I have seen a number of members have the Shelby ten spoke wheels on their Specials. With these reproductions do you need to use a spacer? Or has the back spacing been changed to eliminate the need for a spacer? I have a original Shelby set and they will rub the caliper if a spacer is not used.
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1968 Ten Spoke Question
- Thread starter Ruppstang
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dalorzo_f
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"I have a original Shelby set and they will rub the caliper if a spacer is not used."
How does that work, thought the Shelby's had basically the same front suspension and brakes....??? Especially in 68, basically a stock J code for the 350 with some fiberglass... no real "performance" upgrades...??? An S/R code would be pretty much the same...??? Never heard of Shelby's using spacers from the factory?
How does that work, thought the Shelby's had basically the same front suspension and brakes....??? Especially in 68, basically a stock J code for the 350 with some fiberglass... no real "performance" upgrades...??? An S/R code would be pretty much the same...??? Never heard of Shelby's using spacers from the factory?
The ten spoke wheels were not used on the 68 Shelby's. In 67 Ford used a Kelsey Hays 4 puck caliper in 68 they changed to a 2 puck design that would rub on the ten spoke wheels. Most were delivered with a special cast hub cap. Many owners then and now like the look of the ten spoke wheels and changed them. I am going to restore the hub caps and mount some bias ply's for when I show but would like to drive on the ten spokes with radials. The originals are quite valuable and I am considering selling them and buying the reproductions to drive on provided I can eliminate the spacer.
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dalorzo_f
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Know the 10 spokes were not stock for '68, but some (very, very few) did get them from the factory. Just curious, and find it odd they would be so dimensionally different, and with all the cars that now have them (from various vendors) find it surprising there would be a fitment issue..
x-codegtcs
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Marty - I am fighting another issue and once I can get my rear off the jack stands, I will put the 10 spokes I bought from Branda on the front to see if any single caliper clearance issues...I was hoping to be done by now but it's that darn "1 step forward, 2 steps back" thing...
Thanks, it is my understanding that the back set was changed on the reproductions so they do not need the spacer. I would like to know that for sure before I sell the originals.
speedy02
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This is a great page for Members looking for 10 spokes. I had no idea how many different versions of 10 spokes they made over the years.
http://www.thecoralsnake.com/spokes.HTML
http://www.thecoralsnake.com/spokes.HTML
franklinair
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