Western wheel Ttype replica's

[turbo nasty]

Were can I get some info on the westerns or any other company that makes the t type replicas. Website or something thanx

 

[UNGN]

Nobody currently makes them. Your best bet is someone's personal website showing their wheels.

 

[turbo nasty]

Thanx UN ..anyone else with some leads

 

[b4black]

What you are looking for are old "Vectors" made by American Racing back in the '80's.

 

[Roger]

I have a set of the old 80's American Wheels. They are identical to the wheels on the tv show "The A-Team " van.
I'm in ne Fl

 

[turbo nasty]

UnGN
what are the sixe/backspace and do u have a pic of them?

 

[b4black]

http://www.gnttype.org/techarea/pictureguides/wheels/twheels.html

 

[SPOOLN]

T-Type look a likes

Be aware, that in order for those 8 1/2 wheels to work, You will have to ROLL the quarter lips or cut them out. I had a pair and mounted 275 50 15 DRs on them. Put the rims on the car and the tires stuck out even with the fender lip. I would have had to get some air shocks in order for them not rub the quarters. I ended up selling them to Bubba so he could put them on his truck!!!

 

[Dean]

Re: T-Type look a likes

Originally posted by SPOOLN
Be aware, that in order for those 8 1/2 wheels to work, You will have to ROLL the quarter lips or cut them out. I had a pair and mounted 275 50 15 DRs on them. Put the rims on the car and the tires stuck out even with the fender lip.

Not always. I did not have that problem, and neither did friends of mine. Using Nitto & BGF 275 50 15 DRs, steel and aluminum drum cars.

 

[SPOOLN]

Back Space?

Dean, what was the back space you and your friends were using? I was using a 3 3/4 backspace and a BFG 275-50-15 and that was with steel drums. I would have had to ride around with the air bags pumped up to keep from rubbing. Do you have some pix of those rims mounted?
Tom

 

[Dean]

I just went out and measured the rims, and the BS measures closer to 3-5/8" (the set with the BFG 275-50-15s mounted). I currently have the set with Nitto 275-50-15s on the car. I took some more measurements while I was out there:

Current tire height (best as I can tell... laid a 3x12 piece of plywood across the top): ~25"
Air bags PSI: D=2, P=5 (negligible )
Aluminum brake drums


Passenger side:
Current ride height (concrete floor to wheel moulding): 27-3/4"
Outer moulding lip to face of rim (using plumb bob): 1-1/8"
Outer moulding lip to face of tire (using plumb bob): 0-1/8"

Driver side:
Current ride height (concrete floor to wheel moulding): 27-1/4"
Outer moulding lip to face of rim (using plumb bob): 1-3/4"
Outer moulding lip to outer face of tire (using plumb bob): 0-3/4"


Note that the r/e is ~1/2"+ off-center to the passenger side. I have found that this off-centering is fairly common... depends on how the body is situated on the frame, typically. Also note that the outermost face of the tire is a couple inches lower than the face of tread.

I'm trying to figure why I don't have a problem. Suspension is stock though with a rebuild ~10k miles ago, including new springs. That probably helps a bit. Also, poly-U body mounts throughout. Perhaps this is making the difference on my car? It did pick up the body further off the frame that the old, deteriorated, original body mounts... maybe 1/2"+??

A friend's GN has the original springs and steel drums, but also the Poly-U's, though he (and I) were both running the Nitto's well before we did the body Mounts.

My curiosity is a little piqued, though. Can I here some other rides heights from folks running Nitto 275-50-15s with stock suspensions, please??

Pic Links:

http://home.pacbell.net/sfnelson/drivside.jpg

http://home.pacbell.net/sfnelson/passide.jpg


:-Dean

 

[TRDirks]

Dean,
Do you have any more pics of those rims on the car? I am interested in seeing some full side and a straight on full rear shot if possible.

TIA

 

[Dean]

No, but I can take them. Full side and rear of the tire/rim, or the whole car?

:-Dean

 

[ronbuick]

A friend of mine has a set of Appliance wheels that he bought back in 77 or 78 size 15x8 with the dual pattern ?? bolt pattern
for his 72 chevy 1/2 pick up that look just like the T wheels, do not know back spacing at this time, can you use these wheels for BFG D/R's??, would that be a problem with the dual bolt pattern, he has four of them and wants to sell the set, if these will work ,two of them will be for sale, you guys that know , please let me
know, thanks.
Ron

 

[TRDirks]

The whole car please. I have a set of the rims and am trying to decide between 275/50 and 275/60 Nitto's.

Thanks

 

[ttypenssrider]

i would like to see some pics too