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Car Forum / Antique and Collectibles / Studebaker / September 2007Need Rims
Does anyone have any Avanti Disc brake rims or a good substitute so my disc brake conversion will be finished. We thought we had the correct rims but wound up using spacers to do local driving. The Turner kit went on in less than three hours. I was amazedhow much weight came off the front end. I have a long list of rims that will work, but where I live there are no "local" suppliers, and my local FLAPS dealers give me strange stares and responses. Thanks Bill Bill, You should be able to get the rims through your local tire store. The steel rims that I used were the ones for the Ford Ranger. These were NWRA# 40273, Hayes# 82552. Jim Bradley '64 Daytona HT "Rerun" > Does anyone have any Avanti Disc brake rims or a good substitute so my disc > brake conversion will be finished. We thought we had the correct rims but [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Thanks > Bill I have the Ford Ranger wheels on my 63 Lark and they appear to work fine. Mine arethe 15 x 6 with the slots . I think they are going to look really good when I get the finish coat of paint on them. Check a local Pick a Part, or Pull a Part. Henry > Bill, > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >> Thanks >> Bill I had better luck in dealing with trailer parts and repair places in finding someone who knew what I was talking about and would order the new rims. They worked great by the way. Malcom > Bill, > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >> Thanks >> Bill Bill, Where are you located? I have 4 Avanti rims from my 64 R2. I have late 80's Ford rims on my Avanti. They are 6 " wide instead of Studebaker 5 " Avanti rims. I Iike them as the extra 1 " , ie: wider track " look better and improve the handling some what. I can not find the Ford rims anymore locally but they are avilable from a Vender in Turning Wheels. Geno 64 R2 Avanti 64 Daytona Convertible On Sep 10, 4:34 am, "jeep4...@aol.com" <jeep4...@aol.com> wrote: > Bill, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > 64 Daytona Convertible Bill, Those rims, X40273 have been discontinued by Hayes/Lemmerz, the original manufacturer. That is why Bob Helm no longer has an add in TW for them. Your best bet is your local Pull-A-Part or wrecking yard. The Chrysler wheels, 15X6", will work also, but their offset is different than the Ford wheel, more offset to the outside . It appears as a "deeper" dish wheel than the Ford, but will still work. I hope this helps. Dan Miller Atlanta, GA On Sep 10, 11:59 am, alex...@comcast.net wrote: > On Sep 10, 4:34 am, "jeep4...@aol.com" <jeep4...@aol.com> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > dish wheel than the Ford, but will still work. > I hope this helps. I have a pair of 15x6 I think they are the Ford wheels discussed above, they have BFG T/As on there that hold air but should be replaced due to age. Only have two though. Would be glad to trade for a pair of original wheels. (somehow lost some of the wheels for my '55 coupe, only have three) Can bring to Reedsville. nate On Sep 10, 7:34?am, "jeep4...@aol.com" <jeep4...@aol.com> wrote: > Bill, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > 64 Daytona Convertible Gene - Bill is in Westchester County. Bill - Gene is in Dutchess County (unless he relocated already). You only have Putnam County between the two of you. Perhaps you could make a deal and meet half way. I think that the rims can be UPS'd with just a tag. I have one spare Studebaker disc brake rim/wheel, so Gene's set sounds better. Just go to a local tire/wheel shop to get some wheel boxes. They have loads of wheel boxes that they throw out every week. Jeff "studegary" wrote.. <snip> > I think that the rims can be UPS'd with just a tag. <snip>  SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com Thanks Not two minutes ago I got a call from my local gy who got me the 40273 rims. Should be here in the next three days. > Bill, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > 64 Daytona Convertible |
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