[T3] wheel advice

[crash 69]

So, would 5 inch wide rims work all around with the proper offset, or do I
need to stick with 4.5" wide and no more?

On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 12:14 PM, <Bobsnotch at aol.com> wrote:

>
> In a message dated 6/24/2011 11:22:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> dhbadeer at gmail.com writes:
>
> Yes,  I've been doing what you suggest and have some in my "watch list".
> From  reading different posts, I thought the bus rims had the same 46mm
> offset,  but with clips for the hubcaps.  People seemed to think the bus
> rims
> generally cost more, too, because of demand.
>
> The reason I  haven't pulled the trigger on those is I was hoping to find
> something  non-stock, since my car does not have a stock  look.
>
>
>
>
> Generally only the early bus rims were 15 inch, or even the really early 16
>  inch, and the later ones are 14 inches. You're correct in that bug and bus
> wide  5 rims have rivited on clips, while T-3 rims don't. Like I mentioned
> before, ALL  of the others are 4 inches wide or narrower, while only the
> T-3
> got the wide 5  in 4 1/2 inch wide rims. There are also 2 different styles
> of wide 5 T-3  rims, solid, and slotted. The slotted ones were used up to
> 63, with solids used  to 65.
>
> There are only so many wide 5 rims available, and most of them are of the
> bug offset, which is basically what you currently have (wide 5, 5 spoke).
> Some  are even less than the bugs normal 34mm offset (like 23mm).
>
> Bob 65 Notch  S with sunroof and IRS (Krusty)
> 71 Notch (Krunchy)
> 64 T-34 Ghia  (Wolfie)
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