real rodder wheels question

[gordon]

Looking forward to receiving real rodder wheels for my 63 R2.  What wheel lug nut should  I use?  Also: back in 63/64, did they leave the whitewalls  visible on the exterior, or did they expose the blackwalls?  What is recommended for today's use of these wheels; or is it just a personal preference?   Thanks for your feedback/thoughts on this  issue.

[studegary]

Welcome to the AOAI Forum.  I prefer blackwalls with any wheels of this sort.

Not related to your question, but I note that your Avanti's Serial Number is a combination of the displacements of the two main Studebaker V8s - 259 and 289.  Decades ago, a friend had a Studebaker repair and restoration business.  The last four digits of his home telephone number were 2589.  He never made the connection until I pointed it out to him.   

[Dwight FitzSimons]

The Real Rodders Wheels, like the original Halibrand magnesium wheels, use a different type of lug nut than we are used to.  The wheels do not have a tapered seat, they have a flat seat.  The lug nuts also, of course, have a flat seat.  Lug nuts are supplied with the wheels.  (I have a set, that's how I know.

--Dwight (two '64 Avantis)

[Skip Lackie]

Back in the day, tires came in two forms: white walls on one side and black walls on both sides.  White wall tires cost more, so if you ordered white walls, you displayed them.  It would not occur to anyone to mount tires with the white wall side hidden.  Nowadays, some size tires come only in a white wall -- they're cheaper to produce and inventory than two different types.  So now one gets to decide how to mount them, rather than which type to order.  Whether to expose the white wall side is a matter of personal choice.  Some like them (I do), as long as they are more or less authentic to the style and width that would have been originally mounted.

[Peddler]

I like the WW with the hub caps but with the Halibrand Wheels I like the black walls.  When I am show in AACA I use the ww bias and with the Halibrands I have bias look radials which I think looks better on my Avanti grey car, 

[bob caser]

Great looking car , love the color and the Halibrand's on it.

Bob Caser

[gordon]

I appreciate all the responses to my real rodders wheels questions.  Regards, Gordon

[Ed M]

 

Peddler

Your car looks great with the Halibrands.  What tire size are you wearing?

Ed M - RBQ-3318

[Peddler]

Thanks, American Classic 6.70-R15.

[Peddler]

I should note that my Avanti drives just as well with the Bias as the radials.  better than any old car I have ever owned.

[studegary]

2 hours ago, Peddler said:

I should note that my Avanti drives just as well with the Bias as the radials.  better than any old car I have ever owned.

Your previous post states; "6.70-R15".  Aren't these radial construction that are sized to look like original bias ply tires.   

Edited October 27, 2020 by studegary
added bias ply

[63R1388]

47 minutes ago, studegary said:

Your previous post states; "6.70-R15".  Aren't these radial construction that are sized to look like original bias ply tires.   

 

https://www.cokertire.com/tires/american-classic-670r15-blackwall.html

[studegary]

11 hours ago, 63R1388 said:

 

https://www.cokertire.com/tires/american-classic-670r15-blackwall.html

Yes, just what I thought and stated.

[Peddler]

They are Radials designed to look like bias ply.  Perhaps I said it inartfully but what I was trying to let you know that my Avanti drives great on the regular bias tires and there is very little improvement with the radial tire.  The Avanti drive and handles very well with the bias plys better than any old car I have ever owned.