On Sat, 4 Dec 1999, Ralph Goodwin wrote:
> I recently bought a set of wheels that were auctioned on ebay. They
> were advertised as fitting either a Triumph Spitfire or a BMW. When I
> got the wheels I found that they would not fit my 80 Spitfire. The
> studs would fit into the holes but just barely, rubbing the inside of
> the hole, far from centered. No way to get the tube lug nut in. I
> contacted the people I bought them from. I think we are going to work
> it out, but they still insist the wheels came off a Spitfire. My car is
> a 1980, they say the wheels were taken off a 1962. Is there a
> difference in Spitfire bolt patterns?
No. All Spitfires (along with Heralds, GT6s, Vitesses, TR7s, some Lotus
models, etc.) had a 3.75" diameter bolt circle. Perhaps the 1962 Spitfire
(sic; the car was introduced very late in that calendar year, so they
were really 1963 models) was really a 1962 Sprite, as in Austin-Healey.
Those cars used a 4" diameter bolt circle -- close, but obviously not
close enough.
--Andy
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