FWIW, I have the 15X 7 Shelby American wheels on my TR6 with 225x60's. The
wheel weights came off on mine too. The backspacing on these wheels is 3.75"
and causes no other problems. The weights only interfered on full lock, in
reverse.
Bob Kramer
TR6, TR4A, Devin TR
Hill Country Triumph Club
Corinthians Vintage Auto Racing
rgk@flash.net
----- Original Message -----
From: Irv Korey <emanteno@attglobal.net>
To: Don Marshall <marshall@nefcom.net>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2000 10:33 AM
Subject: Re: TR4 Wheels
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Marshall <marshall@nefcom.net>
>
> >Out of curiosity, is anyone actually using the 7" Panasports on their TR4
> >or 6 on _street tires_ (without spacers) and does anything rub?
>
> I have 15x7 wheels with 215/60x15 tires on my street TR6. Don't know what
> the back spacing for the wheels is. They are not Panasports, but are
wheels
> that were sold to fit TR's by a now defunct California outfit called
Dolphin
> Coventry Conversions, who claimed back then to be TR specialists. I bought
> the wheels in the 70's, and until I picked up my TR4 in 92, I had never
seen
> another set of them. They do have a strong resemblence to 15x7 Shelby
wheels
> that someone in our club has on his car. The only clearance problem I had
> was when there were adhesive wheel balance weights on the inside of the
rim.
> The tie rod ends actually cut a groove through the lead. Other than that,
no
> problems in over 20 years.
>
> Irv
>
>
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