Wheels / Tires: chrome wheels - will they fit?

[leonard]

I WAS LOOKING AT THE LATEST EDITION OF TURNING WHEELS [ JULY 2015 ] WHEN THE J C TAYLOR ADVERTISEMENT ON PAGE 63 CAUGHT MY EYE. PICTURED 1964 STUDEBAKER CRUISER WITH CHROME WHEELS. QUESTION, ANYONE KNOW WHAT BRAND THE WHEEL WERE ? price ? AND WOULD THEY FIT MY 64 CRUISER WITH DISC BRAKES. THANKS IN ADVANCE. LEONARD

[Corvanti]

the wheels look like Halibrand mags to me, with spinners attached. both the wheel and spinner are available as new "runs" by some folks that i saw here on the forum a few days ago.

[Corvanti]

here: http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.c...ight=Halibrand

and here: http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.c...ight=Halibrand

and on page#33 of June's TW, there's an ad for them.

[Corvanti]

the website appears to have 15 inch wheels available: http://www.realrodderswheels.biz/

i know nothing about the vendor(s)...

just trying to help!

[LarkTruck]

I don't think leonard is talking about the Halibrand Ad, he is talking about the J C Taylor Ad with the Cruiser that is sporting what appears to Cragar SS Mag Wheels.
JS

[Corvanti]

^ that's possibly so. it seems the J.C. Taylor isn't a "real" picture and has some shading added to the wheels and other photoshopping.

idk, i was just trying to help. the Cragars (or similar) are probably less expensive...

[Studebakercenteroforegon]

That particular Cruiser used to be a local car - it is a '65 not a '64 although there are no clues showing that - and yes, those are indeed Cragar style wheels. Cragar wheels are unique in that the die cast aluminum center has 5 steel inserts cast in which are then welded to the steel rim. Sturdier construction that the average "mag" style wheel cast from aluminum.

[dean pearson]

I WAS LOOKING AT THE LATEST EDITION OF TURNING WHEELS [ JULY 2015 ] WHEN THE J C TAYLOR ADVERTISEMENT ON PAGE 63 CAUGHT MY EYE. PICTURED 1964 STUDEBAKER CRUISER WITH CHROME WHEELS. QUESTION, ANYONE KNOW WHAT BRAND THE WHEEL WERE ? price ? AND WOULD THEY FIT MY 64 CRUISER WITH DISC BRAKES. THANKS IN ADVANCE. LEONARD

We're not deaf, you don't have to yell at us.

Dean.

[Corvanti]

Ok, I'm tired of being wrong. from now on, i suppose i should limit my posts to what i've done, not what i've read or thought i've seen on other threads, etc.

idk, having a bad day...

[leonard]

sorry I forgot that my caps lock was on. I will have another jack shot of crown royal in your honor.

[leonard]

thank you for the info,i will check it out.

[leonard]

I checked out the cragar chrome wheels and found to my amazement that the cragar wheels will not be available for my 64 cruiser according to summit racing,i then checked out the chrome looking mag wheel hub caps and they to would not be aviable for my crusier. is the wheel on the 64 cruiser a special wheel?thanks in advance. leonard

[Skip Lackie]

You didn't say what size you were looking for, but I find a series 390 in 15x6" with 2 5/8" backspacing, and series 500C in 15 x 7" with 4" backspacing. Both with 5 x 4.5" BP. Both styles appear to be nearly identical to the wheel that's in the JC Taylor ad.

[leonard]

thank you for the info. I will check it out. leonard

[Buzzard]

ET II mag wheels (from the late 60's) were produced in a similar production method and they actually worked pretty well. I had 15 x 7 units on my '63 GT Hawk and they worked fine.
Bill