Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Desperately Need Wheels for Spline Drive 1985 TR

[Brian E. Buxton (BrianBuxton]

Ric,
What do you want to spend?  You'd probably be better off going with a 
set of custom 18's.  Drive ability and aesthetics will improve, as will 
the availability of a range of tires.

Brian



Ric Rainbolt wrote:

> I have an 1985 TR that I've recently completed a large amount of 
> mechanical and cosmetic restoration. I've rebuilt the motor and 
> transmission and also have replaced the fuel system with EFI using a 
> Motec M48 engine controller. However, I can't even tune my EFI! The 
> problem is, my (crappy) TRX metric tires are completely rotted from 
> use and age. I have no interest in buying another set of TRX tires, 
> but instead would like something a little more standard.
>
> I've had no luck locating stock 16's, and the 17's and 18's that I've 
> found are just too pricey (~10% the value of the car). OEM 16's would 
> come up from time to time on Ebay, but I haven't seen any in many 
> months. I will gladly pay a finders fee to anyone for information 
> that results in my acquisition of a set of OEM 16's for this car. 
> Please make sure to remember, they are the single-lug, spline-drive 
> wheels, not the 5-bolt as used on the later TRs.
>
> Thanks,
> RR
>
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