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Old 03-15-2010, 04:11 AM
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spare tire option

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Originally Posted by novanutcase View Post
Why not just go on E-bay and look for a steel wheel? i think that a mercury wheel of the same year will fit.

John Draxler from T-Bird ranch should have one if all you just need is a spare.

BTW there are plenty of aftermarket wheels that will fit over the KH DB's

I converted my '61 front drums to '65 KH DB's and these wheels clear with no problem!



John
John, I've got a stock 15" steel wheel that I could use now but the reason I was saying the Murano wheel might be a good choice for a spare is because it's suppposed to be thinner than the stock wheel and the '55 t-bird trunk is very shallow and the spare lies flat in the middle of the floor. I still haven't tried it yet and it might not really be that much of a space saver, but I was just thinking out loud that if I could find one at a wrecking yard it might be a viable option for weight and thickness compared to stock.

Richard
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