,
I was told to look at the wheels on an Intrepid. Is it a FWD car, and does it really matter?

Jerry

You don't want to use a FWD wheel. The wheel offset is wrong and will put the tire inward too much and it may interfere with the suspension.
Author:  '74 Sport [ Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:04 pm ]
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I'll have to look at that, if I can find one. I wonder if the offset is going to be an issue for such a skinny tire. See why it's taking so long to resolve this? As far as I can tell, no one has had the single perfect answer.

Jerry
Author:  Joshie225 [ Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:14 pm ]
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You can open up the center on the Ford spare to fit. The size difference is pretty small. You might look for a Mustang Cobra spare as they are larger to clear the huge 13" brakes.

Yes, Intrepids have the same 4.5" bolt pattern and my '96 Intrepid wears 16s. See if it bolts on and clears everything. You might end up having to find a wheel that fits and change the tire to get the diameter you want.
Author:  SlantSixDan [ Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:23 pm ]
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Dan,
I was told to look at the wheels on an Intrepid. Is it a FWD car, and does it really matter?
Yes and yes. FWD wheels have the wrong offset for use on a RWD application.
Author:  440_Magnum [ Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:25 pm ]
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Dan,
I was told to look at the wheels on an Intrepid. Is it a FWD car, and does it really matter?

Jerry

You don't want to use a FWD wheel. The wheel offset is wrong and will put the tire inward too much and it may interfere with the suspension.
Not to mention that (IIRC) the bolt spacing is metric on Chrysler FWDs. It will reportedly slide on the studs of a large-bolt-pattern rear-drive hub, but it won't be *quite* right and so the lugnuts won't center down in the holes correctly.
Author:  SlantSixDan [ Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:50 pm ]
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the bolt spacing is metric on Chrysler FWDs.
...except for the LH cars and certain other contemporaries of the LH cars, which have an actual, real, non-metric 4½" bolt circle.

The K-car based FWDs all had 5x100mm, except the large (Grand) minivans which had 5x115mm.
Author:  '74 Sport [ Thu Nov 16, 2006 3:17 pm ]
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Thanks, Josh.
I thought about relieving the inside of the hub circle on the Ford donut spare, but its overall height is several inches shorter than the tires on Aaron's car. So, now I'm taking it back to the yard and looking for something else taller.

Jerry
Author:  sireland67 [ Thu Nov 16, 2006 5:41 pm ]
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My 71 d100 truck came from the factory with 16" 5 x 4.5" bolt pattern rims.
So look for trucks is that era for a wheel.
I still have one left that I use for a spare that I might get rid of.
Shawn
Author:  '74 Sport [ Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:34 pm ]
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Shawn,
How wide is the 16" rim?

Jerry
Author:  Patrick Devlin [ Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:04 pm ]
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You could always get a custom wheel made. It might not be as expensive as you think. I have used Stockton Wheel Service in the past with good results. They were a little slow, but would make whatever I wanted. http://www.stocktonwheel.com/

There are lots of other custom wheel shops you could ask as well. They might have what you are looking for right on the shelf. I'd give Stockton a call and ask for suggestions.
Author:  sick6 [ Fri Nov 17, 2006 4:09 am ]
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in theory, couldn't you order a set of rims for an intrepid then with a different offset? there must be a custom shop already doing that for those folks who like goofy spinners and other such things.......

just an idea.
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