Triumph 1500 FWD

[K100ASG]

Hi everyone hope your all well, do the dolomite alloy wheels fit the Triumph 1500 FWD ???

[Dolly-Nut]

Yes it's the same PCD.

[xvivalve]

They may be the same PCD, but they won't fit the front hubs on the FWDs, I believe...?

[sprint95m]

On a Club Triumph Round Britain Reliability Run 4 or 6 years ago I saw a 1300 with Sprint alloys fitted.
I can post a photo if anyone is interested......








Ian.

[Triumph1300]

They will bolt on, however, the offset is far to big, and the suspension geometry at the front doesn't work too well.

You will almost certainly foul the rear arches

Yogi of Club Triumph has/had them on his 1300, but with suspension mods I believe.

Rover 114 alloys have the correct PCD, and almost correct inset. You may need a 3 mm spacer on the front to clear the top ball joint.

Look for pictures of my 1300 KAC to see what they look like

[Jon Tilson]

The o-p said a 1500 fwd not a 1300.....

Alun may still be right but the 1500 fwd is much more dolomite like than a 1300.

Jonners

[Triumph1300]

They're the same wheels, hence my comments

[1300_2door]

They're the same wheels, hence my comments

Yes, the front track on the 1300Fwd and 1500Fwd is the same, which is 1.5" wider than Dolomite's and Toledo's (irrespective of wheel offset). But the rear track of the 1500Fwd is 2.0" narrower than the 1300Fwd, so any clearance problems would be more on the front than the back.

As for handling issues, "I" believe this just down to the greater scrub radius highlighting existing suspension/steering problems rather than any designed geometry differences, the Fwd hub only adds 2-3mm to the track of the front suspension, the rest of the extra track is different fulcrum brackets.

(lighting blue touch-paper)
Gordon

[Triumph1300]

Hi Gordon,
. Agree with you on the front, effectively, you are moving the centre of the tyre contact patch well outboard of the ball joint centre line.

. Didn't realise the rear track of the 1500 fwd was so narrow, especially as the rear drums appear to contain spacers!

. Mind you, you and I work on the technically superior 1300 FWD, with all round independent suspension.

. Pulls pin, throws grenade, runs away!

[sprint95m]

Photographed at John O'Groats during the 2010 Club Triumph Round Britain Reliability Run.






Ian.