plain wheels

[deano123]

I'm thinking of making my geep into a Willys lookalike. Anyone know what plain 15 inch wheels I can use? cos not many willys jeeps had 8 spokes !! I can remember seeing escorts or maybe cortinas with wide plain steel wheels in my dim n distant youth.

[Dave the Steam]

You can try Les Weller as he's making wheels again, but you might have to wait a while.

I was going to put 15x6 on mine, but gave up waiting and will be fitting bigger tyres on my 14" wheels.

Telephone [phone] and leave a message.

You can see what he's doing on www.wellerwheels.co.uk but the site doesn't seem to change much, better to phone.

[IanA]

Hi
To save you looking back at the '15" Wheels' thread here's my answer again !!!

Just remembered that the 15" wheels from the current range of Peugeots (307, 406) do fit the Escort hubs. I used a 307 spare once on the rear of my black 1600.

Try before you buy as the negative offset (because they're for FWD cars) may mean you need spacers on the front at least to clear the struts.

Also check the angle of the chamfer on the nuts you use- they may not match exactly either.

Cheers
Ian

PS for really narrow ones, use 1960's Hillman Minx wheels.