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Re: 1980 900 Turbo 5 door Posted by Larry West [Email]  (#1140)  [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Larry West) on Wed, 11 May 2011 06:49:54
In Reply to: 1980 900 Turbo 5 door, Paddan, Sun, 8 May 2011 18:37:15 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
The "Inca" wheels are certainly first choice in a 15x5.5 wheel for a 1980 900. There are other contemporary alternatives, also. Saab was never shy about selling accessory wheels for 900s and later cars, so there are lots to chose from.
Second alternates would be the "Shelby" alloys. These wheels are 8-spoke, with a polished rim, and when sold by Saab came with gold-painted hub and spokes (the "Goldvane") or silver-grey painted hub and spokes (the "Silvervane"). Over the years, many of these have been refinished, often not to the original color. But you can always tell genuine Shelbys, as they have "CARROLL SHELBY" cast into the rim, AND they take flat-shouldered, blind lug nuts. Be very, very careful of the real Shelbys, though. Often, you will find cracks in the wide part of the spokes near the rim. They can likely be repaired, but just be careful.
There is a similar looking wheel made by Ronal that Saab called the "Silver Spoke" These have "RONAL" cast into the rim, and take tapered (conical) lug nuts that are black with black plastic caps on the ends. (I've never seen the same cracks on these as the Shelbys get). These are painted the same standard Saab wheel silver paint the Incas and others come in.
In truth, unless you're looking to be a concours champion, any of the Saab wheels that fit are good choices. On a daily driver, especially.
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