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Subject: RE: wheels
From: "Randall Young" <ryoung@navcomtech.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 16:20:40 -0800
> anyone know of  plain steel  wheels  that  might  fit the  TR 6.
> such  as  a
> factory  wheel off of  a later  model  car .

Here's my current list of cars with the same bolt circle ... any of these
*might* fit.  However, proper wheel diameter, backspacing, caliper
clearance, center hole, etc. is up to you.  I make no claim as to accuracy
of the list either.

1986-89 Acura Legend
1961-63 Buick Special
All     Chevrolet Corvair
All     Chevrolet Chevy II
1961-70 Chevrolet Nova
1989-85 CHEVROLET Sprint
1993-84 Dodge Colt
1996-92 EAGLE - Summit Wagon
1965-68 Ford Mustang (w/4 bolt)
1993-84 Summit
1994-89 FORD - Festiva
1996-89 GEO - Metro, Sprint
2000-92 HONDA - Prelude (15")
2000-90 Honda Accord
1999-91 HYUNDAI - Elantra, Lantra
1999-90 Accent, Excel, Pony
1999-89 Hyundai Sonata
1995-90 Hyundai Scoupe
1989-81 MAZDA - 323, GLC
1987-85 Mazda 626, MX-6
1998-92 MITSUBISHI - Expo, Expo LRV, Vista Wagon
1999-84 Mitsubishi Galant
1993-84 Mirage
1991-80 Tredia
1999-93 NISSAN - Altima
1995-82 Stanza
1991-84 Maxima
1961-63 Oldsmobile F85
1990-78 B310, Pulsar
1986-82 Sentra, Sunny
1999-84 PLYMOUTH - Colt Vista
1985-79 Plymouth Arrow, Champ
1979-88 Plymouth Sapporo
1999-89 SUZUKI - Swift
1991-83 SAAB - 900
1991-80 TOYOTA - Cressida
1985-80 Celica (14")
1982-79 Tercel(4WD)

> my  car  currently  has  original
>  painted  wire  wheels  was  want to  put  on  a regular  wheel  just  to
> have  as  spare  and  be lower  maintenance than the  tubes  in
> the  wire  wheels

What's wrong with stock TR6 wheels then ?

Except of course the little problem that if you have wire wheels now, then
your wheel studs are the short versions designed only for the wire wheel
adapter and special nuts.  A standard nut will not have enough thread
engagement, so create the potential for stripping the stud (and losing the
wheel).  And the steel wheels are not strong enough to use with the smaller
special nuts, creating the potential for the nut to pull through the wheel
and once again, allow the wheel to part company from the car.

The solution some have used is to install proper steel wheel studs (which
are longer) and then use a spacer when mounting the wire wheel adapter.

Randall





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