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026094 isn't a date code, it's an ECE type-approval number; it goes with that (E4) marking. This tire's date code is the last four digits following "DOT"; it was made on April 2, 2002.

Thanks kindly, mcode. Much appreciated!

Thanks, mcode. Now the only missing piece is the centre hole size in factory SBP wheels.

H'mmm. Yeah, guess I'll need to know the max acceptable snout diameter for the early wheels to fit.

Yes, thanks, but the unanswered part of the question remaining unanswered is the central hole/register size of the pre-1973 wheels.

Thanks, Dave. I don't have any early parts to measure nearby…can anyone else come up with a figure?

Suppose you knock all five lug studs out of a '73-up disc brake rotor (w/4.5" bolt circle). Does a '72-down wheel (w/4" bolt circle) then fit properly over the '73-up rotor? Or is the hub "snout" bigger on the '73-up rotor hub and it won't fit thru the '72-down wheel? Seems like I used to know...

The 13" kiddy-kar wheels are almost equally dumb (I say "almost" because they're the only ones that take most of the pre-'70 original A-body wheelcovers, durnit). Fortunately it's not a choice between two kinds of dumb; there are many other options (such as this one). Another thing to keep in...

Your car and your choice, of course; I don't get a vote. Which leaves me free to say: Gack. You gonna gold-plate all the emblems and black out all the lights and put big phake-diamond-encrusted 17 badges on the fenders, too? Bling bling, yo-yo-ghetto-yo!

Nope and nope. 1971 was the first year for all right-handed wheel lugs on Mopars, and there wasn't and isn't any Federal standard on the thread direction of wheel lugs.

Remember, this car has the small (4") wheel bolt circle, not the large (4½") circle used on B- and C-body cars and most '73-up A-bodies. So the wheels you have may not be suitable for your car. I have Cragar SS mags on my '62, which you can see here. If I were to do it again, I'd probably...

We ran 185/80R13s for most of a decade on my/father's '62 Lancer with stock 13" rims. That size worked fine in every respect. At the time, we got them from Discount Tire Co. ("America's Tire Co" in some states), under their house "Arizonian Silver Edition" brand. As others have said, there's not...

5-on-100mm is not the same as 5-on-4". It is not "close enough", and it is not safe to use 5-on-100mm rims on a 5-on-4" car. Factory options in the 5-on-4" ("small bolt") wheel bolt pattern were: 13×4½" plain steel 14×4½" plain steel 14×5½" plain steel...

Eek. Why?

Eyes forward, dude; we're talking about width here. The diameter info you post is pretty well accurate, but not relevant to the question of which tire sizes are appropriate for which wheel width. As for your claim that the 205/70R14 is fine on a 4½" rim, well, I spot-checked some current tire...

Hokay, chief. If you're absolutely 100% sure, why'd you bother asking the question in the first place? You will have to decide whether your desire to believe something incorrect (or incorrectly understood) is strong enough to overcome the pesky laws of physics that apply to all cars in this...

They will fit (i.e., you can mount them) on the 4½"-wide wheels. Doing so, however, is a poor idea. "Ten pounds of poop in a five-pound bag". It's really not a good match, and even Goodyear's own literature on that tire says the appropriate rim width is 5½" to 7". It's easy to tell...

Nope. Standard equipment on the '70 Duster except 340 was D70-14, which equates to a 190/70R14 (not generally produced; it's between a 185/70R14 and a 195/70R14). Standard equipment on the Duster 340 was E70-14, which equates to a 195/70R14.

If you have the 14" × 5½" plain steel wheels or the rallye wheels, yes. If you have the 14" × 4½" plain steel wheel, which was standard equipment with the slant-6 and 318 engines, then no, that wheel's too narrow. The 205 tire will mount, but you'll have rapid tire wear...

See this post.

I like 205/70R14s on the early A-bodies.