Coronet wheels

which wheel treatment

  • 68 deluxe wheel cover

    Votes: 7 13.5%

  • 68 dodge optional wheel cover

    Votes: 13 25.0%

  • the 69/70 road wheel with trim ring

    Votes: 32 61.5%
  • Total voters
    52
  • Poll closed .
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furyus2 said:
Road wheels. Those full wheel covers are just plain ugly. Steelies and dog dishes are nice.
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I was going with dog dishes at first and I had found some that were absolutely perfect. however, when I acquired them I didn't realize 68 had a different cap than 66. Then I also found out the 66 cap is a larger diameter so they wont even fit on my wheels and I think its too much hassle to go round up the 66- to make the caps work, so the caps are now for sale.
 

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I voted for the '68 deluxe wheel covers.
If you go with 15'' wheels, what will you use then?
 
Dartnut said:
I voted for the '68 deluxe wheel covers.
If you go with 15'' wheels, what will you use then?
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I really wanted to stay with 14s if possible although 15s have crossed my mind because I have wondered if C-body disk brakes would work on this car and if they do, they restrict you to 15s

ideally I would just stay with 14s because I am one of those people who doesn't need wild or really wild tires. lol

usually I would do like 215/75/R14 maybe 225/75/R14

I would prefer a taller tire over a wide one because I don't like cars sitting low, I like the tall tire to lift the car up a bit.
 
Dartnut said:
I voted for the '68 deluxe wheel covers.
If you go with 15'' wheels, what will you use then?
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I do like the deluxe, they are what I have on my 69 dart with white walls, I love that classic late 60s sears parking lot look lol

they are original to the dart as part of the "white hat special"
 

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Dodge fever ....catch it and don't forget your white cowboy hat :D:D

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5Y__01sk64"]1968 Dodge Coronet 500 Wagon TV Ad - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VGnWOj66EI"]1969 Dodge Dart Commercial White Hat Special - YouTube[/ame]
 
Are these the same as the optional covers ? These are supposed to be factory covers for 68 GTS that came with my car.
 

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MOPARMITCH said:
Are these the same as the optional covers ? These are supposed to be factory covers for 68 GTS that came with my car.
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nope, those are not the same but they were optional as well ....those are mag style (code 587). if I had a set of those, I would use them without debate but those are a lot harder to find and worth a lot more than the lightweight and more common deluxe cover.
 
Gloss black steels with chrome lug nuts
 
None of them. I would donate all those wheel covers to the Bradys wagon next door.

My choice would be the 15" poverty cap on the next page.

Go with a 15"x 7" stock steelie, white letter out tire, and a set of those poverty caps. Done. :burnout:

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If those are 15" dog dishes you have, thats what I would work with.
Find a set of 15"x 7" steel wheels.
Or go with black rims chrome lugs, for a mean look.
 

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Rainy Day Auto said:
because I don't have the right dog dishes otherwise that would be a great choice :)
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....but your wagon has R/T emblems, and bucket seats....why would different hub caps matter? I vote 15 inch steel rims or 15 chrome magnum rims like the other wagon pictures.
 
66340SEDAN said:
....but your wagon has R/T emblems, and bucket seats....why would different hub caps matter? I vote 15 inch steel rims or 15 chrome magnum rims like the other wagon pictures.
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I don't have the right wheels with the 10 inch hub for the caps to physically fit and I don't have the chrome magnum wheels either.

its not about being correct, its that I don't have those choices.
 
If you go with the Charger hubcaps, keep in mind that it could get really expensive. In the movie they went through 9 caps in like three minutes. :D
 
Rainy Day Auto said:
I don't have the right wheels with the 10 inch hub for the caps to physically fit and I don't have the chrome magnum wheels either.

its not about being correct, its that I don't have those choices.
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You got the choice of gloss black with chromienuts.

Jus' Sayin...
 
Dang, I haven't responded yet. I like the Road wheels but I see someone posted body colored steel wheels and Dog dish caps. Those are cool too! tmm
 
I say road wheels and red lines -just like a "Hot Wheels" car! And you'll never have to chase after a hubcap if ya hit a bump! BTW-that comment was funny about rust and eastern cars-up in Ohio ,rust is our state mineral! On quiet nights you can hear a Ford rust!
 
Revhendo said:
If you go with the Charger hubcaps, keep in mind that it could get really expensive. In the movie they went through 9 caps in like three minutes. :D
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Yeah, lol
And they are HEAVY too, my '69 Coronet 4 door had them.
What a PITA to install, but they looked good.......
 
I had one of those dog dishes your looking for but it went to a guy in germany....i regret selling it now i love the look of them.
 
I admit I paint all my rims body color, and throw a set of dog caps on them. I do have 4 sbp reverve chrome rims, 14 x bout 6 1/2 if I remember. one pair has good chrome and the other 2 I had sandblasted and painted.one back of 65 cuda and 65 dart. ( found them in bone yard for $20 total if I pull).
I want a pair of fairly narrow 14 in sbp mags ( like torque thrust) for the front of one. just me.. now where did I plant that money $$$ tree!?????? don't remember.
 
Johnny Dart said:
None of them. I would donate all those wheel covers to the Bradys wagon next door.

My choice would be the 15" poverty cap on the next page.

Go with a 15"x 7" stock steelie, white letter out tire, and a set of those poverty caps. Done. :burnout:

Edit:
If those are 15" dog dishes you have, thats what I would work with.
Find a set of 15"x 7" steel wheels.
Or go with black rims chrome lugs, for a mean look.
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This is sweet...^^^( green wagon,basic black rims,caps..)
 
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