Were these Grabber or Stabber Wheels

I had these wheels since the mid 70's. I don't see any name on them only DOT numbers. I was told back then they came off a Comet Stabber. I also heard the wheels were dealer install on Stabbers/Grabbers. Anyone ever seen these wheels or heard this story before?

 

yes, most likely!

They look like the Bearcat wheels. The literature available has identified them as Prowler's manufactured by Foresight. I have only seen the black with the Bearcat Comet GT's-not the Stabbers. I don't know who made the Stabber wheels.
Are they for sale?
Seth

 

Stabber, still strikes me as a funny name for a car...

 

So does Bearcat.

 

Thanks for the reply. I don't wanna sell them. I might put them on my 74 along with a set of Thrush side pipes I still have lying around. I will need to do the small bumper swap to make it look right. BTW..the center holes are not center, they won't spin balance on a machine. Gotta balance them on the car. Try finding someone who can do that now days.

 

They do have balancers that have the center hub that you bolt the wheel on...

 

The ones I see around here have a cone going through the center hole. I could bubble balance them but that only does statically balance, not statically and dynamically like a machine. I guess I could call the truck tire shops and see if they can spin balance on the car. It would be nice to have the tire, disc and drums balanced as a unit.

 

I think that Mustang Styled Steel Wheels have the same problem, you need to find someone with a Dynamic Balancer, I seem to remember a friend of mine having the same problem a few years ago.

 

I used to work at a truck tire shop sponsored by Uniroyal. Back then they had the same type of procedure and machines as car tires, only they were bigger. I also worked a Pep Boys, about 7-8 of them. Some stores had the cones only and some also had the hub adaptor. Basicly would bolt up the wheel on to a hub that had adjustable lugs for different patterns. Good luck and keep us informed...

 

Thanks for the info. At least I know to keep looking if I strike out the first go around. It might be awhile...I need to get them bead blasted and powder coated first.

 

Jeff, I wish I could see them in real life, there intresting. I don't know what the dark/black area is like but I would try to preserve the look. Have you tried any wheel cleaners or polishing technics?

 

Those wheels should balance on a spin balancer with the standard centering cone.Those are not "hub centric" wheels like say Magnum 500s' which need to be bolted to the balancer or have the hub fixture that slips over the wheel to mount it to the balancer.A good high volume tire store should be able to do em for you.

 

I will be droping off two of my wheels (the rears) tomorrow to a place here in Dallas. They will be making sure they are true, which I know for a fact that one is bent. They said they can straighten them and fix them to new condition, including polishing them. They are charging a flat fee of $125 ea. for the ones that need repaires or that I want polished... Mine on the rear are deep, like 15" or 18" I think. I will find out for my own curiosity in a few days...
I started this thread a few days back.
http://mmb.maverick.to/showthread.php?t=43452

 

The center hole is not in the center of the wheels...When its spinning on the machine it looks like it is egg shape. When bolted to the car it spins true or close enough. The last set of tires I had on them I had the tires shaved true. Only one tire produced a dust pan full of shavings, the others had a small handful of shavings. The tire guy (old man) said this was normal to see that amount of shavings.

 

The procedure is called matching if I remember right. I used to do that also, waste of rubber in my opinion.
Sometimes it's not the center and the cone, it's the cone head . The cone at times tries to bind up or cock, the wheel needs to be worked and centered untill seated on the balancer. Point being that the guy needs to know what the heck he's doing and needs to care about how he's doing it.
The cone should be coming through the hole the hub seats, not the front. There should be a spring then the cone, plastic cup and spinner on the front/face. Might even try to wire brush the hub center to clean the surface, then apply a light coat of oil so the cone can slide and find center. There are different size cones also. They should be test fitted to find the best fitting one. They should not bottom out or fit on the edge.
Anyway, the best one is the adaptor with the lugs.
Save your gas and grab a phone book. Call the places your willing to travel to and ask them if they have it...
On another note, can you get a close up pic of the slots? Is there a chrome ring in the slots? Or is it painted like that?