bcwaller thanks for the pic of the 67 Chevelle with thoughs wheels I have an 66 SS and was thinking about putting the same wheels on my car

 

What size did you end up getting if you didn't need the spacers?

Thanks,

/joe

 

they are the standerd 15x6 TTDs . I had talked to newstalger and they knew they where for my 65 vette. I have heard people say they won't fit but i had no problem.

 

Great.. I was originally going to go with the repro bolt-on KO's but if they don't come in soon or they don't have the same quality, then i'm going for the TT's..Just don't know if I'll get the TTO's or TTD's..

Thanks,

/jc

BTW: the web site is at http://www.newstalgiawheel.com/default.asp

 

Be sure who you buy them from will let you return them if they don't fit. I bought 1 new TTD just to see if they would fit. I bought it right from the American Racing wharehouse that is in my town and it did not fit my 66. I had to return it and kept looking for a set of originals. The new TTD's have painted spokes (originals are raw cast finish) and the center hub area and center cap are larger in diameter.

Good luck
Brian

 

There is a set of 4 15X7's on e-bay right now. These are perfect looking originals. If you want them be prepared to bid high. I bet they bring $2400.

Brian
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...541945948&rd=1

 

Starting around 1960, American began selling a 5-spoke wheel called the Torq-Thrust. The spoke crest of a Torq-Thrust wheel was straight all the way from the center to the rim. It did not clear disc brakes without a spacer. It was offered in both aluminum and magnesium.

American first began advertising the Torq-Thrust "D" wheel in 1966. This wheel was a variation of their earlier design called the Torq-Thrust. Yes, the "D" stood for Disc. The spoke crest of this "D" wheel was shaped like an eagle's beak. The "D" wheel fit disc brake Corvettes without a spacer as it was designed to do.

This first version of the "D" wheel was offered in 15x6" and 15x7" sizes from 1966 into the seventies. Most were made of aluminum, but some sets were made of real magnesium. A two-bar spinner center cap was offered by American as an option to their standard round chrome center cap with a small diameter screw circle. The wheel stud holes were a smaller diameter than the other wheel manufacturers used at the time, but I don't remember this diameter exactly.

Initially American cast their name and the wheel design / size into the back side of each wheel. While sales were booming in the late sixties, however, they subcontracted some of the casting to Japan. These Japanese castings did not have the American name cast into the back side.

During the early nineties American decided to again sell a wheel called the Torq-Thrust "D". They chose this name for marketing reasons only. The actual wheel design they used was first called the GT when it was sold by American in the early sixties. This wheel design has a spoke crest curved like a banana. This is the design now sold under the Torq-Thrust "D" (Series 105) name. It does not clear Corvette disc brakes without a spacer. It is also drilled for a larger diameter center cap screw circle and uses a larger lug nut diameter than the 1966 "D" wheel.

It only took 10 years, but around 2000 American finally realized they had made a marketing error in using the "D" name for a wheel which does not clear disc brakes. They then began selling a two-piece wheel design called the Torq-Thrust II (Series 505) which looks very similar to the modern wheel they called the "D". The spoke crest design of this wheel is still shaped like a banana, but it does clear Corvette disc brakes without a spacer. Since these wheels can be bought with gray painted spokes under the Torq-Thrust II Classic (Series CL205) name, some people think they are exactly the same as the nineties wheel called the "D", but the II is a different design.

American then added another confusing term to their sales catalog. They recently started selling a wheel they call the Torq-Thrust Original (Series 309). This wheel has a straight spoke crest and will not clear Corvette disc brakes without a spacer.

I know it is mess, but American doesn't care if you're confused as long as you continue to buy their wheels.

In summary, those with disc brake Corvettes have these 5-spoke wheel choices from American:
discontinued 1966 version Torq-Thrust "D" wheels (eagle's beak spoke).
1990-up Torq-Thrust "D" wheels with a spacer( banana spoke).
2000-up Torq-Thrust II wheels (banana spoke).
2000-up Torq-Thrust Original wheels with a spacer (straight spoke).

 

Thanks Jerry. Excellent summary!



Paul
CL-205, banana spokes

 

If someone is looking for a set - there is one listed on Ebay right now.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=34209


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Well that set tdidnt' meet the reserve. I sent an e-mail to the guy nad he said he had an offer for $4000... TO high for me and bit much I think.. I'll wait for the new repro bolton KO's and if they're NG, then I'll go with the new TTD's from newstalgia.. Bummer..

/jc

 

Damn, if only I had known! I sold my original AR TTD wheels (attached to my 66 Vette convert) for $2500 (in 1971).

Plasticman

 

Ya, tell me about it... hindsight is always 20-20... I knew I should've bought that waterfront property in the Hamptons..

/jc

 

 

this thread is 13 years old and that poster has not been around in 10 years.

 

 

For future 'searchers', I had a set of TT in the early 60's on my 58. Later, I tried to use them on my 65 but they wouldn't fit around the calipers. Then I loaned them to someone, and that was that.

 

I bought my Torq Thrust D wheels a few months ago direct from the manufacturer for my 57 which has disc brakes and was told by the manufacturer that I needed the "D" s because it designated for disc brakes .

 

Yes but the topic is still current .

 

Yes, but it is highly unlikely that Panchop is going to be answering any questions about the size of his tires, or the state of his suspension.
It is usually advisable to start a new thread on a topic rather than engage in discussion with people who last posted over a decade ago.