1966 15x7 Torq Thrust D Wheels

beater68427 · #1 02-26-2009, 06:39 AM

I am probably wrong, but I thought all the early ones the spoke was sharp and hard up to the blow, not curved in I have a early set of 15'S and quite different

**scuncio** · #2 02-26-2009, 07:33 AM

Hi, these are the 'D' spokes designed to clear disc brake calipers. The straight spoke wheels that you describe are more common.

beater68427 · #3 02-26-2009, 07:46 AM

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Hi, these are the 'D' spokes designed to clear disc brake calipers. The straight spoke wheels that you describe are more common.

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When was the "d" (for disc) introduced, good topic of conversation, never thought about it till now

**bergy** · #4 02-26-2009, 04:07 PM

They sure look like the wheels that the original owner put on my '69 copo car as soon as it was delivered. I've cropped the picture taken in June of 1969 (attached). It's a little grainy. You're tempting me Tony!

beater68427 · #5 02-26-2009, 05:13 PM

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They sure look like the wheels that the original owner put on my '69 copo car as soon as it was delivered. I've cropped the picture taken in June of 1969 (attached). It's a little grainy. You're tempting me Tony!

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Yours in the pic are straight spoke, not curved.

**Stefano** · #6 02-26-2009, 06:38 PM

I didn't think the "D"s were introduced until late 1968?

You definitely need "D"s on a Disc Brake Vette.

There should be a date on the inside of the Rim?

**bergy** · #7 02-26-2009, 07:01 PM

I have another picture that shows clearly the concave area where the spokes meet the rim - is that what you mean by "curved" vs "straight"?

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