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1966 B BODY 426 Hemi steel wheel info? #1979513
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Looking for info on wheel size and part numbers if available for 1966 B body steel wheels that were available with 426 Hemi optioned cars. Photos of original wheels & parts number info would be awesome. Thanks! Joe


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Re: 1966 B BODY 426 Hemi steel wheel info? [Re: 70gtx440dana] #1979519
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14x5.5" with 5-holes between the 5-stud holes (10-holes)

STANDARD on all '66 Chargers due to STANDARD spinner wheel cover (& included on all other b-bodies w/HEMI OPTION)

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Originally Posted By 6bblgt
14x5.5" with 5-holes between the 5-stud holes (10-holes)

STANDARD on all '66 Chargers due to STANDARD spinner wheel cover (& included on all other b-bodies w/HEMI OPTION)



Thanks!!! Were these wheels used on other years as well? Are there any part numbers stamped into them? Thanks again! Joe


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1966 only, no part numbers or pentastar. 67 wheels looked the same but only one or two extra holes instead of 5, depending on plant or date.

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Correct, no part#'s, and 66's didn't have date codes, neither did early 67's, but late 67's did.

Here is a 67 wheel that I photo shopped to appear like a correct 66 wheel (I added the extra holes between the lugs). The second pic is a correct 67 wheel for comparisons.

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Here's the stamping by the valve stem, 66/67 looked the same. In 1966 they came on Hemi cars, B-body station wagons, and possibly 383 B-body cars.

In 67 they came on Hemi and 440 B-body cars and B-body station wagons,

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Originally Posted By ScottSmith_Harms
Correct, no part#'s, and 66's didn't have date codes, neither did early 67's, but late 67's did.

Here is a 67 wheel that I photo shopped to appear like a correct 66 wheel (I added the extra holes between the lugs). The second pic is a correct 67 wheel for comparisons.


What was the purpose of the extra holes?


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No purpose, just a vestige from the old tapered axle days.

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Originally Posted By ScottSmith_Harms
No purpose, just a vestige from the old tapered axle days.


Makes sense


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I had a 67 383 belvedere II that had HD suspension with 11" brakes, sway bar, 323 sure grip, 26" radiator no A/C. It had these 5.5 " wheels, 5 of them with 7.75-14 tires. Car had the window sticker with it.

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Nanket, I don't doubt it a bit, I had not seen an original 67 383 car to confirm it but since 66 383's had them it makes sense.

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Thanks for all of the great info guys. Now I will have start the task of locating a set of these. Hopefully it's not an impossible task.


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I am ALWAYS looking for those and have only found a few sets in 20 years. The bigger problem is that most sellers who claim to have a "correct" set, don't, a LOT of misidentified examples floating around.

It's no easy task so good luck! Look for wagons and don't forget about 66 383 B-body 4 doors.

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I have sold these for the past 17 or so years, & have had VERY few of them too. Can't get any more of them. Some of these came in 14x6" as well - REALLY rare! Notice the small keyway in one of the small holes - most of them had this, but not all. The 15" ones are barely available.

14x6": http://www.classicchambered.com/rims/14-6pre.jpg
14.5.5": http://www.classicchambered.com/rims/1455.jpg
Even some 15": http://www.classicchambered.com/rims/a15.jpg


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I don't think the (10 hole) 14 x 5.5" wheels pictured in the link above are correct for '66 Hemi cars, as they have more backspacing and additional wheel cover "humps" around the rim shell. I pulled a few off '64 B-bodies.

The 15" wheels in the link are common on mid '60s pick-ups and vans.

I wonder about the (6 hole) 14 x 5.5" wheels posted by Scott, as my '66 Hemi Belvedere came with a set that appeared original to the car.

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I dug up this old pic I took of an original 66 hemi bluestreak tire and wheel I had 25+ years ago. Tire had never been taken off the rim yet. If I look at it with a magnifying glass you can see all 10 holes in it.

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It is possible that the 5 hole style came on some later 66 cars and also 10 hole wheels on early 67 cars. Having said that I have never seen an original car with either exception.

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Here is some 1966 hemi wheel pictures OP wanted.

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I know that this an old post, but I think that I just came across a set of 14x6 Hemi wheels made by Kelsey.

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I know that this an old post, but I think that I just came across a set of 14x6 Hemi wheels made by Kelsey.

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Valve stem

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66-67 Hemi width wheels were 14 x 5.5 (not 14 x 6.0)

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Mid 50's and late 50's full sized Chrysler's, Plymouths, and DeSoto's used the exact same looking 14" x 5.5" and 14" x 6" rims with the 10 holes and one of the small holes has the squared slot. Some of the rims had the 3 nubs for dog dish center hubcaps and some rims did not. They look exactly like the above pics.

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66-67 Hemi width wheels were 14 x 5.5 (not 14 x 6.0)
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I am sure that is true, but what I said before but I did not properly describe was both 5.5" and 6.0" width wheels were used back then . I think different models used different widths. Look on the forwardlook site, They have a category on tires and wheels and there are a few discussions there about the different wheels.

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After talking to some different people, I believe that these 14x6 wheels were original equipment on a 67 Belvedere II station wagon.

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Originally Posted By SethJof
After talking to some different people, I believe that these 14x6 wheels were original equipment on a 67 Belvedere II station wagon.


1967 B-bodies had 14x5.5" as the largest wheel. They also had only one extra small hole, not 10 like your shows.

In 66 67 and 68 14x6 wheels were on C-body's.

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1966 Hemi cars, B-body station wagons, and possibly B-body 383 cars came with the same 14 x 5.5" wheels. No 14 x 6.0 wheels came on 66 B-body cars. These wheels had 10 holes.

The same wheels were used on 1967 Street Hemi cars (as the standard steel wheel) and were also used on:

67 B-body wagons
67 440 (and Hemi) Chargers
67 GTX's
*And possibly on some other 383 equipped B-body cars

The 67 Wheels were 100% identical to the 66 wheels but only had 6 holes, 5 lug holes and 1 axle pin hole. It is possible that some early 67 cars got the 66 10 hole wheels but I have never seen a proven original that came this way.

After March of 1967 these wheels had stamped in date codes, there were no visible date codes on earlier versions.

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*Pics are of a matched set of 67 Hemi wheels dated 3-31 (March 31, 1967). the black wheel is single 67 Hemi wheel (the spare) from a different car spd'd November 1966.

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