Idiots at American Tire

Um, they've been using left hand threads before they went to studs. ...
For sure, and hardly a Chrysler thing. Tire Rack and others have lists of studs and bolt patterns. I recall many manufacturers had LH threads on the driver's side in the 1960's, including Japanese cars. At some point, most decided the advantage of not loosening under use was out-weighed by avoiding confusion for owners and shops, so switched to all RH threads. You still find LH threads on road bicycle left pedal to crank arm interface (1/2"-20 tpi LH). Male bicyclists don't like the pedal unscrewing, dropping their gonads onto the cross-bar.