[Morgans] Morgan rims

[mogman at rpa.net]

My experience is that VW wheels with the correct bolt circle (4 lug Beetles) are too far offset to use on the Mog. They will foul the chassis as I recall. 

Should you wish to keep the Morgan wheels, they can be widened either by using a wider outer rim or by adding a widening strip of metal to the center of the outer rim to increase the width. I had a set done quite a number of years ago and brought the width to 5 or 5 1/2" as i recall. A local racer type did mine and guaranteed that they wouldnt leak air. However one caveat to consider is that the early 60s Morgan wheels may not be safety rims and therefore the use of tubeless tyres may not be recommended.

Bob Tescione
Western NY MOG

--- morgan7709 at sbcglobal.net wrote:

From: Stephen D Stierman <morgan7709 at sbcglobal.net>
To: ohmog at fuse.net, Ken Wignall <ourxke at hotmail.com>, morgans at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Morgans] Morgan rims
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:32:35 -0800 (PST)

As Chas points out the VW type rims would probably
bolt on.  IMHO I would offer that they would look
quite out of place on  your early Morgan.  I happen to
think the steel wheels and hub caps look quite nice. 
However if you are determined to look for something
else, I would try to contact American Racing or
Panasport and see if they would simply drill a set of
period style alloys for your Morgan or perhaps they
would have some listed as after market for VW's.
Steve Stierman
--- ohmog at fuse.net wrote:

> Ken,
> 
> I know that later model 4/4s can use stock VW wheel
> rims.  The Factory sent
> the non-wire wheeled 4/4s out the door with these
> rims - say about 1974-1980.
> 
> So you might try these.  These VW wheels are not
> classic pattern but simulate
> a mag wheel look with cast in spokes or ridges.  
> (They look a little bit like
> the solid mag style wheels used on MGBs in the
> 1970s.)   The bolt
> patterns/offsets should be the same for earlier +4s
> and 4/4s.
> 
> Chas Wasser
> Cincinnati
> 
> ---- Ken Wignall <ourxke at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > I have a friend of mine that has a 1960 4+4 Morgan
> with the stock solid
> 15"
> > rims and hubcaps. He wants to purchase new rims
> for his car. We are trying
> to
> > find out if any Company, such as Minilite,
> Panasport, etc. makes a solid
> rim
> > that will fit his car. If anyone knows of any rims
> that will bolt on,
> please
> > contact me at ourxke at hotmail.com. We are in New
> Jersey, USA. Thank you.
> >
>
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