<VV> EM Wheels question

[jvhroberts at aol.com]

 Uh, no. An EM Corvair and the prospective donor cars are essentially the same weight, and a Datsun/Nissan Z car actually weighs more. None of the cars in this category with 14" wheels weigh less than 2500 pounds. Nor are they prone to wheel failures. Not sure where you're getting your info here, Ken. 

 

John Roberts
 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: kenpepke at juno.com <kenpepke at juno.com>
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Sent: Wed, Mar 3, 2010 10:16 am
Subject: Re: <VV> EM Wheels question



Selection of wheels is more than just 'bolt to the hub' so I would recommend 
neither the Datsun nor the Toyota wheel for use on a Corvair.  Weighing them on 
a scale there is a noticeable lightness to the Japanese rims ... they are 
designed for use on a vehicle with a curb weight of 500 to 800 pounds less than 
a Corvair.  Driven in a respectable manner they would probably work without 
incident.  But in an emergency situation [right when one really does not need 
another problem] one could experience failure in the form of the center section 
tearing out of the rim.  This risk becomes even more apparent when one realizes 
this was a somewhat common failure on the original vehicles.
Ken P 


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Bryan Blackwell <bryan at skiblack.com> wrote:

Short answer:

The earlies use the 4 on a 4.5" bolt pattern, *not* the late model 5 on 4 3/4" 
Chevy RWD pattern.  Datsun and Toyota RWD cars from the 70's and 80's use this 
same 
pattern.  The Datsun Z 14"x6" wheels will work, but they are a little outboard 
of ideal.  Toyota AE86 Corolla wheels are better.  Do not modify the car to use 
5 lug 
Chevy wheels unless you are *very* certain that's your best option (it usually 
isn't).

Long answer:

http://autoxer.skiblack.com/tires.html

--Bryan

Bryan Blackwell bryan at skiblack.com
http://autoxer.skiblack.com/
  Corvairs: '62 700 Wagon, '64 Greenbrier, '65 Corsa, '66 Corsa
  '69 Road Runner, '09 Ford F-150, '99 Neon R/T
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On Mar 3, 2010, at 3:25 AM, Frank Ness wrote:

> Hey All,
> 
> I was wondering it there is a 14" steel wheel that matches the EM bolt circle? 


> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Frank
> 
> 
> 
 

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