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18" Pursuit Steel Wheels on R/T

7.7K views 10 replies 6 participants last post by  Sibian  
#1 ·
I know lots of people put steel wheels on their cars for the winter and I'm sure the answer I'm looking for is buried in one of the dozens of threads on this. Hoping for a quick answer so to save me some research time.

I'm looking at a '14 AWD R/T Charger with stock 19's. The brakes look significantly smaller than the pursuit BR9's. Will the 18" AWD Pursuit steel wheels bolt right on to this AWD R/T with correct offset and brake clearance?

If I get this AWD R/T, or another like it, I'd like to dump the stock rims and run the 18" steel wheels year-round. Just want to be sure it's a no-brainer on the wheels before I jump on an AWD R/T.
 
#5 ·
Thanks for that offer, but I don't think that would tell me if the 18" AWD steelies will fit on a '14 AWD R/T that came with 19" rims.

But your response makes me ask another question. Where/how did you get a '19 Pursuit? I was under the impression that only police fleets can purchase new Pursuits, and the mass unwashed (like you and me) can only purchased used ones. I've been looking for ultra low-miles used pursuits (some '17s and '18 show up from time to time with under 1000 miles, normally early lease returns or new-old unsold dealer stock). As an option to a real Pursuit, I'm also considering '13 and '14 R/T (I have to have the 5AT), and I'd put on the steel wheels, remove the spoiler, add a push bar, for a pursuit clone. This gets me high-end audio options and other creature comforts that the Pursuit doesn't have, but still have the look.

However, I'd really like those bigger brakes, HD suspension, the other nice Pursuit stuff (and the 18" tires), which I need on my back roads.

Did you buy a new Pursuit, or fall into one of those nice used deals?
 
#7 ·
I did miss that story. And boy am I glad I went back and read it. One of my reasons for wanting a car with 18" wheels and tires is have more rubber between the road and the rim because of the rough back roads I drive on for the first 10 miles of my commute. 18" rubber does me no good if the suspension is akin to a pioneer's buck-board wagon. At my rapidly advancing age (and just short of 8 more years of commuting before I retire), I want a more comfortable ride. Pursuit does not sound like the comfortable daily driver I'm looking for. My '13 Challenger was a little stiff and had 20's and I was always afraid of smacking a pothole and breaking those alloy rims, but I was ok with the ride. I'm done with the 2-door, not sure I'm ready for old-man-mobile 300, so the Charger with the 18" rims seems the way to go. If I end up with a RWD Charger, I'd even put the 17" cop rims on. But for now, I think I'm going to hold out for a '13 or '14 AWD R/T Charger, and put steel cop rims on it.

Which gets me back to my original question..... Will 18" cop steelies go on an R/T AWD that originally came with 19" allow wheels?
 
#8 ·
Yes. The police awd wheels will fit your car as long as they are the AWD version. Pursuits have two different versions of a steelie.