On Fri, 24 Apr 1998, Malcolm Walker wrote:
>
> my TR4 has wheels (steel) with PATT No. 456866 stamped on one of the flats
> beside the hub-cap stud.
>
> Does this tell me anything? I'm trying to obtain the width. I won't be
> able to get the tire off until next week sometime when I can stop by at
> the tire shop.
ISTR most of these wheels were 4.5" width.
> There is also an "S" in a diamond on another flat spot but I'm figuring
> this means "Standard".
Close, but no cigar. It stands for Sankey, the OTHER company (besides
Dunlop) that made wheels for Triumph (as well as some of the chassis
frames, etc.)
--Andy
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