Cragar S/S history questions

[John Brown]

The late 60's/early 70's 15x4's took different diameter center caps from the rest of the Cragars.

[ASTROJET]

I have some NOS ones in a box,are they All dated?

[njsteve]

Ths is the date code on my original 1970 rims:



The box goes from "J" January to "D" December along the top and says "70" for 1970. I have no idea how to read the braille dots. Later rims actually were stamped with a more traditional month and year inside the rim (not accesable if the tire is mounted)

[copo69]

I found a 3 yr. old email from Whitetop (wish he were still on here, as his day 2 knowledge is missed). Here's what he said:

Greg
The new ones are 15x4.5 while the pre 2000 versions were always 15x4. Look
for the early style 15x4 from '67-74 era. The spokes/rim where a lot different.
The '74-2000 ones had a very ugly spoke design. -kinda fat looking. Very hard
to explain. The new 15x4.5 actually look closer to the '67-'74 versions other
than being 4.5 wide.
Crgar also changed the center cap about 1974. The old ones before that had no
registartion symbol and the edge of the cap was more squarer and the
lettering was a little different.
The caps today are way way off.
If you find a set that needs replated you will have to cut them apart
yourself and send to www.platecorp.com They are one of the very few last chrome
shops in the uS that still uses Hex Chrome just like Cragar. Any other chrome via
Pauls, Custom Chrome, Advanced plating etc is way off. EPA chrome that 99% of
the shops are forced to use is very "dark" Hex chrome is almost white and
has a very light bluish cast. If you have a set that needs done do it know
because Hex chrome is being epa'ed out. Unless you want to send them to Mexico or
china like cragar.

Figure about $200 per wheel for plating. If the rims are rusty or pitted they
either will not do them or charge you an arm and a leg.
Hope this helps
Dave

[njsteve]

I guess "platecorp" is out of business since the link you have gets you a photo of a hot chick and a search engine for paper plate products.

[copo69]

I assume it is gone. This email was from 2005 and when I couldn't find it I started this thread. Was cleaning up old folders the other evening and found it.