YUP! those are the exact wheels I have on my Full Race DP MGB. They do
indeed interfere with the tie rod end. My MGB has a huge (7/8")spacer
with extra long mag wheel bolts to hold it on. Problem with adding them
to a MGB are that the wheels then end up way to far out and it would hit
the inside of the fender. My race car avoids this by having huge fender
flares. No simple stock solution exists for that combination, the offset
is just plain wrong for a stock MGB..
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Frank R. Krajewski [SMTP:FrankK@businesson.com]
>Sent: Sunday, May 04, 1997 8:41 AM
>To: mgs@autox.team.net
>Subject: Wheels
>
>Fellow LBCers - can you help me out identifying a set of aftermarket
>wheels that I obtained when I purchased my 80 MGB LE about ten years
>ago. They are from Carroll Shelby Enterprises which went out of business
>years ago and evidently records no longer exist. The wheels are either
>polished magnesium or aluminum with a part number of 4046452. I have
>them in the original boxes and were told they were for the MGB. The bolt
>pattern is correct but the fronts interfere with the tie rod ends. I
>don't think spacers would help because the wheel might extend beyond the
>fender well line. Anyone out there know anything about these things?
>I've been researching this for several years and cannot find a clue!
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