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The Clippers used a 4 1/2 bolt circle which is very common to all sorts of Chrysler products. Back when they were more common, you could go and get Chrysler 5th Avenue/Volare/Aspen/Diplomat wheels at the junkyard and bolt them right on. It is no significant issue to drill a hole for the alignment stud.
Posted on: 2014/5/14 20:27
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Ross,
Thanks - I appreciate it. You have opened a new world of wheels (that used to be a name of a car show) for me! Nick
Posted on: 2014/5/15 12:51
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find the stock wheel offset also and be within a few mm, and have a tire shop shim the hub opening to fit snug. Bolt pattern is the beginning of fit, not the end
Posted on: 2014/5/15 13:14
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1980 Dodge 1/2 ton wheel will fit my 56 Exec just fine. Slight offset difference but not a problem. For any substitute wheel it mite be necessary to oopen up the centre pilot. Altho such practice is frowned upon thete is absolutly nothing wrong with opening it up. Unless u plan to tow 3ton airstreams thru the rockies or some other similar excessive demand.
Posted on: 2014/5/15 13:27
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VAPOR LOCK demystified: See paragraph SEVEN of PMCC documentaion as listed in post #11 of the following thread:f
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Ross,
So it seems that you are saying that the Chrysler models you mentioned also have the alignment stud and can go on the '55 Packard Clipper with no modification. Sound right? Thanks, Nick PS - How can I setup alert to get email when someone replies to a post thread I am in?
Posted on: 2014/5/15 13:59
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PS - How can I setup alert to get email when someone replies to a post thread I am in? When you click reply and type your message, there are check boxes under the message box. One says "notify me of new posts in this thread". If you check it, you should get the notifications.
Posted on: 2014/5/15 14:11
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On the Chrysler wheels you will have to drill a hole for the alignment stud. Also, they will not accept the bottlecap hubcaps if that is important to you.
Posted on: 2014/5/15 17:11
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You might also want to try wheels like this - maybe give Coker a call to discuss:
http://www.cokertire.com/wheels/solid-wheel-primed.html
Posted on: 2014/5/19 18:02
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1955 Packard Clipper Super https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/registry/index.php?Action=view&ID=1515
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