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Is there anyone here running original 15" torque thrusts on the front of a 67-68 Camaro with original calipers. I bought a set of Torque Thrust D's (15x6 front, 15x7 rear)to run a few years ago, until I could find a set of originals to restore. I gave up on the origianl idea when I found that the D's would not work with the front disc brakes without a spacer. Since I believed the D's to be more forgiving of disk brake calipers than the originals, I sort of shelved the idea of the real things figuring they would not work. Any help would be appreciated?

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Bill...the ORIGINAL D's were made to clear those calipers...

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anyone know what type of magnesium rim yenko offered as a option of 67 , were they spider fly wheels, thanks. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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Bob thanks. I had my information backwards as usual. I guess I will get back in the hunt for a set of originals.

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They are pretty tough to find and getting very pricey Bill...The only ones that made them were American which had all the usual American info cast into the backside and also a no name Japanese wheel...

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Bob, What isn't pricey when it comes to this stuff? The kids are breaking me with College tuition. So, I convince myself that I deserve to waste money on the cars.

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Yep....I agree...spend it now....after they get out of school they should be able to make their own !!!

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Chris396,

What's your tire size man, your killing me!!!!??????

Just for the record, I'm not building an original car, so I am just looking for TTD/5 spokes that are of the same style as the original one's Yenko offered (they need not be 100% authentic).

I'm a bit disappointed by the lack of back space options, it looks like you have to run a pretty narrow tire on a '69 to run with the off-the-shelf TTD with 3 3/4" back spacing. What tire are you guys running who have have the modern TTD's, TTO's, or Vintage Wheel 5-spokes?

Thanks for all the posts and comments - choosing wheels is about as agonizing as choosing paint.

Thanks!

Keith

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Sorry. I haven't been online They are 205 60's but you can go bigger if the front end is the stock ride height.

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Not original TT's, but any opinions on ET II's? Although I don't know if the ET II's are really a vintage wheel or a later reincarnation. I do know that ET's are an original wheel as we had them on a 68 camaro in 68, and they worked with disc brakes with a 15" wheel. Here's a pic of a set. Ok, no picture as the file is too big

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lets try this for the picture

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I can pick up a restored set of Appliance torque thrust style wheels. Any opinions on these? Or am I better off waiting for the americans? I want to run 15x6 and 15 X 7

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Here's a photo of the appliance wheels, a set will be close to $1000 with shipping across country, and with plastic american caps. Opinions?

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bill somebody here has a killer set of kelsey hayes rims, dated 69 for sale for around the same price, I don't think they get any nicer than those and they are 15x6, you should give them a look first.. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/burnout.gif

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Bill...you need to make sure they clear the early calipers before you buy them...

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The wheels are supposed to clear the calipers. My primary concern, other than making sure they will fit, is the quality of these wheels. Were they a cheap alternative from day 1?

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In a sense they were...I think American was the original for that spoke design....are you sure they fit the early caliper ?

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There is a great wheel link https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/show...amp;PHPSESSID=

that was just put up, that describes a history of American wheels and also mentions the Appliance brand wheels that I am considering. I almost think I am better off waiting for the real thing, or going with the reproduction TTO that imitates the original wheel, or just stick with the TTD's that I occasionally run for a different look

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A little perspective on spoke shapes between a TT D and a straight TT...the D's were for early calipers...

http://img46.photobucket.com/albums/...wheels_004.jpg
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http://img46.photobucket.com/albums/...wheels_006.jpg

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As is usually the case, now that I see what the original wheels look like, my reproduction TT wheels (which I had thought looked pretty good) now look like.......well a reproduction. Bob, thanks for the pictures as it really points out the difference between the D's and straight spoke wheels.

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As is usually the case, now that I see what the original wheels look like, my reproduction TT wheels (which I had thought looked pretty good)

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Bob, Here is a pic of the back of the Japan wheels, which look like they will work? I have a pic of the front if you are interested.

