Re: [FGF] Re: One more time.. JA vs JC Rally II Wheels

[coleman . james]

Joe -- You raise a good point. All the stuff I've read about Rally II wheels says there are minute differences between the versions (to account for backspacing and for the drum/disc situation and also the 14- and 15-inch situation), but does anyone know for sure that this is the case? If JA wheels will fit on a '68 with drums, which the literature says should be JC wheels, is it hype or are the differences really true? Also, were the wheels a factory- or dealer-installed option? Changes could have happened at dealerships. Just wondering.

 

Jim

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> Jim,
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> Thanks for the info, but this does not clear up the situation. Some
> documentation says that JC wheels were on both the disc and drum cars for 68.
> Some says JA wheels were used on disc brake cars. That's why the only way I
> will know for sure is if someone has an actual factory equipped disc brake
> car with the factory wheels. Again, thanks for trying.
>
> Old Joe
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> In a message dated 10/5/2009 6:58:03 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> coleman.ja...@mchsi.com writes:
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> I've got a '68 convertible with power drum brakes, and it has JC wheels
> all the way around. I thought the JCs were for drums; all the info shows other
> wheels for disc brake models. I think that was also the issue with the
> American torq thrust wheels. The torq thrust D was for disc brake cars; the
> regular torq thrust was for the drum models.
>
> Jim
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> > Joe, JA wheels were only used on A bodies, never on Firebird. I have a
> 68 Firebird that was originally equipped with power discs and it had two of
> it's original JC wheels when I got the car. I've also owned a very low
> mileage 68 GTO that had all five of it's original JAs. I'm pretty sure the 68
> shop manual shows JCs for the Firebird (with disc brakes), but I don't have
> my copy in front of
> > me. I'll check it out tonight and send it to you if I can find it.
> >
> > Todd.
> >
> > Subject: One more time.. JA vs JC Rally II Wheels
> > From:
> > Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2009 16:55:26 EDT
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> > Okay,
> >
> > This question has been asked a number of times, but I have yet to draw a
> > final conclusion, so I'm going to see if anyone can offer definitive
> evidence
> > as to the correct rally II wheel for a 68 firebird 400 with disc
> brakes.
> > I have a set of JAs and a set of JCs. I need to get my redlines
> mounted
> > and I want to use the correct set of wheels. Every time I see answers
> on
> > this, they refer to other sites that show the wheel listings. Well,
> I've
> > seen several sites and literature that contradict each other. So, the
> only
> > way I believe this can be confirmed is if someone on this list has a
> car
> > with the original set of rally wheels on it that came with disc brakes.
> >
> > It seems pretty rare to find a vehicle that has the original wheels and
> > came with disc brakes. So, if anyone of you can positively verify
> this. I
> > would really like to hear from you.
> >
> > Thanks a bunch
> >
> > Old Joe
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> >
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