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Triumph TR6 - Alternate wheels for TR6

Does anyboby have experience with alternate wheels to the steel,wire,Panasport usually seen? Not that I have a problem with any of these but a TR6 might look good whith modern spoke wheels. As a start the Cobra spoked wheels as found on the current Mustang might look good.
Dick Porter
76 TR6
Lebanon, IN
Richard Porter

a modern spoked wheel would look out of place on a TR6. The reason Panasport are popular is because they look similar to the 'Minilites' that were available at that time which people used for racing. Even when the Miata first came out in 1990 (a modern Lotus Elan) the wheels that they choose replicated the Minilites.

Do what you choose, but I think that any wheel other than the original steel; Panasport; or wires (knock-offs) would look odd on a vintage sports car. Don't see any Healey's, XKE on Cragars or BBS wheels.

I am sure most would probably agree with me.
Steven

Dick, I agree that a modern 5 to 7 spoke simple spoke wheel would look very good on a TR 6. I have been looking for some, but they don't seem to be available. One of the problems is that the 4 bolt pattern is on 4.5 in centers and not the 4 in centers found on Miata and other modern sport cars. If anyone has info on a source, I would be interested also.
John

I certainly do not want to offend anyone, I like the normal three wheels you see, even the stock wheels look ok to me. I just was curious. About three years ago one of the Moss catalogues I got from the UK had an article about TR6 racing in the UK. Every car had a different aftermarket wheel of some kind, no stock wire or Panasports to be seen. Some looked a bit rough but some looked appropriate. Remember the American Mags that were so poplular on TR6 in the mid 70s. They looked nice but I have not seen any since. My personal favorite is the wire wheel but they are a bit hard to clean and not very stiff. Panasports are nice but you see a lot of them.
Richard Porter

There are always Revolution wheels (revolutionwheelsusa.com) and I knew of a race TR6 fitted with BBS modular wheels. Either gives you lots of offset and width options to play with.

It mostly comes down to what you're willing to spend. If you are willing to throw enough money at it, then there is someone out there willing to take it.
SteveP

I believe that Nissan 240SX bolt patterns are the same as the TR6.
Brent Wilson

Tire Rack says TR6 are 4 lug with 95.2 mm circle and Nissan 240SX is 4 lug 114.3mm circle. The only wheel they know of is Panasoprt. Guess that answers that question.
Dick Porter

Well... last year I met this guy at a cruise night,
he was driving a 75 TR6 and it had five bolt Cragar
mags on it. I asked him and he said he that a standard five bolt american patern wheel put up against a
Triumph four bolt hub will reveal that two of the studs fit perfectly (he didn't say which ones)
He simply knocked out the other two that don,t fit
bolted on the two that do and marked where the otheres need to go. He drilled the new holes installed studs
and on went the mags. They looked great and I watched him drive off and those wheels were centred.
It would certainly be worth a try.
Christopher
catrace@primus.ca
Christopher Trace

Looks like Tire Rack is confusing Spitfire/TR7/TR8 bolt circles with that of the TR2 through TR6. The body-on-frame TRs are all 4 on 4 1/2" (114.3 mm) bolt patterns. Most of the Japanese wheels fit on the TR bolt circles, but you have to be a little selective and be careful with offsets and backspacing. I have seen TRs and MGBs with Toyota alloys ( rwd Celica and early Supra for example), with Nissan alloys (Z-car, 240-SX), Mazda alloys (later 4 bolt RX7s), Ford (4 bolt Mustang wheels).

I stick by the Revolution wheels and BBS statement above because I have seen enough of them fitted to British cars over the years. The Revolution wheels have a number of set "standard fitments" and even come in blanks so they can do custom bolt patterns and offsets for the somewhat uncommon applications like the earlier Mazdas with the 4 on 110 mm bolt patterns. In BBS, they probably have some one piece wheels that would fit, but in the modular wheels you select a diameter and bolt pattern, then the rim sections are selected to provide a given off set and width. You can basically get anything that you want. The down side to the BBS modular set up is that you must bring money, about a bucket full, large bills only.

Trust me on this one, there are more than just the stock steels, the wires and Panasports floating around out there that will fit a TR6 without having to resort to adaptors or making your own custon bolt circle.
SteveP

Thanks Steve. I thought the TireRack information was wrong but I had not gotten around to checking my own wheels.
Richard Porter

early surfing research shows Mustang II to be 4 lug 4.25 not 4.50
Richard Porter

This thread was discussed between 12/08/2001 and 22/08/2001

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