Wheel Vintiques "Mopar Rallyes" (67 Barracuda)

Mine is a Fastback as well. Old wheels are US Indy aluminum mags. They have 3.375" backspace so plenty of room on them. I didn't have any mopar OEM wheels to compare. As I mentioned the upper ball joints currently in the frames have the square head on them and if they are installed with the flat side of the square parallel with the wheel it looks like there may could be between 3/16" and 1/4".

I just pulled off the other front wheel and the upper ball joint on that side is rotated so that one of the 90deg corners is toward the rim, so there looks to be even less clearance. New ball joints may have a round head on the top? Not certain on that.

***Also, regarding the tight fitting center hole I just got off the phone with the Manufacturing Tech Support group at Wheel Vintiques and spoke to them about the tight fit and that my hub dia was 2.309". The Tech there pulled up the spec for the 14x6 (5x4) 4.00" BS and told me I shouldn't have any trouble putting their wheel on the car because the hole should be 2.75" dia. I assured them it was not even close to 2.75" dia and that the holes in my wheels were ~ 2.306".

I asked them again if we were looking at the same wheel item number and they said yes, the spec they were looking at was for the SBP mopar rallye 6.00" width, 4.00" Back Set, 5x4. They said the 14x7 SBP (4.25" BS) should have the same 2.75" dia center hole. The 7's I ordered in this set also have the same 2.306" dia. center hole.

WV tech said that I needed to return them to where I purchased them and have them to get with WV to exchange the wheels and get the correct ones. From that conversation it sounds like a production run mistake on the manufacturing line.

I just like the Rallyes and wanted to dress up the car, since it has brand new paint job after taken down to bare metal and come back up. I have seen a few Barracudas of the 67 body style on FABO with the Rallyes. I couldn't tell if they were original Mopar manufactured wheels or aftermarket reproductions.


I am going to replace all BJ's, Tie Rods, Sleeves, Upper A-Frame bushings/lower bushings, torsion bar bushings (if they have them), drag link, brakes etc so I should be good on the tightness of the front end when I'm done. I may get another K-Frame and start with it. Engine and tranny are out of the car, so no better time than now to do all of this work.

Thanks. Appreciate it.