Wheel Selection???

ROMANBUILT · #1 (**permalink**) 07-23-2003, 09:24 PM

I just purchased a Shell Valley car and did not give any thought ahead of time to the wheels I would use.

The Trigo wheels will not fit on the car, rear end would need narrowing.

I am not a fan of the exposed lug nut heads on the Team III wheels.

Does anyone else make a 5 nut wheel where the lug nut heads are hidden??

Your thoughts are welcome.

Romanbuilt

bran3b · #2 (**permalink**) 07-23-2003, 09:44 PM

Romanbuilt,

I just uploaded a picture that shows my wheels, which hide the lugs as you mentioned. I can email you more pictures, but the basics of it are, they are a standard steel wheel with an insert that is held on by the spinner. They are realistic looking, but much cheaper. I can't remember who made them, but I think that you could get them on Superformance cars until a few years ago, when they were discontinued.

I could be convinced to sell them, with the Goodyears that are mounted, but shipping might make it unreasonable.

Bran

John Poling · #3 (**permalink**) 07-24-2003, 05:07 AM

Romanbuilt,

Look through my gallery and see if you can ID my lugs. I was quite impressed when I first saw close ups of these wheels because I had to ask if they were bolt ons.

Let me know what you thhink.

John

ROMANBUILT · #4 (**permalink**) 07-24-2003, 05:14 AM

Brandon,

Whats the dimensions on the wheels, what condition and how much?? Also, how do they fit on, do they use an adaptor.

Romanbuilt

bran3b · #5 (**permalink**) 07-24-2003, 08:12 AM

They are 8 x 15 and 10 x 15 with a 5 on 4 3/4 bolt patern. I am not sure on the backspacing, but I will check.

They fit my Midstates pretty well. I will post some more pictures as soon as I can get them down to size.

I have a spare set (the set with the Goodyears), but haven't really though about price yet, I will think about this today and get back to you tonight with $$$ and back spacing.