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Anyone have any Appliance Industries Alloy Wheels?

To: "'triumphs@autox.team.net'" <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: Anyone have any Appliance Industries Alloy Wheels?
From: "Sizemore, Shane" <shane.sizemore@medaphis.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 07:47:54 -0400
>
>****Forgot to mention, these are for a 1979 Triumph Spitfire with stock 3/8"
>x 1" studs.....****
>
>
>Hi,
>
>I have just received some very nice Appliance cross laced alloys from another
>lister. I need to find lugs for these wheels.
>The lugs are quite unique but I am sure they are out there somewhere. I have
>already found 7 lugs so far.
>
>The wheels were made in 1974. They require a shouldered Appliance lug nut
>(washer built into lug itself I think). The shank diameter has to be between
>1/2" and 9/16" and shaft length about 1/2" also (very small). Regular mag
>nuts will not work (too fat) and the Roto-Lug kits #5904/5950 that were made
>for later Appliance Alloys are too fat also.
>The bolt hole diameter in the wheel is just over 1/2" (smaller than 9/16
>though) and the bolt hole depth on the wheel is right at 1/2".
>If anyone has any leads as to where I might find these I would appreciate it!
>
>THANKS AGAIN,
>
>Shane Sizemore
>Douglasville, GA
>1979 Spitfire (head being rebuilt now)
>

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