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magnums or cragar ss????????????

Started by gordo1968charger, October 11, 2008, 05:18:44 AM

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gordo1968charger

hoping to get some new tyres and wheels in the next couple of months,narrowed my selection down to either magnum 500s or cragar ss.15 inch
10 inch width on the back and 8 on the front.
what do you guys think i should go for?
68 charger+4 kids=2 jobs

superduperbee


1BAD68

cant go wrong either way with those two choices, but if it were me I'd go with the Cragars.


mikepmcs

I'm the oddball, Magnum 500's all the way. 
Life isn't Father Knows Best anymore, it's a kick in the face on a saturday night with a steel toed grip kodiak work boot and a trip to the hospital all bloodied and bashed.....for reconstructive surgery. But, what doesn't kill us, makes us stronger, right?

Charger-Bodie

Quote from: mikepmcs on October 11, 2008, 10:12:27 AM
I'm the oddball, Magnum 500's all the way. 


Not anymore.....Magnums all the way!!
68 Charger R/t white with black v/t and red tailstripe. 440 4 speed ,black interior
68 383 auto with a/c and power windows. Now 440 4 speed jj1 gold black interior .
My Charger is a hybrid car, it burns gas and rubber............

Ghoste


ac_knight

Dont get unalug, they suck.  Have them on my charger now, it came with them.  I wsas driving it to a friend's house to have him do some work on it.  I saw things shoot across the road from underneath my car.  I thought it might have been a rock or something, boy was I wrong.  It was my lug nuts working themselves loose, and flying across the road.  Eventually I lost my left front tire, damaged my fender, and about lost my lunch over the whole mess.  Guy at the tire place said he has had numerous reports of Cragers unalug doing this.  So beware, if you go Crager, stay far away from unalug.

ACUDANUT

Cragar uniligs are fine. Just recheck them often and keep those lugs nuts tight.!!

71 Bee Man

Quote from: gordo1968charger on October 11, 2008, 05:18:44 AM
hoping to get some new tyres and wheels in the next couple of months,narrowed my selection down to either magnum 500s or cragar ss.15 inch
10 inch width on the back and 8 on the front.
what do you guys think i should go for?

I take it they're for a 68 Charger right ?

I'd go the 500's. Not convinced in Uni - lug wheels and just think standard type wheels look better.

Peter
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John_Kunkel


Cragars and Magnums, the only two wheels I truly love so go either way and you'll be a kindered spirit.
Pardon me but my karma just ran over your dogma.

Steve P.

I agree with John. Both are great looking wheels.. I am a big fan of the Cragar S/S wheels but much preferred the direct bolt pattern of old. So, toss up here........
Steve P.
Holiday, Florida

gordo1968charger

thanks for the input
still no further on.
i was at a cruise in florida in august and every mopar had either magnums or cragars.
before i went it was cragars all the way(check out vegas mikes charger,who s car should be a poster for cragars!)
while i was there i was thinking of magnums
my final decision will probably be what i choose when i have the money available
68 charger+4 kids=2 jobs

Steve P.

YES.....    VegasMike's charger should be on a poster.. Hahaha...  That car IS bad ass... Every bit of it....
Steve P.
Holiday, Florida

craigandlynda

cragar SS were big back in the early-mid sixties (showing my age); by 68 they had some competition...and the original style charger wheels would keep that "factory hi-po" look going...so either would look good...i prefer the ss for street use...500's for show...but in either case, you'll stay out of trouble if you keep your nuts on tight... :Twocents:

Ghoste

Good advice for many aspects of life.  :icon_smile_wink:

Martian R/T

I ran that set up Cragar SS on my Charger for years with uni-lugs and never had a problem, I recently changed them out for the 14" Rallye wheels that I had on there before, and I really like them, it's amazing what a few years will do for your taste in wheels and tires, back then I hated the stock size tires, but now I think its looks better, I always liked the look of the Rallye wheels over the the magnum, I never liked that oversize center cap, they look good with the short Ford cap but that is a different discussion all together. :2thumbs:
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Nacho-RT74

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tan top

both look good  :think:   would be a tough decision for me  :scratchchin:
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Mopar2Ya


1970 Charger R/T
2006 GC SRT8

WingCharger

I prefer Recall's, but  Cragers win  here. :drool5: :2thumbs:

hemi-hampton

Cragars like on my car. These been on there since the 70's. LEON.

gordo1968charger

leon,the cragars do look jim dandy :2thumbs:
if my credit cards were nt maxed out,i d order myself some this morning
68 charger+4 kids=2 jobs

gordo1968charger

i take it they are 295/50/15 on the rear?
68 charger+4 kids=2 jobs