[TPR] wheels

[Asa Jay Laughton]

So here is the tech question.  Will our illustrious Tire Tech guru  
-pass- wheels mounted with spacers, on a Pantera?  With a hub-centric  
wheel, the spacer will need to replicate that hub-centering design on  
the outboard side in order to hub-center the wheel.

I think the list of questions comes in the this order:
- Will SSCC Tech pass using spacers on the wheels
- Where do we get the spacers
- Will it require longer studs
- Will it require different lug nuts

If no spacers are necessary (and that's probably a test fit thing)  
then we are golden, if there is interference, and spacers are  
necessary, are there any rules or other mechanical things we need to  
be mindful of?

When we get his nailed down, we should heavily document it in our FAQ  
or Wiki on the TPR Site.

Asa Jay
- still excited about the prospect -


Quoting David in Durango <adin at frontier.net>:

> Chuck,
>
> This is exactly what I could NOT remember, thank you so much!
>
> TPR guys: info to make the wheels work if they don't already.
>
> all the best,
>
> "IIRC when I did this experiment about six years ago.....the deal   
> was for Mustang wheels from AFS (or ASF). Jim Duncan had these   
> wheels on his stock fendered Pantera and they worked fine. I needed   
> some seventeen inch wheels for my Pantera and we proceeded to test   
> fit his wheels to my car. IIRC the fronts were the 17x8 BS 5.24 and   
> they fit fine.
>
> The rears were 17x9 or 10. They fit Jim's car and they did not fit   
> mine due to interference with the lower part of the upright. It   
> looked like a 1/4" or 3/8" spacer would have fixed the problem. Jim   
> recalled that his car has aftermarket brakes front and rear. My   
> brakes were stock. It appears that the aftermarket hat and rotor   
> moved the wheel out about 3/8" and permitted Jim to use the bargain   
> AFS Mustang wheels without problem. I didn't want to use a spacer   
> and ended up with different seventeen inch wheels.
>
> That is my story and I am sticking to it.
>
> Warmest regards, Chuck Engles"