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What wheels are these?
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 11:47 pm
by superdylan
I bought a 1967.5 1600 a couple weeks ago and I'm sorting through it slowly. There were 2 spare tire rims on the front and these two wheels on the back. There is no marking on them that I could see, but I have a feeling they might be from another Datsun.
If anyone could help me figure out what these wheels are, I'd appreciate it!
Re: What wheels are these?
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 12:04 am
by bikermike
Re: What wheels are these?
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 1:17 am
by garth
I have a set of very similar wheels made by "Western Wheel". It might be a starting point for your search for the OEM.
Re: What wheels are these?
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2014 9:18 am
by Copterpilot
I have four of those exact same wheels! Not sure what they're called. I couldn't find new center caps and didn't want to rechromed the ones I have, so I put different wheels on my car.
Re: What wheels are these?
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2014 11:06 am
by garth
Mine polished up very nicely.
Re: What wheels are these?
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2014 4:07 pm
by Copterpilot
garth wrote:Mine polished up very nicely.
Wow! Nice job!
Re: What wheels are these?
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2014 9:34 pm
by bikermike
They were identified as "Trans Am" wheels in this thread:
http://www.311s.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.ph ... iance+mesh
Re: What wheels are these?
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 3:42 pm
by RCMike
Just to be clear, garth's wheel is not the same as the original wheel superdylan showed in this post. The wheel superdylan posted has spokes that meet at the rim, while garth's wheel has spokes that do not meet. So the polished wheel will not look identical..
Re: What wheels are these?
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 12:33 am
by bikermike
Agreed. The other post had these pics that Sid identified as "Trans-Ams" from a past ebay listing.
Original:
I think Garth's are Appliance wheels since the spokes cross before meeting the lip. I may be wrong.
Re: What wheels are these?
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 3:18 am
by garth
bikermike wrote:Agreed. The other post had these pics that Sid identified as "Trans-Ams" from a past ebay listing.
Mike,
..........
I think Garth's are Appliance wheels since the spokes cross before meeting the lip. I may be wrong.
I do recall "Western Wheel" stamped on the inside the wheels when I polished them. I can confirm next week as I am pulling them off to turn down the mounting face 1/8". The rear left rubs the outside of the well slightly in a hard left turn.
BTW I am still looking for some nice caps if anyone can help.
Re: What wheels are these?
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 4:29 pm
by Michael Young
Can't tell in pic. But some appear to be a two piece rim that were offered on some Roadsters and 510's as a dealer option. Problematic on Roadster due to offset as well as the fact that (since they are riveted,two piece) cannot be properly restored.
Oh and they are ugly.
Re: What wheels are these?
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 2:26 am
by sports imports
Mike; Don't hold back, tell us how you really feel.
Ross
Re: What wheels are these?
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 9:23 pm
by Alvin
sports imports wrote:Mike; Don't hold back, tell us how you really feel.
Ross
I agree(?) with Mike. Trans Am wheels over Appliance all day everyday