Day 2 parts discussion

[Salvatore]

Lets work on Eddie. He can't keep all those cars as showroom. They never were meant for that! Don Yenko would be mad at him!

[olredalert]

----Thanks Whitetop! Thats interesting stuff. What part of Ohio are you from? Im from Medina and dont remember Custom Chrome, but have been gone from that area for many years. Actually I dont remember any chrome platers from that area, but then at my age the memory does slip just a bit......Bill S

[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!!

[68l30]

Bill, Custom Chrome is on Rt. 57 in Grafton...Best platers around hands down!


Steve

[black69]

whitetop, I bow in your general direction. Man you know your stuff. I had no idea there was the potential for different looking chrome out there. wow.
that really helped as one would think some nos wheels up front would blend with new wheels in back.

on a side note, for cragar lovers, cragar STILL will make custom offets for any SS wheel. If the 80s/90s 15x12's do not fit perfectly when I test fit them here soon, I will be on the path of a custom offet. Only $50 per wheel charge. new chrome.

[PxTx]

Yes, they do custom offset. Be sure to specify that you want unilug centers. Maybe the 80/90 designation is enough. The non-unilug setup now takes traditional acorn lug nuts and ruin's the look I have grown to love.

Somthing about those mag wheel shouldered lugs with the chunky washers that just looks right, compared to the well and acorn lug sits in.

[whitetop]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: black69</div><div class="ubbcode-body">whitetop, I bow in your general direction. Man you know your stuff. I had no idea there was the potential for different looking chrome out there. wow.
that really helped as one would think some nos wheels up front would blend with new wheels in back.

on a side note, for cragar lovers, cragar STILL will make custom offets for any SS wheel. If the 80s/90s 15x12's do not fit perfectly when I test fit them here soon, I will be on the path of a custom offet. Only $50 per wheel charge. new chrome.

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Couple of years ago Cragar changed their wheel mold and went to a flat spoke on the SS. You can see it in this pic. Kinda looks like the old AMT model kits that had Cragars, that while called Cragars you knew they where not right. The originals had a curved spoke. Besides coloring the new ones are not even close to the originals. If yuo are a stickler for original, very good used and new ones with the curved spoke are still on the 'bay every so often but you have to be patient.



Here is an old set..you can see the curvature on the spokes. Of course 99 percent of the people out there don't know there is a difference and to be honest don't care.

http://cgi.ebay.com/set-vintage-Cragar-S...=item4cf950510e

[whitetop]

Here is a good shot of an early nos Cragar with the fogged in painted lug nut pockets. All early pre mid 80's Cragars were this way. The new ones have a deep rich chrome in the lug nut pockets and too me look too blingey.

Some of the nos Cragars I have have more paint and some less less in the pockets.

[black69]

well its a bummer the mint wheels I test fitted are sticking out 1 inch past the lip. I wanted it to stop at the lip. time for a custom offset.

[Salvatore]

well they do NOT look bad!