stratus steel wheel...oops

[3XBrownCutty]

Had a little run-in with a curb tonight with my parents/sisters '98 Stratus. Has 14" steel wheels, the back pass. Wheels lip got pushed in quite a bit. It still holds air, but you can see the tire is pushed in as well.

http://cpwstore.carpartswholesale.c...tus+replacement+steel+steel+wheel+stl02064u45
Need something like this, but have to do it descretely (my parents wouldn't like how this happend :shock: ) There is a junkyard a couple miles from my house. If I can't find a steeie from a stratus, how do I find the miscellanious wheels backspacing as well as bolt pattern. HELP!!!!!

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

Well, it probably interchanges with a variety of Chrysler products. All of the cloud cars (Cirrus, Stratus, Breeze) should use the same wheel. I would also look at Neons, and if you can, have the yard run a Hollander listing on it. That should tell you the complete interchange list for these cars. If you are lucky, it may even be shared with a Mitsubishi model as Chrysler and Mitsu did a bit of platform sharing in the 90's. In terms of Mitsubishi's that MAY match, think Galant and Eclipse as being the most likely.

 

[hujass]

The bolt pattern on the Dodge Stratus sedan was 5x100. This is a very common pattern that was used on many different makes and models so finding a replacement steel wheel shouldn't be too hard. http://www.speedstash.com/wheelguide.html

 

[Doober]

Check out your local tire store, they'll likely have/be able to order one if you can't find one at a junkyard.

 

[3XBrownCutty]

Thanks guys, this really helps a ton. You guys are the best!!! Now I just have to wait 'till tuesday.

 

[crappycutlass]

burn the car in a field and say it was stolen.

 

[8.2litreImportEater]

pulling e-brakes will do that lol.......ya it is quite a common rim, I bent one on my parents 95 grand caravan, there are tons of them out there

 

[3XBrownCutty]

crappycutlass Posted: burn the car in a field and say it was stolen.

:lol: I would, but then I would have to drive my cutlass in the horribly salty Pa Winter. Oh yeah, and my sister would have to drive it as well, I'm gonna pass on that.

My sisters driving+RWD+winter=at least a fender bender...in my newly painted cutty :lol:

Thanks 8.2 :lol: I know someday in the future I'll tell my parents, and we'll all laugh about this .

I have witnessed my dad telling his mom stories about what him and the neighborhood kids used to do, like rolling big snowballs down hills that hit cars :lol: . One time the guy got out of the car, and started walking up the hill after him and his buddies, so they pelted him with snowballs and ran. The guy followed them in his car, but they escaped to his one friends houses, where the kids mom had chocolate chip cookies for them. They called that the chocolate chip cookie night to keep it on the DL so their parents wouldnt find out :lol:

 

[3XBrownCutty]

whew.... I got everything done, cost me $47 though. I literally was looking for change around the house, paid $2.25 in dimes and a quarter for just barely enough gas to get me to the junkyard and to the tire place. Had to steal $2 from my dads big pile 'o one dollar bills :shock: Damn I need a job. I'm so relieved, and feel really stupid....I just had to pull that e-brake.....

Well another lesson learned. Thanks guys.

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

I used to do that all the time in my 1995 Sentra. In fact, pretty much everyone used to do that in that car...lol. Once I was E-Braking to turn into my driveway and over rotated, almost taking out the mail box!