Has anyone ever seen wire wheels on a 246 Dino?
Nope. But I guess you could fit them on the early cars equipped with knock offs, although I've never seen it, in person or in pictures. DM
i have seen photos of a car with bolt on wheels that were factory optioned. i didn't like the look. the option was still available for the 308gt4
Saw them once on a 308GTS, looked absolutely terrible I think it woud look the same on Dino, i'm a stickler for orginality. Funny though they don't too bad with the 70's 5 spoke alloys from the GTS/GTB.
you are right, i forgot about the 308 that had wire wheels. the 308gt4 that elvis owned, also had the wire wheels option
I have seen several 206GT Dino's with wires but no 246's. A few years ago there was a set of wires and hubs on ebay for a 206. I got outbid at $5,000 so they are out there somewhere!
There's a Nocciola (sp?) 246 GTS on the west coast of FL with wires, but I don't believe that they were ever a factory option.
My Dino came with wires and a set of original Campys. I like the look of the wires, but install the campys when the car is at a show. Image Unavailable, Please Login
I've just spent 10 minutes looking in awe at that picture above, then my wife came in and said, "Call the doctor, you've gone a queer colour of green"
funny, you can't prejudge, I thought I would have hated wires like the others have said but ya..know, it does give it a truly classic look.
it is the curves of the dino and the lovely bumpers that allows the wires to work. i think the wires are sexy as they can be on alex's car...they may look even better on a nero dino.
410SA, that's not a 206, but you appear to have knock-offs. Are they real or are there adaptors for the KOs? Looks great - are they Borranis?
The 'Elvis' GT4 has the wire wheels, I presume with the standard dino 5 bolt pattern. Personally I am not a fan of those wire wheels on the more 'modern' style cars. Unless, of course, you also have the hydraulics to bounce the front and rear... The Dino probably looks better with wires than the Daytona. I think even the Daytona design is 'too modern' to look good with the wire wheels. Image Unavailable, Please Login
They are fitted to an adaptor plate which has the same effect as a spacer. I believe they are Borranis. I like the look of them on the car but I've had several purists look at them and begin to shake uncontrollably before self destructing in a puff of smoke.
The wires look nice, better than I expected - the nearest thing to a Dino on wires I'd seen before was this pic of a Dino on modern cross-spokes... http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showpost.php?p=135372903&postcount=108
You are helping me a lot. Any chance you could give me some more information? Afew more pics of the car and possibly the wheel/adapter (particularly the front where there is potential interference from the brake calipers). What size are the tires? Are all 4 the same? What width rims? I have spent considerable time researching this (for another person) and comparing my results to your car is a big help. It is incredible how polarizing a simple wheel change is to some people. Perhaps I need to add the disclaimer, "NO FERRARIS WERE INJURED BY CHANGING THE WHEELS". Considering that the Dino is a contemporary of the Daytona (commonly fitted with wires) it is somewhat surprising that a few more weren't equipped that way. The suspension geometry places the wheel hubs quite far outboard and the use of 14" tires does make it more of a challenge. Any constructive input regarding this will be appreciated.
We Ferrari Dino owners/lovers are very emotional people. It probably comes from years of being told that our cars are "almost" Ferraris. That puff of smoke which you see when we self destruct is actually from our cars. Considering that you like the wire wheels, have you ever considered trying to find original Dino three eared or Borrani knock offs to use on the centers? It might give it more of a period look. Just a thought. Cheers...Keith
In preparation for fitting wire wheels to my clients 246 Dino it was necessary to replace the stock front calipers with a more streamlined 4-puck Wilwood unit. Slightly more piston area and several pad choices should make for improved braking. Several pounds were also shaved off the front end. A virtual bolt-on it was only necessary to drill out the mounting holes on the calipers from 7/16" to 12mm. No Ferrari parts were damaged or changed to do this. The third photo shows the setup with a Dayton wire wheel adapter trial fitted to show clearance (it interfered with the stock caliper). The fourth photo shows the setup in preparation for refitting the stock Cromodora wheel. 410SA, Is this the type of wheel adapter your car has? Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Very interesting. The noticeably increased swept area should indeed improve braking. I would be interested in doing this to my car, even though I'm not changing wheels.
