Davemate Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 are these wheels standardor are they after market onesi am guessing they are standardin which case anyone got any for sale??????if not where can i get some from????Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt6s Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Triumph dealer option. 5 1/2 J dunlop steels.BUDGIES TEETH ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemate Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 oohhhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger.england Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 DaveIt took me nearly 2 years to get the four wheels. The original set came from Mike Papworth but there were two different types and two of the wheels had wider slots (early wheels) and wouldn't fit over the calipers so had to be used at the rear. I eventually found the other two wheels on Ebay.The new owner has expressed a preference for Minilites (gulp) so if you're in New Zealand in 2010............Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 roger.england wrote:DaveThe new owner has expressed a preference for Minilites (gulp) so if you're in New Zealand in 2010............If anyone is interested then surely it makes sense to buy the new owner a set of Minilites and swap them for the wide rims.Would seem a fair deal to me.CheersColin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 roger.england wrote:DaveThe new owner has expressed a preference for Minilites (gulp) so if you're in New Zealand in 2010............RogerBlimey.... and there was me thinking what good taste he has :( That car needs those wide steels..... or at the very least something with a deep dish (Revolutions or 100+). Minilites......... :'(Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve P Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Theres a set of four Dunlop steelies in the January courier mag for £250.Hurry up.Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt6s Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 redoxideVit wrote:Theres a set of four Dunlop steelies in the January courier mag for £250.Hurry up.SteveI suspect these may be the later, MUCH MORE COMMON oval hole varity. Only one way to find out.Andy (Northhampton) 01604 810848 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Gt6s wrote:Triumph dealer option. 5 1/2 J dunlop steels.BUDGIES TEETH !Gold plated and diamond tipped budgies teeth! ??) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Nick_Jones wrote:Blimey.... and there was me thinking what good taste he has :( That car needs those wide steels..... or at the very least something with a deep dish (Revolutions or 100+). Minilites......... :'(NickWell, you all know my opinion of fake Miiniltes… ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Hammond Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Either the Dunlop widened steels as shown on Rogers ex-Vitesse or the oval holed GT6 type (both 5 1/2J) suit the Herald/Vitesse range very well, although the non-oval holed type have the edge IMHO.Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 I think it's an era thing.60's MkI-III Spitfire, MkI & II GT6, all Heralds and all Vitesses Plain wheels70's MkIV & 1500 Spitfire and MkIII GT6 oval holes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt6s Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 1218 wrote:Either the Dunlop widened steels as shown on Rogers ex-Vitesse or the oval holed GT6 type (both 5 1/2J)Those wheels on that vitesse are not widened, they are as they were intended two piece construction. Banded /widened wheels are a different story. Banded wheels , questionable legality.Off on a slight tangent here, I saw an advert the other day some outfit banding alloy wheels. NOT SO SURE ABOUT THAT, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Nothing wrong with banded wheels IF DONE PROPERLY.Weller make wheels that don't look all that dissimilar to the later oval hole Triumph ones. So may of the old wide wheels are knackered - bent, out of true, worn around the fixing holes, even cracked. Pity.Maybe Mr Slim could have a word with someone and have some made.....? Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt6s Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Nick_Jones wrote:Nothing wrong with banded wheels IF DONE PROPERLY.Weller make wheels that don't look all that dissimilar to the later oval hole Triumph ones. So may of the old wide wheels are knackered - bent, out of true, worn around the fixing holes, even cracked. Pity.Maybe Mr Slim could have a word with someone and have some made.....? NickWeller used to band wheels they then changed to replacing the rims onto old centers.They also made wheels for formula fords with the triumph PCD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Hammond Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 I didn't mean that the wheels were widened, more that they were wider then the standard spec. I too am not sure about banded wheels.M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordleonusa Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Those wheels are Dunlop LP923 5½" wide wheels.I had a set on my Herald at one time.Great wheels, but the steel is rather thin, to keep weight down, and they can be prone to getting damaged by pot holes.L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 Got some on my spitfire. Bought them for £30.00 at an auto jumble a few years ago. Bloke didn't know what they fitted so I took a chance. I thought they were either triumph, lotus cortina or formula ford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt6s Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 93 wrote:Got some on my spitfire. Bought them for £30.00 at an auto jumble a few years ago. Bloke didn't know what they fitted so I took a chance. I thought they were either triumph, lotus cortina or formula ford. WOW !Lucky findEven the ford versions are expensive and hard to find, you did well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprtz Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 Hens teeth?American Racing Silverstone's early Magnesium ones not the later Aluminium version, swapped a brand new set of minilites with tyres for these, offset is a bit iffy rear is OK with the 3's short driveshafts front needed a bit archbeating :o BUT roadholding is fantastic with an inch wider track. hard front and soft rear.now running without the spinners thanks to the APK (MOT) here in the Netherlands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herald948 Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 WOW! Since you're not allowed to use them in the Netherlands, you might be able to recoup most of your investment here in the US by selling those "knockoff" caps. They are much scarcer here than the wheels themselves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 I'm the new owner of DCK 117B (and am looking forward to taking possession some time in Feb'10 after the container arrives and the car is cleared at the border). As mentioned above, I did entertain the possibility of fitting Minilites for a while. However we've decided to retain the Dunlops, so sorry they're not for sale!-prc.Peter CrowWellington, New Zealand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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