Re: Metric wheels alfa-digest V9 #169

["Paul Misencik" <paul@domain.elided>]

Saab offered the metric wheels/tires on the 900 Turbo in the US in 1980 or
1981 I believe.  It was a good looking rim, too...

Paul Misencik
P. Roman Media
Huntersville, NC  28078
email: paul@domain.elided
www.paoloroman.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Bayly" <thebaylys@domain.elided>
To: "alfa digest" <alfa-digest@domain.elided>
Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 4:36 AM
Subject: Re: Metric wheels alfa-digest V9 #169


> I believe the SAAB 900 Turbo had metric rims in some markets around
'79/'80
> (Australia).   We Aussies didn't see a GTV6 with metric rims and I was
quite
> surprised to hear that there were such rims available.   Renault also used
> metric wheels and like the SAAB,  I am unsure of the size.   I believe
Avon
> and Michelin were the only manufacturers of tyres to fit.
>
> Beatle
> Oz
>
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: C M Smith
> Date: Monday, 13 January 2003 03:16:17 AM
> To: alfa@domain.elided
> Subject: Re: Metric wheels alfa-digest V9 #169
>
> As far as I know the only metric wheels built were for the Michelin TRX
> tire. This was a bone head idea to take advantage of a radical new tire
> technology. If these are the wheels you are thinking of (the TRX tire
being
> virtually unobtainable now) then the profile of the rim needs to be
changed
> as well. Standard wheels not only have standard diameters to fit standard
> manufactured tires, they also have a particular lip profile to match said
> tires (that's the letter designation in the rim nomenclature, "J" being
the
> current version).
>
> If there are other metric wheels out there I'd like to know.
>
> Cheers
>
> Michael
>
>
> Michael Smith
> White 1991 164L
> Original owner
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