66 Toronado spare wheel is BIGGER?
#1
66 Toronado spare wheel is BIGGER?
I just had my 66 Toronado wheels blasted and powder coated. A local tire shop got in some thin white wall Cooper tires. They said the spare rim is a 15.5in rim whereas the other rims are true 15 in rims. What???? The tires fit on 4 rims but not the spare. Has anyone runacross this before? Does anyone sell a 15.5 in tire? Wondering what to do...
Jeff
Jeff
#2
I just had my 66 Toronado wheels blasted and powder coated. A local tire shop got in some thin white wall Cooper tires. They said the spare rim is a 15.5in rim whereas the other rims are true 15 in rims. What???? The tires fit on 4 rims but not the spare. Has anyone runacross this before? Does anyone sell a 15.5 in tire? Wondering what to do...
Jeff
Jeff
What is the exact name of the cooper tire, I think I'd be interested in trying to find them for my '67 Toro.
#3
I just had my 66 Toronado wheels blasted and powder coated. A local tire shop got in some thin white wall Cooper tires. They said the spare rim is a 15.5in rim whereas, the other rims are true 15 in rims. What???? The tires fit on 4 rims but not the spare. Has anyone runacross this before? Does anyone sell a 15.5 in tire? Wondering what to do...
Jeff
Jeff
BTW, Jeff, the Cooper Trendsetter has a regular thin white wall stripe (.75"?). Available in many 15" sizes for "Legacy" cars like ours. Yeesh...sorry for the computerspeak.
#4
That is the exact tire I just put on... Cooper Trendsetter SE in a 235/75-15. I have not measured the spare rim but I will. Interestingly enough the tire techs said the angled valve stems I got specifically for the 66 Toro wheels "won't physically fit" on the rims. So they put on straight ones.
Maybe I had the JV team at the tire shop. Maybe not even the JV team!
Has anyone put angled valve stems on their wheels? I have to imagine it would work.
Jeff
Maybe I had the JV team at the tire shop. Maybe not even the JV team!
Has anyone put angled valve stems on their wheels? I have to imagine it would work.
Jeff
#7
Angled valve stem.
Here is a picture of the valve stem for a "66 Toronado" that apparently doesn't fit my drum brake rims. I was too stupid to look at the stems that were on the rims when I took off the old tires. The valve stems the tire shop put on look out of place. Any photos of what the valve stems SHOULD look like would be appreciated.
#8
1966 all and 1967 drum brake wheels use a standard rubber snap-in valve stem. 67 disc brake and 68-78 Toronado/Eldorado wheels use an angled metal valve stem similar to a truck. Has a rubber seal washer and a nut threads on the inside of the rim to hold it in place. Most have a black rubber or plastic cover on the exposed stem.
Pain in the ***, truth be known.
Pain in the ***, truth be known.
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