[Fot] Alloy Race Wheels Spitfire

[R. John Lye]

Many years ago, when I bought Panasports for my GT-6, I
bought them from Spruell Motorsports and I can attest to
their good customer service.

John

On Wed, March 20, 2013 11:20 pm, Rocky Entriken wrote:
> About two years ago when I needed wheels for my HP Spitfire I got some
> Panasports through Spruell Motorsports (www.spruellmotorsport.com --
> 800-552-2532).
>
> Don't worry that their website at the moment doesn't show any 13" wheels
> under Triumph. Call 'em up, tell 'em what you need. They'll order direct
> from Panasport. I was in a big hurry, so they put me in contact with the
> Panasport guy and I ordered them direct from him, but he only sells
> through
> dealers so I did the sale through Spruell.
>
> In my case -- because I was in a rush -- the Panasport guy had wheels on
> the
> shelf with 4" backspace, so I bought them and he drilled them for the
> Spitfire bolt circle and my stud size. Then I had a local machine shop
> make
> me spacers. And they use regular lugnuts.
>
> If you have the time, you can get them with the right backspacing and
> setup.
> Spruell and Panasport both worked to take care of me with the speed I
> needed
> at the time. It was much appreciated.
>
> --Rocky Entriken
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bud R" <levilevi at comcast.net>
> To: "Friends of triumph" <fot at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 3:30 PM
> Subject: [Fot] Alloy Race Wheels Spitfire
>
>
>> List,
>>
>> I'm looking for a set of 13 x 6 inch alloy race wheels for my Spitfire
>> (4" x 3.75" (95.25mm).  I need two with zero offset and two with -
>> 0.75 inch offset.
>>
>> So far the only 13 x  6 inch wheels I've found are made by Revolution
>> in the UK which means lots of shipping costs, etc..
>>
>> Does anyone know of a US source? I called about some VTO wheels at the
>> Acme Speed Shop in South Carolina and haven't heard back from them but
>> they only list 5.5 inch and not any 6 inch in 13 inch diameter wheels
>> on their website so I'm not sure about availability.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Bud Rolofson
>>
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