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15" Peugeot 505 Wheels - Are They Desirable?


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Just found this past weekend a set of (4) 15" Peugeot wheels off of a 1986 505. 

 

Question is:

 

Are these wheels desirable? Should I keep them? Should I sell them? Do you want them? 

 

Any insight to these is appreciated.

 

 

 

 

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Those look exactly like the metric ones I bought. Mine came with new unused tires (well, new in the 80's), Michelin Gravel Rally tires and 2 spares. If you don't have metric tires, its tough to find any to purchase. It was a gamble getting them.  

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What are metric tyres? I've never heard of them and I live in a country which uses metric. All of our tyres come in rim diameter & width in inches...

Tyre width is still listed in mm however, but that shouldn't make too much difference

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Cant be bothered to upload a pic, so linking to my FB.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153795884386380&set=a.484942936379.263272.724206379&type=3&theater

 

(Car in off-road elevation)

I do have a question on the matter though, a wheel fell off efter just a few hour of driving! (Albeit on very rough roads) (and all went well, I found 2 nuts, with some help, got out of the snow-bank without damages to anything but my pride, and got home with a couple of tightening stops.)
Should one use a special Peugeut-nuts to these rims?

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Cant be bothered to upload a pic, so linking to my FB.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153795884386380&set=a.484942936379.263272.724206379&type=3&theater

 

(Car in off-road elevation)

I do have a question on the matter though, a wheel fell off efter just a few hour of driving! (Albeit on very rough roads) (and all went well, I found 2 nuts, with some help, got out of the snow-bank without damages to anything but my pride, and got home with a couple of tightening stops.)

Should one use a special Peugeut-nuts to these rims?

 

YES. The Pug wheels use a 45* conical seat on the lug nuts, whereas almost all others are a 60* conical, which gives you virtually zero contact patch.

 

Pug nuts are getting very hard to find, I think someone made some awhile back, otherwise ball seat lug nuts can be used.

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