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RE: Unilug?

To: STUART_BRENNAN@HP-Andover-om3.om.hp.com,
Subject: RE: Unilug?
From: "Richard Atherton (Entex)" <a-richat@MICROSOFT.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 00:56:29 -0800
        The E.T. Unilug 13 x 5.5 slotted Mags were what I had on my Alpine
withthe B.F. Goodrich T/A Radials in the BR-60 x 13 size.  The nuts and
ashers are still available from Les Schwab tire centers, at least here in
the Seattle area.  The Craiger system was different and a pain.  The Unilug
system was actually pretty neat  They used fairly normal Chrome nuts, with
thick - flat - oval washers designed for your bolt pattern and lug bolt
diameter.  Putting these on was a breeze.  Put the wheel on the car, slide
the washer over the stud with dished side up, hold it in place with a
finger, and spin on the nut, and the rest are easier than the first.  I
liked them, and would use them again.

Rich


> ----------
> From:         Bob Hokanson[SMTP:tgrr2@gte.net]
> Reply To:     Bob Hokanson
> Sent:         Tuesday, March 31, 1998 7:07 PM
> To:   STUART_BRENNAN@HP-Andover-om3.om.hp.com
> Cc:   Tigers
> Subject:      Re: Unilug?
> 
> Back in the mid 70's I ran a set of 13x7 E.T. Unilug wheels on my Tiger. 
> They were a slot-type aluminum wheel that resembled the American Racing
> slot mags of that era but the E.T.'s were lighter and had a backspace of
> (I
> believe) 3-1/2 inches.  They worked O.K. but you needed some pretty
> healthy
> fender flares to cover them up.
> Bob
> 
> ----------
> > From: STUART_BRENNAN@HP-Andover-om3.om.hp.com
> > To: tigers@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Unilug?
> > Date: Tuesday, March 31, 1998 9:18 AM
> > 
> >      
> >      A few days back, Al Johnson mentioned "Unilug" wheels from the late
> 
> >      60's.  These wheels have slots instead of the normal bolt holes,
> and
> 
> >      there were adapters that fit into the slots, to match your bolt 
> >      pattern.  Does anyone know anything about these?  Al says they look
> a 
> >      bit like Halibrands, but he thought that these might be Cragar.
> His
> 
> >      wheels don't have the adapters, so I would nee to know if the
> adapters 
> >      are still available before getting involved.
> >      
> >      Is there any info out there?
> >      
> >      Stu
> 

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