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L78 steve

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YH Wheel Date
« on: January 11, 2016, 02:35:16 PM »
Would it be out of the norm or impossible for a 04C car to have Jan 28 YH wheels?
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Re: YH Wheel Date
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2016, 02:43:37 PM »
Less then 3 months? certainly not impossible, and probably not out of the norm (whatever the 'norm' is).. :)
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Re: YH Wheel Date
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2016, 02:48:46 PM »
"The norm" for April in my small db is late February YH wheels.

I was around back in those days and most guys wanted Goodyear tires. I'm sure many dealers were agreeable to swapping wheels with another car in stock to make a sale. If your car has 5 matching wheels maybe that's what happened.
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Re: YH Wheel Date
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2016, 04:39:58 PM »
Quote from: william on January 11, 2016, 02:48:46 PM


I was around back in those days and most guys wanted Goodyear tires. I'm sure many dealers were agreeable to swapping wheels with another car in stock to make a sale. If your car has 5 matching wheels maybe that's what happened.

which goodyears?- the wide ovals?
I wonder if this has anything to do with win on Sunday sell on Monday?
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Re: YH Wheel Date
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2016, 04:40:32 PM »
Well my car came to me with a set of FW's. I found a set of Jan 28 YH's and am wondering if they will work date wise. The late Feb wheels have eluded me for some time now.
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Re: YH Wheel Date
« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2016, 05:09:23 PM »
Some Z/28s [and COPO 9737] were delivered with Firestone Sport Car 200 tires; most were built with Goodyear E70 x 15 Wide Tread GTs. I'm sure more than a few guys found one they liked in stock but didn't want Firestones so they were swapped.

A bud had a new one with Firestones. It was a racing division tire not sold through most company stores.
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Re: YH Wheel Date
« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2016, 06:23:54 PM »
Steve,   My 03B build Z has all originals YH wheels.  Late Feb and the spare is a Jan.  I would shoot for the Feb's if you can find them.
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Re: YH Wheel Date
« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2016, 06:39:25 PM »
Steve - FYI my 04C has Jan 23 YH wheels.
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« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2016, 10:27:06 PM »
Steve, There are several threads talking about that era of YH wheels.  (I searched March YH).  It seems there were NO march YH rims produced, and that the only two batches produced suitable were Jan. 26-29 and Feb. 26-28.  I think I would consider if the build date and VIN put the car early or late 04C.  If it were toward the first of 04C, I would think it would be a better chance of the car receiving Jan. rims.  If there were time elapsed and toward the end, it would stand a better chance for Feb. YH rims.  Jan. wheels would probably have been gone from the pile!  I personally don't think there was a big window for a range, normally pretty close.

I have never seen or heard of an 05A with anything else than a 4-18 or 4-21 YH.  Other build dates are different in their own right according to that pile of wheels in the bin.

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Re: YH Wheel Date
« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2016, 11:11:23 PM »
The NCRS report states that the Prod. date is 4/28/69 so I guess that would be a late 04C. Were there any 04D's?
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Re: YH Wheel Date
« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2016, 11:51:19 PM »
Steve - sorry just double checked - my 04C has Jan 28 YH wheels - not 23rd.

NRCS build date of April 29
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Re: YH Wheel Date
« Reply #11 on: January 12, 2016, 12:15:10 AM »
my car is 03D with January rims and firestones
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Re: YH Wheel Date
« Reply #12 on: January 12, 2016, 01:37:11 AM »
Quote from: FortLangleyBC on January 11, 2016, 11:51:19 PM
Steve - sorry just double checked - my 04C has Jan 28 YH wheels - not 23rd.

NRCS build date of April 29

This is great news. So the Late Jan and Feb wheels were mixed in for the late 04C,s
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Re: YH Wheel Date
« Reply #13 on: January 12, 2016, 04:27:44 AM »
Quote from: L78 steve on January 12, 2016, 01:37:11 AM
Quote from: FortLangleyBC on January 11, 2016, 11:51:19 PM
Steve - sorry just double checked - my 04C has Jan 28 YH wheels - not 23rd.
NRCS build date of April 29

This is great news. So the Late Jan and Feb wheels were mixed in for the late 04Cs.

Sure sounds like it.  I would say use them.  :)
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Re: YH Wheel Date
« Reply #14 on: January 12, 2016, 04:54:13 AM »
My 04B Van Nuy's built Z had a Jan YH wheel  (K-1-9 1 28) for the spare.   The other wheels were replaced over the years.   
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