Day 2 parts discussion

[whitetop]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: olredalert</div><div class="ubbcode-body">----Im curious as to weather the whole Crager wheel was made in Mexico or only the part you saw that was stamped &quot;made in Mexico&quot;???......Bill S </div></div>

The whole wheel was made in Mexico. Cragar made them in both the US and Mexico. I have a bunch of nos Cragars and some of the boxes say made in Mexico and some made in USA. I don't necessarily think they made them in Mexico to save money as some of the wheels I have are made in the US after the Mexican ones. Maybe they used Mexico at the time to meet demand??


Chrome is also way different than early Cragars. New ones are more shinier/deep and use a
darker chrome if you compare them side by side. Early ones used a &quot;white&quot; hexevelant chrome which I believe has been banned in the US for some time but a version of hexevelant chrome is still available IIR. I can't remember the official name of the chrome they used so that term might be incorrect but it is no longer available in the US. White hexevelant chrome was an industrial chrome they used on sink fixtures and curtain rods etc.

I learned about white hexevelant chrome the hard way = $$$. Had Pauls Chrome and also Stockton wheel replate some wheels-the color comparison was like an Oreo cookie versus the nos wheels I had. The new replated chrome was shinier and better but it would have been noticable on the car if I used my NOS rears. If you have all four replated most people would not notice or not know there was a difference from the originals anyway

[mockingbird812]

Good info whitetop! Much appreciated.

[Plowman]

x2 on that whitetop.

[six-corners]

Thank you VERY much. Just this past weekend I was talking to a friend about older Cragars vs. the newer ones. I had no proof on my observations, now I have something to send him regarding this subject. Thank you again!!

[brent396]

Just got thease back from pauls 15x4 4 3/4 bolt

[brent396]

Thease are orginals and tires bought them from a guy who said he bought them in 68 15x4 4 3/4 not as shiny as the ones i had done at pauls

[brent396]

Thease are my Fenton Gyros 15 x 3.5 for my GTX

[black69]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: brent396</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Just got thease back from pauls 15x4 4 3/4 bolt </div></div>

those are just beautiful!

I finally got my day-2 cragar order in with jegs, found them to be the cheapest.

15 x 10 cragar with custom offset (4 3/4 vs 4 1/4): $179 each, at my door in 2 weeks. includes cap.

I also ordered M&amp;H N50 racemasters directly from racemaster (they were very very helpful). here are the N50's (hit the play video):

http://www.mandhtires.com/store.php?...on=show_detail

With a custom wheel offset, I dont have to change my spring offset, and the tire comes to the edge of the lip just like I want (like kevin suydam's cuda). The racemaster tires are 1 inch narrower than the mickey thompsons (on top tread and side to side wall dimension), btw.

went with the unilug look vs direct drill , like others suggested, it is also the look I am used to.

I can always spray the lug area silver frost to try to fool a few [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

[C1SS396]

Bought these from a local guy this weekend 15x4 Keystones 4 3/4 bolt pattern ..

[SS427]

Figures you would have the in depth info. That is why you are an asset here. Welcome back!