Identifying my Current 15 Inch Wheels - and thoughts about wheel replacements

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33IMP said:
Agreed, IF the o.p. converts to 4.5 bolt pattern. I believe he is still 5 on 4. The only torque thrust style 5 on 4 I know of are team III custom order (around $500 a wheel) and Boyd's 17x7 and 17x8.
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Nope!
The bolt pattern is 5x4.5", front and rear.
 
Topless69 said:
If you stay with aftermarket wheels, the Torq Thrust type rims look great and you can get them in 14 or 15 with proper backspacing View attachment 1716250419
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Hey Topless,
What are the specs on your Torque Thrusts?
Backspacing??? Offset???

I did a lot of research on the web, reading, and measuring yesterday.
I sat down and drew several pictures to illustrate what I have and what I want.
By my calculations, because of the springs n the inside only have 2 inches of clearance with the 10 inch tires that are bulging out of the wheel well......
I belive that I can only use a 9 inch tire (7 inch wheel); and need around 4 inches of offset; -6mm of backspacing.
 
I don’t have Torq Thrust wheels, I just thought they look good. I have staggered steelies, 14 front 15 rear with Plymouth poverty caps, and a set of ARE VN501 Magnum 500 style rims waiting to go on
 
soonercruiser said:
Nope!
The bolt pattern is 5x4.5", front and rear.
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My mistake. I just assumed you still had the small pattern. With 5 on 4.5, you probably have a thousand choices.
But you are still mixing up backspace and offset (post #28) But 4"backspace, or -6mm offset (if that offset moves most of the wheel toward the inside) should work good on a 15x7.
And I'm a huge fan of torque thrusts too. I have a pair of 15x7 tt2's on my 62 on the front. I can get you the backspace measurements if you want. (The one piece have a fixed bs, the two piece can be custom).
 
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33IMP said:
My mistake. I just assumed you still had the small pattern. With 5 on 4.5, you probably have a thousand choices.
But you are still mixing up backspace and offset (post #28) But 4"backspace, or -6mm offset (if that offset moves most of the wheel toward the inside) should work good on a 15x7.
And I'm a huge fan of torque thrusts too. I have a pair of 15x7 tt2's on my 62 on the front. I can get you the backspace measurements if you want. (The one piece have a fixed bs, the two piece can be custom).
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Sure! Measure your backspacing.
That would be helpful.
Thx
 
soonercruiser said:
Sure! Measure your backspacing.
That would be helpful.
Thx
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Okay, got to it this morning. (All following are 5 on 4.5)
15x7 polished TT2 VN501 (Old style, 501 is now a different wheel, if I remember right) 3 3/4 bs
16x8 polished TT2 VN515 4 7/8 bs (with a 10x16 slick, fits beautifully on my 62 savoy)
Following are all 70s vintage wheels, with typical problems of the time:
15x7 200s daisy (ARE) 3 7/8 bs. Fits virtually anywhere with as much tire as you can put on a 7" rim.
15x8.5 200s daisy, and 15x8.5 Ansen prostock (straight spoke original tt lookalike), both with 3 1/2 backspace.
The vintage 8 1/2s are virtually worthless, unless you have a car with a full open wheelwell. They are so close to the fender, that a proper width tire for the rim width will rub, IF it can even be bolted on. So the choice is: way too small a tire, or set on a shelf. They are sitting on a shelf.
For reference, the offset for the 15x7 tt2 is 6.3mm, the offset for the 16x8 is 9.5mm
Plus or minus, I don't know, or care.
 
33IMP said:
Okay, got to it this morning. (All following are 5 on 4.5)
15x7 polished TT2 VN501 (Old style, 501 is now a different wheel, if I remember right) 3 3/4 bs
16x8 polished TT2 VN515 4 7/8 bs (with a 10x16 slick, fits beautifully on my 62 savoy)
Following are all 70s vintage wheels, with typical problems of the time:
15x7 200s daisy (ARE) 3 7/8 bs. Fits virtually anywhere with as much tire as you can put on a 7" rim.
15x8.5 200s daisy, and 15x8.5 Ansen prostock (straight spoke original tt lookalike), both with 3 1/2 backspace.
The vintage 8 1/2s are virtually worthless, unless you have a car with a full open wheelwell. They are so close to the fender, that a proper width tire for the rim width will rub, IF it can even be bolted on. So the choice is: way too small a tire, or set on a shelf. They are sitting on a shelf.
For reference, the offset for the 15x7 tt2 is 6.3mm, the offset for the 16x8 is 9.5mm
Plus or minus, I don't know, or care.
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Thanks
 
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