Genuine Stag Alloys,how do you tell??

[staginhiding]

I know this has been covered before,but a usual I cannot find the thread..

I seem to remember the positioning of the valve hole on the rim was the indicator of if the rim was a genuine or remanufactured.
For the life of me I cannot remember the correct position for an original.

I know someone on here will though,thanks in advance..

[dasadrew]

Good question! I understood that the new batches of remanufactured alloys have the valve in the correct position within one of the spokes. So how do you tell them apart now?

[RogerP]

If the valve is opposite the spoke its original.........the remanufactured have the valve where the gap is.....Also the original has got a date stamp, but not sure if the others have.

Rogerp

[Westfaling]

The original GKN alloys have GKN cast into one of the spokes on the front. It's quite small but I would expect that repro wheels would not have that.
Nick

[dasadrew]

If the valve is opposite the spoke its original.........the remanufactured have the valve where the gap is.....Also the original has got a date stamp, but not sure if the others have.

Rogerp

Interesting that the original Triumph parts manual shows the valve in the gap !! ??

[ozman]

Interesting that the original Triumph parts manual shows the valve in the gap !! ??

Hi guys,

According to 'Original Triumph Stag' by James Taylor Rogerp is right, if the valve is opposite the spoke then its an original wheel,

[dasadrew]

When you say "opposite" the spoke, do you mean on the other side of the wheel to the spoke (i.e. the valve sits in the area between spokes) or adjacent to the spoke?

The original parts catalogue shows the valve between spokes. My original GKN wheel has the valve adjacent to a spoke.
Stag Wheel 1.jpgStag Wheel 2.jpg
Stag Wheel.jpg

[DJT]

Picture 2 is correct Drew. FWIW the aftermarket Challenger wheels have the valve between spokes as per your first picture.

[ozman]

When you say "opposite" the spoke, do you mean on the other side of the wheel to the spoke (i.e. the valve sits in the area between spokes) or adjacent to the spoke?

The original parts catalogue shows the valve between spokes. My original GKN wheel has the valve adjacent to a spoke.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]19700[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]19701[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]19699[/ATTACH]

hi Drew,

Adjacent to the spoke mate as in pic 2. Loving the engine thread by the way dude, keep it coming mate,

cheers

Simon

[dasadrew]

OK. That's how I thought it should be, with the valve next to a spoke. Strange that the parts book illustrstes it incorrectly! As I mentione earlier, I'm sure someone posted here some while back that there are new aftermarket wheels which now have the valve next to a spoke

[ozman]

OK. That's how I thought it should be, with the valve next to a spoke. Strange that the parts book illustrstes it incorrectly! As I mentione earlier, I'm sure someone posted here some while back that there are new aftermarket wheels which now have the valve next to a spoke

Not sure mate, I'm only going off James Taylor's book (great reference). Just been reading your engine thread, really good for me as this is my next job while the shell is at the paint shop. Then its the turn of the dreaded BW35 to get the treatment (should be fun). Keep it coming mate love your threads.

Cheers

Simon

[404ROD]

When you say "opposite" the spoke, do you mean on the other side of the wheel to the spoke (i.e. the valve sits in the area between spokes) or adjacent to the spoke?

The original parts catalogue shows the valve between spokes. My original GKN wheel has the valve adjacent to a spoke.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]19700[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]19701[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]19699[/ATTACH]

This is my Stag alloy. Different from the catalogue so is it original?

RodIMG_0767.jpg

[jleyton]

Strange that the parts book illustrstes it incorrectly!

There's nothing strange about errors in the parts book, or ROM, for that matter

I think we should start compiling a list of all the mistakes

Cheers

Julian

[Westfaling]

Just checked my alloys and the holes line up with the spoke but they're not really Stag alloys as they came off a big Triumph saloon. Also I was wrong the GKN logo is on the inner hub not the spoke.
Nick

[StagnJag]

I have new aftermarket copies - about two years old now. The valve is adjacent to the spokes as per the originals.

Rgds

Dave