Aug 27, 2016 · The wheel and tire assembly ended up on some guy's front porch. I was embarrassed, to say the least. I will use the excuses that it was my first wire wheel British car and I was young. I highly doubt that a four lug or five lug car would have the same thing happen. Edited August 31, 2016 by keiser31 (see edit history) Jan 27, 2010 · The hex-shaped conversion piece was a great find because it allowed me with the help of a few washers to create a rather more stable bed for the wheel. Without those pieces, the wheel would have wobbled on the millimeters of space between its central hole and the axle (tiny nipple!).