<VV> Looking for wheel rims

[Ron]

Yup!  I bought new tires once at a Penney's store and they ruined them by 
mounting them from the wrong side.  They replaced the tires immediately 
after the manager looked at the side wall ripples.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <tkalp at cox.net>
To: "James Davis" <jld at wk.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Looking for wheel rims


> Another unique feature of the FC rims is because of the location of the 
> drop center the tires must be mounted and demounted from the back side.  I 
> took some FC wheels to the shop at school to have the tires removed . . . 
> . they were having a dickens of a time getting the tires off, until I told 
> them they had to be taken off the back side . . . maybe that's how the 
> rims got "warped" in the first place.  Good information to give to your 
> tire installer.
>
> Terry Kalp
>
> ---- James Davis <jld at wk.net> wrote:
>> The FC wheel are unique to the Corvair Forward Control vehicles.
>> Chevy's specs are: Type- short spoke, disk; Attachment-5 stud,
>> 7/16-20; Offset - 0.560 inches; Rim size-14x5jmod.  All other rims of
>> this design that you are likely to find are 14x5jj. The special
>> offset, depressed center of the rim allows clearance for the upper
>> ball joint and knuckle.  Your best bet for the correct wheel is a
>> Corvair used parts dealer (Corvair Ranch or California Corvairs) Any
>> 15x5 or 15x6 wheel will fit on the FC's because of the larger diameter.
>> Jim Davis
>>
>>
>
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