i got an old set of wheels from my dad, and they look suspiciously like some Torq-Thrust D's but i dunno. Blast me for not having a digital camera. They have an Oval shaped lug hole and a little label that says (ET II) but i couldnt find anything. please help as i need to find some center caps for these bad boys. Thanx in advance.

Dan

Take a look (http://www.roadsters.com/et3s.jpg)These them??
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No they look more like the classic 5's. Almost exactly torq thrusts but i cant find a picture of vintage torq thrusts. and the ET II is in a little oval above the stud holes. The stud holes themselves are not circles they're (__) ish. thank you for the good shot though.

E-T made a wheel pretty close to the Torque thrust. The oval lug hole is a typical trade mark of E-T wheels as this allowed them to fit different lug patterns (ford/chev etc). Unfortuneatley people had problems with the oval washers not holding up well. I had a set of E-T slotted mags that decided to fall off one time when I was a kid in high school on my Plymouth Duster. I haven't run a set of unilugs since. Is this what your wheel looks like(besides the oval lug hole)?
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Yeah thats pretty close, though im still m issing the stamp. dont scare me! these were free http://www.chevelles.com/forum/smile.gif just kidding, thank you for the tip.

UNILUG WHEELS ??? http://www.chevelles.com/forum/eek.gif http://www.chevelles.com/forum/eek.gif

If they do indeed have oval washer holes that allow two or three different stud patterns, these wheels can get you killed! I had a Kelsey-Hayes ET Unilug wheel depart my car while doing 50MPH, proceed past me up a hill, come to a stop, then roll back down the hill right at me! Luckily, I had enough time & control to pull the car onto the shoulder & run down the hill after it. Once I got close enough, I kicked it off course into the ditch.

What I would have paid to see that on tape!

All kidding aside, I believe this type of uni-lug wheel to be the most unsafe piece of aftermarket equipment around. Kind of like putting a $10.00 plastic helmet on your noggin and then running the 1320 at over 200MPH. Hope yours aren't this style...

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ACE841.... I have a set of wheels sorta like that. No center caps. They are aluminum or magnesium, whichever, not really sure. I do not know what they fit as I havent tried them on anything in many years. I have had them since the late 80's. The next time I am home I will take my digital camera and get a pic and see if anyone can identify them for me.

Phil Mullaly has the dope on these things. I have an ad from 1970 or 71 that features the full line of ET wheels, but since my scanner isn't scanning I can't oblige you. They predate the unilug design. My brother had ET 5-slots on his '72 Celica back in the mid '70s (he had an 8-track in it too.) Don't fret, he also drove a '71 Monte Carlo.

Sniff sniff, hijackers...

I agree with many of the other replies. If they are the oval "uni-lug" mags, your better off making a coffe table or bar stools out of them! I had a set in High School (20 years ago) and they ALWAYS needed to be tightened. One time the rear drivers' came off at 30 MPH, the second time I was able to stop with only one lug left holding the rim on! Needless to say, that was the end of those rims! Be safe, don't use them.

i am poor and have only 3 hubcaps. and they apparently never failed my father. but they will serve me better than my current worn and weary rims. so untill i can afford some 15x10 torq thrust 2's and some 15*7's as well i belive i will use them, besides. as long as i keep em torqued down properly i should be ok. it's not like i race the beast or anything. Think me foolish but ya can't beat free. And besides if you risk nothing you have nothing to gain.