Custome Width Cragars

[Newman]

Just cant do the cash and carry on a set of customs without pre-ordering. Want to be able to put 275/60/15s on the back of my Nova so need 15x8 with 5.5" backspacing. Just wanted to make sure Newstalgia was as good or better than Jegs / Summit or "other". I have to ship to the border.

[Salvatore]

not sure Cragars SS were ever 3.5". I thought they were but got schooled in that department. 15X4 for the Cragar SS wheels I believe. I ran them on the front for years and had no problems with that width.

[1967 4K]

A couple years back i bought a set of 15x3.5 they were stamped For Drag Racing Only on the inside. Sold them to a guy who put em on a 55 gasser. Last summer i bought a couple of 15x4 and they are not stamped on the inside. You could see the difference and measurement both. I think back in the day Cragar made both widths.

[whitetop]

Cragar SS were NEVER made in 15 x3.5.

Always 15x4 up until late 1990's or early 2000 they went to 4.5

Cragar Super Tricks were made in 15 x 3.5


15 x 4 Cragars always had "For Drag Use only" stamped on the rim...

I was told specificaly by a Cragar rep the reason they went to 15 x4.5 was due to the fact guys were running them on the street and 15x4's were just too skinny-(tires rolling off the rim on high speed turns etc, more breakage)-it was all due for legal/liability reasons-even though the 15x4's had stamped for drag use only on them.

[Salvatore]

so there you go Newman. This case is closed. 15x4's are fine as long as your not trying to run the obstacle course with them.