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Another try,

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Bob, here is the front of the wheel, thanks

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That is a great looking wheel and you usually can tell the ones from Japan as they had very dep countersinking in the lug hole area....now I am not POSITIVE those will fit the early caliper Bill....the backs of the spokes are cut it looks like but I just don't know for sure...the D was made specifically to work with the early calipers.Have you tried them on the car ???

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bill there is a set of appliance ones restored on ebay now, they ain't cheap but they look the same.. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/burnout.gif

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Post the auction number so we can see them

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I believe the Appliance wheels "say" Japan on the back with the deep lug pocket for a washer. So, yeah they're probably the same.

Paul

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Bob, they look like they will work to me, but we don't know for sure. The person selling them knows that they will work on a 69 Camaro, but says the only way to find out for sure about a 68 is to try them. Also I can only locate 15 x 7's which are fine for the back, but I wanted 6's for the front. They are going on E 7o's in the front and G 60's in the back. But I guess I could run 7's all around, although I am concerned about rubbing on the front.

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This may be the auction that Berger mentioned. They are not the wheels that I am chasing, although they sure do look like a nice set. Also the buy it now price is for 4 of the wheels, not 6 as pictured. Nice looking wheels.

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BillD

Every Appliance ad I have ever seen they mention their wheels will work with calipers. Matter of fact their ads had a byline that read something like "our wheels will always work with caliper equiped cars always have always will" or something to that effect.

Appliance was a very quality built wheel and used a good grade of aluminum (they polish out just like chrome). The machining was second to none. And yes the Japan cast in the back is one way of identifying an Appliance wheel.

I don't know why Appliance never really took off-bad distributorship? Some claim the deep inset lug nut was another reason in that it turned people off. I've also heard they had an ugly cap design which also contributed.
Dave

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Appliance Torq-Thrust copies came with a center cap very similar to their American Racing counterparts, it simply had a raised A/P logo on the center. The recessed lug holes are a defining characteristic of an Appliance wheel, but not all A/P castings had them. In my personal opinion, Appliance built one of the best looking 5 spoke wheels going, but it seems they're remembered more for the late 70s atrocities seen in the attached ad. 1979 A/P Wheels Ad

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bill I don't think the link worked to the auction, I think I actually found them by entering atlas in the ebay search engine, the 4 chevy ones he has , our two rear 8.5x15, and two front 15x7, then he has another two mopar lug ones at 15x7, so you get to choose what 4 you want, they all look nos, and he put american caps on them to boot, he said they're all over 35yrs old, never damaged, 1500 buy it price. A nice alternative I think. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/burnout.gif

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Link Ebay Appliance Wheels

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but it seems they're remembered more for the late 70s atrocities seen in the attached ad.

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Yeah... almost as bad as the atrocities the wheel manufactureres are bringing out today.

Joe
The ugly caps I was refering to are the push in type that went on their slots and "wire mags"
Dave

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I forgot to put the link in to ebay, but I see Jeff already has. I am pretty certain that I am going to pull the trigger on the wheels I found, as the price really seems fair (at least compared to the set on ebay). I just have to decide on center caps. Actually, the repro TTD's I have now I run without caps and I like the look, and I didn't like the plastic caps that came with them.

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Of course if I really wanted to stand out in a crowd I could select one of the wheels that Supercar kid shared with us. I bet I could get a deal on any one of those styles

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I don't think the 15x8.5 wheels on Ebay will fit the rear of a first gen Camaro with the 3.75" backspacing they have. I think you need at least 4.5" and probably 4.75" of backspacing to fit the rear. My 16x8 Vintage Wheelworks torq thrust style wheels fit 255/50 tires with 4.5" of backspacing but it's close on the qtr lip.

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The plan is for 15 X 7 on all 4 corners, I wanted 6's front and 7's rear, but can't find that

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Are the dragmaster torque thrust wheels close to the atlas torque thrust look???