> I have the notion that there have been several recent queries
> about higher performance wheels and what wheels fit what cars.
> Obviously I was paying little attention. But, today I was
> leafing through Terry Jackson's book -- reading the picture
> captions-- and noticed someone was using Mitsubishi wheels on a
> racing MGB. A less-expensive alternative to Minilites was the
> claim. Thought this might be of some use on the off chance B's
> were involved in the thread.
Well, if you're really cheap and want to scrounge through a junk
yard looking for old rims, here are some crossovers for popular
LBCs. Of course, this doesn't include wire-wheel equipped cars,
for which you're basically, well, SOL. :-)
Note that for the MGB at least, Datsun 280ZX wheels are available
in 14 x 6" widths and MGB bolt patterns. If anyone would like to
purchase a set of four of these, I have been toying with the idea
of getting new rims for the Datsun and would consider the sale of
the existing rims (kinda cute, 6-point star-type aluminum alloys,
with 195-70R14 tires in good shape) a decent starting point.
(See, now if I'd bought a 300ZX, I could have fit its 5-lug rims
on my 122S... Now THAT would be something I'd pay a dollar to see!)
--Scott "The Tim Curry of the automotive world" Fisher
----------------LBC wheel interchange chart follows-------------------
4 on 3-3/4
Austin Marina
Triumph Spitfire, TR7
Lotus
4 on 4
Austin-Healey Sprite
Crosley - all '39-'52
MG Midget
Jensen Healey
Opel Manta, Kadette
GM L-body
Buick Skyhawk '75-'81
Chevrolet Vega, Monza '71-'81
Pontiac Sunbird, Astre '76-'81
Oldsmobile Starfire '75-'81
4 on 4-1/4 (4 on 108 mm)
Alfa Romeo (exc. Alfetta)
Ford - Fairmont '78-'86
- Mustang 4-bolt patterns '74-'93
- T-Bird '80-'88
- Pinto '71-'80
- Fiesta '78-'85
- Escort all (RWD and FWD)
- Cortina all
- Taurus, Tempo, EXP to '89
- German-built Capri I, II, III '69-'8?
Mercury - Capri '71-'88
- Cougar '79-'88
- Merkur, Topaz, Lynx '80-'89
- Zephyr '78-'86
Plymouth Cricket
Porsche - 924 '77-'84
Sunbeam - Tiger, Alpine '65-'70
4 on 4-1/2
Acura - Legend '86-'89
Buick - Special '61-'63
Chevrolet
Corvair all 4-bolt
Chevy II all 4-bolt
Sprint '85-'87
Nova ('61-'70)
Datsun/Nissan - most models to '89
Dodge Colt '79-'88
Dodge Colt (early)
Ford
Mustang all '65-'68 4-bolt
Falcon, Maverick, Granada all 4-bolt
Mazda - 626, RX7 '83-'87 ????
MGA, MGB, MGC
Olds - F-85 '61-'63
Plymouth - Arrow, Sapporo '79-'88
SAAB all ???
SAAB - 900 to '87
Toyota - most exc. MR2 and P.U. to '89
Triumph TR 1..6
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