65 el camino Tire and wheels on "Gear Hustler" 65 El Camino

[RDean58]

A heads up, if any of you have picked up the "Gear Hustler" 65 El Camino with the intention of using the deep dish chrome reverse wheels with the L60x15 kit supplied tires, be aware. The rims fall off the tires and the backing plates that come in the kit are too wide to work. I found that a set of backing plates from the AMT 57 Belair works nicely to keep the wheels in place. They will have to be glued to the wheels though.

You will need to glue the wheel onto the axle as well since they tend to fall off.

[Dave Darby]

42 minutes ago, RDean58 said:

A heads up, if any of you have picked up the "Gear Hustler" 65 El Camino with the intention of using the deep dish chrome reverse wheels with the L60x15 kit supplied tires, be aware. The rims fall off the tires and the backing plates that come in the kit are too wide to work. I found that a set of backing plates from the AMT 57 Belair works nicely to keep the wheels in place. They will have to be glued to the wheels though.

You will need to glue the wheel onto the axle as well since they tend to fall off.

Good information to know, but shouldn't this be posted in News and Reviews?