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GTAm Wheels Question
- Subject: GTAm Wheels Question
- From: alfaguy@domain.elided (David J. Anderson)
- Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 08:34:08 -0000
Everyone knows what GTA, GTZ and SZ magnesium wheels look like. But GTAm
parts are more mysterious. The wheels used on the GTAm were normally 13
inches x 7, 8, 9 or 10 inches wide. To use 13 inch wheels on a 105
chassis, different mounting brackets and/or lower profile brake calipers
were needed for the wheels to clear the brakes. The factory solution was
the ATE one-piece aluminum caliper (which is the same unit used on early
911 Porsche 'S' cars) and special bracket. The most widely used GTAm
wheel was a dished design with 12 circular holes. After 1970 the same
wheel was homologated for use on the GTA Jr. and it seems that most racing
GTA Jr's used the GTAm wheel in Europe. The same wheel is used on the
racing 33's. There was another wheel available for GTAm - but no one seems
to know what it looked like. The options list shows a 15x7 inch wheel, and
the parts catalogs list a number and describe it as weighing 5.8 kg and
having oval holes. No photo is given in the catalogs. Has anyone ever
seen the 15x7 GTAm optional wheel? Is there a reference with a photograph
of this wheel?
Dave Anderson, alfaguy@domain.elided
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