Mike,
You are correct on old magnesium wheels. I also had a set of the
American Racing Silverstone real mags on one of my Tigers for about 10 years
back in the late 70's and early 80's. Both front wheels cracked around the
bolt holes. Fortunately I noticed the very visible cracks before the wheels
separated from the car at speed. It was very scary to see those cracked
wheels. Needless to say I took those off the car quickly. If they were that
brittle 10-15 years ago you can imagine them now. The aluminum version
should be OK. I thought they were really nice looking wheels and were very
light weight. It might be of interest that the offsets on those wheels were
different between the front and rear. For the Tiger they put more offset to
the inside on the fronts but I don't have the exact measurements since I got
rid of the wheels to someone who said they had a way to weld magnesium.
Dave McDermott
At 11:59 PM 5/18/1999 EDT, MWood24020@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 5/18/99 8:47:18 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
>awtiger@ix.netcom.com writes:
>
><< They are American Racing "Silverstone"
> wheels. They may as well have been made out of "unobtainium," as they have
> been out of production for years. I know of noone who is reproducing those
> wheels. I had a set for one of my old Tigers back in the mid-80's and,
> like an idiot, sold them when I sold the car (I could shoot myself right
> about now for that). I have seen sets advertized for as much as $1200.00
> to $1500.00 per set, which is out of reach for guys like me. >>
>
>I guess that price would be for the magnesium American Racing wheels, the
>aluminum ones are out there for anywhere from $15-75 a piece, depending on
>condition. Also, be careful of old magnesium wheels, they tend to be less
>than safe (read brittle) and may be for "show only".
>Mike
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