Hall pantera wheels w/wheels spacers?

Quite a few people use them. I know Dave Berman does. Do you have longer studs? How big of spacer do you want to use?
Will

Will,
Hi, I don't have anything yet, I was looking on the Hall Pantera site and they sell 1" spacers and longer studs to match, without calling them I presume it's to do what I'am trying to achieve.
Daniel

Changing the back studs is NO small task. The axles must be removed. I’m not a big fan of spacers on high performance cars but I know that some use them.

Mike

The studs are not cheap and quite a bit of work to install. I've read that spacers are not good but I know Dave and others with spacers drive their cars HARD without any problems.
I would do it if new wheels were not an option ($$$)
Will

Depending on what Hall wheels you own, you could justify new ones easily if your curent assemblies are the three-piece bolt-together Ultras. These wheels are infamous for breaking the tiny bolts that hold the assemblies together or splitting the inners or outers around the bead, resulting in instant deflation. The last case was about 10 months ago in N. CA. 3-piece Ultras are RACING wheels and should be x-rayed each year before use. There are no spares; Gary is gone and the shop that made them for Hall in the '80s is also gone. Evod Industries in So-Cal can spin you better-than-new rim halves if you send them the broken parts. The new halves will come back stamped "NOT FOR ROAD USE- RACING ONLY" and they will not be cheap, but at least you'll get to find which one lets go next... usually one of the wide, heavily loaded rears. Keep your seat belts cinched tight and carry a cell phone.

Yes. That is exactly what I've had on for 11+ years. No problems yet. And I don't pussy around this cat!

I leave the car all winter without losing a pound of air in any tire. In fact if I didn't adjust tire pressure for different drives or weather they would still be where they were after the first fill!

Yes, Hall Ultra MK IX wheels is what I have.

I had driven on those wheels for 16 years on a daily driver Pantera. I had no issues.

As David B. will attest, I am no pussy driver either.

I had the wheels pictured. Not sure if they are the Ultra wheel.

3 of the 4 wheels cracked, all inners. Some wheels had several cracks, some as long as 8 inches. Looked like lighting bolts, not straight lines. All of the wheels held air well.

Andriyko has my recycled center caps!

quote:

I am no pussy driver either

Bohdan, you're not wavin' the rainbow flag, are you?
BAHAHAHAHAHA

Hey Dave,

I got your recycled wheels caps from Bohdan!

Our wheels are very different. Mine are 17" one piece. I believe the problem was with the bolts joining the hoops on the older version wheels. Are those 17s?

David B- Your wheels look so good! Makes me want to throw mine out, seriously.

Yes my old wheels were 17". The cap & spinners look good. Are the spinners from me? I don't remember the center cap. I spent some time polishing those on a cold December weekend. Did you get the nuts also ? I did like my old wheels but having seen a close picture of yours, yours is definately my favorite.

When I bought these wheels they came with caps like yours AND these spinners. Yes, those are your caps. I put some rubber trim around them because they used to squeak. I traded parts with Bohdan and got your caps and covers. I have spacers on these wheels and use the extended female lugs which torqued at 90-100 lbs tend to wear the covers. Luckily I have extras, thanks to you and Bohdan.

Here's the crazy part. I bought these wheels, mounted with new Michelin Pilots for half of what I got selling my original GT5 15" Campys. Finding 15" rubber was impossible, expensive and although I liked the look from the rear with 15's, every other view of the car improved with the 17s.

Your wheels look bangin', David! They give your GT5 a great look.

Michael