solid wheel knock-offs , do they exhist ?

[beaulieu]

I would like to put some knock-off wheels on a special I am building,
But I do not want wire wheels ,
So are there any British cars that used solid rims with a knock-off hub ?

prefer 15 - 16 inch rims

thanks for your help

 

[Radford]

Didn't the MGA TwinCam use solid knock offs, if they did I'm sure Moss would have them.

 

[Steve_S]

Twin Cam and Mark II Deluxe MGAs used knock-off pressed steel wheels. However they are extremely difficult to find, and are very expensive if you do manage to locate a set. I seem to recall a single wheel in average condition selling on eBay recently for around $400. A full set of nice wheels would easily fetch over $1K.

 

[Randi]

But Steve go get chromed out "fly" wheels with independent spinners and spend $8,000. Twin cam wheels are cheap-it"s finding good ones that's hard! Sorry could help myself.....when I'm next to a Lexus SUV and can see myself & the car in those shiny chrome 18's (?) it's kind of scary!!!!!!!Randi /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jester.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jester.gif I'm trying to forget I'm Old & just don't understand why that old lady is in my car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Hayfever]

Aren't there racing wheels that are centerlock for quick changes? If nothing else, Moss sells these even if they are Minilites.

 

[beaulieu]

minilites are OK, but I need the look of early period correct rims

 

[Steve_S]

LOL @ Randi! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/lol.gif

I also just remembered that the twin-cam wheels were not splined. They use a knock-off to secure to the car but not splines. I heard rumor that one person has successfully mated splines to a steel MGA-style wheel by welding a wire wheel hub into the wheel and adding support gussets.

 

[piman]

Hello Beaulieu,

what period are you refering to?, the Minilite style is 60's, if you want earlier and 15" look for jaguar (Dunlop) wheels. I believe that they are curently being re-manufactured but they are expensive. The style is similar to the MGA Twin Cam, or look at the Jaguar 'D' Type racing car.

Alec

 

[beaulieu]

I am looking for a steel wheel not a cast Minilite style wheel, I found a picture of the MGA TWINCAM wheels, something like that would do,
Any idea who sells the Jag wheel ? or a picture of one ?

just the inner stamping would be OK, I can get the outer rim here

thanks

 

[William]

The Jaguar D-Type wheels by Dunlop featured a spun aluminum center mated to a steel rim (or was it the other way round?). They are still being manufactured, since you see them on the better D-type replicas. These are peg-drive wheels, meaning they use a threaded hub to secure the wheel to the hub, but pegs to provide drive (if you look at a Dunlop wheel, it looks like it has five lug nuts). The nice thing is, no splines to wear out.

An even rarer type would be the Rudge knock-off disc wheels as found on certain Mercedes racing cars of the fifties, and were optional on the SL. These were a true splined knock off with ally rims. I have no idea if they're still being made, but knowing Mercedes, they probably are, at a price.

If you know of a wheel maker, a set of vented disc wheels in the appropriate size could conceiveably be fitted with splined centers.

-William

 

[GregW]

I've been trying to re-find this thread for days! Check out Dave Bean Engineering . They’ve got some Lotus wheels for about $200 each. The rims are 13” but they might come bigger, worth a call.

 

[LLAngus]

I just looked into the Moss catalog and found the cast wheels (MGB catalog). They may have a source for steel wheels. Phone them and find out. There is a web site featuring steel wheels (KO) for Corvettes. Maybe they have ones to fit.