Wheel & Tyre combo's - Coupe

[nt0351]

Originally Posted by gcg2503

Thanks mate
Ps: it's George ;)
The service level agreement he has with tony means he has to grind the Simmons stamp off the wheel I was told. I would have got the wheels thru him and saved $600 but I wanted the Simmons on my bad boys lol

hey George,

"simmons " isnt ground off ,..the word "Sydney" is .

dicky can say whatever he likes ,..a V5 centre that has not been cast at Arncliffe in Sydney aint worth buying ,...pick up an old school Simmons wheel & a chinese version ,..you will feel the difference ,..the very reason Simmons wheels became popular with the racers in the 80's was due to the lightweight of the rim

[Pinkbits]

Just changed the wheels on the coupe.
Bought a set of 15x8 & 15x7 "82 stamp globe bathurst last year and just had them restored.
Rears 295/50/15 & fronts 225/60/15.

[Bearman]

Looks the goods for sure!! Sometimes traditional old skool is the only way to go. No scraping or rubbing??

[BlueKoop]

Wow, didn't know you could get a 295 on a 8inch rim, looks great mate!

[Pinkbits]

Originally Posted by Bearman

Looks the goods for sure!! Sometimes traditional old skool is the only way to go. No scraping or rubbing??

Believe it or not, an extra 10mm of clearance.
I'll be able to have passengers and not worry about scraping.

[gcg2503]

Looks fantastic!!! 295 on an 8 inch rim. Why did I pay for 10" rims :(

[Electric XY]

Mate that is one awesome looking coupe,wild plum with a white continental roof.WOW

[landau460]

when i was playin with wheels and younger im sure they told me i could only put 265 on my 8 inch rims bloody hell i would have put 295 if i new it would look that good

[Pinkbits]

Thanks for the compliments guys.
I was unsure of fitting the 295's as i had read that it was not recommended, but the fellow i use said no problems. I compared the tyres against the old one's which are 255/50/16 & same brand and they were the same width????

[Kidsgts]

PinkBits,
Great coupe you have there & a Awesome combo (your probably sick of hearing this same comment).
Top choice of PERIOD rims mate it looks great.
It's funny how two diffrent size tyres from different manufactures can be almost the same width.

Frank.

[cob115]

Originally Posted by Pinkbits

Thanks for the compliments guys.
I was unsure of fitting the 295's as i had read that it was not recommended, but the fellow i use said no problems. I compared the tyres against the old one's which are 255/50/16 & same brand and they were the same width????

does look great my good man : ) & you are 100% correct,the yoko n radila t/a book even says 8inch rim ok

[Pinkbits]

Originally Posted by Kidsgts

PinkBits,
Great coupe you have there & a Awesome combo (your probably sick of hearing this same comment).
Top choice of PERIOD rims mate it looks great.
It's funny how two diffrent size tyres from different manufactures can be almost the same width.

Frank.

Not at all.
If others get the same buzz from the pics as we do when we drive it then i'm happy.
It was the first day out of hibernation.

[MEANXBCOUPE]

Originally Posted by gcg2503

Looks fantastic!!! 295 on an 8 inch rim. Why did I pay for 10" rims :(

'Cause 10's are awesome, remember!

[gcg2503]

Just remembered why!

Dishhhhhhhhhhh mmmm

[Kidsgts]

Boys I got some old school wheels I'm playing with ,also with DISHHHHHH....

Once finished will post pics of car and wheels.

Frank.

[Ozzyosko]

I've just ordered my rims from Summitracing.

It'll still be a while off until they're needed but thought I'd jump in while the dollar's going good.

I went with the good old Convo Pro's
15x8 4.5" backspace for fronts
15x10 5" backspace for rears

$1330 AUD delivered!! Thought that was pretty good.

[gcg2503]

Considering my average cost of my Simmons was $860 a corner you did very well indeed!

Can't go wrong with your choice, they look very tough

[peachey80]

I am preety close to ordering a set of these for the coupe fromthe states.

Foose Nitrous chromies !!!

18x10's for the rear with a -6mm offset
and
17x8's with zero offset

Just getting a price for freight, but the cost of them are $925 USD !!!

[BlueKoop]

Hey mate, I paid just under 4000AUS all up for my billet wheels after freight, and taxes. For 18x8 + 19x10s from the states. Freight alone was 650US through UPS. but taxes and duty was more like 700AUS.

[XBCoupeNZ]

One know the definitive answer on what that biggest width tyre I can put on a 14 x 7" rim safely?

I've asked and read countless times from several sources and gotten several different answers.

14 x 7 and would prefer the sidewall not to distort/wear too quickly. Prefer to go where I steer the car.

[Tha Jack]

I was running 265/50/14 for 3 years on my old rims with out any problems before I upgraded to 15s

cheers Jack

[peachey80]

Safely on a 7" rim I wouldn't be going any wider than a 235.
My guess that a 265 on a 7" rim would be illegal

[XBCoupeNZ]

Originally Posted by peachey80

Safely on a 7" rim I wouldn't be going any wider than a 235.
My guess that a 265 on a 7" rim would be illegal

The small majority of answers I got was 235, then the rest were 245.
I think 245/50/14 might have a little too much sidewall movement.

235 is gonna look kinda skinny on a coupe LoL

[Apollo66]

Originally Posted by peachey80

I am preety close to ordering a set of these for the coupe fromthe states.

Foose Nitrous chromies !!!

18x10's for the rear with a -6mm offset
and
17x8's with zero offset

Just getting a price for freight, but the cost of them are $925 USD !!!

That's the sizes and one of the stiles I've been looking at for my new XA coupe project so any pics on how they look would be great.
Looking at going modern straight up cos of the hard to get 14" wide tyres.
Finally have on order 265/50x14's for my Hotwires

[peachey80]

There is a pic in the photoshop thread that someone has done for me.

Let me know if your wanting to share on some postage costs if your looking with the next week or 2.

[peachey80]

Originally Posted by XBCoupeNZ

The small majority of answers I got was 235, then the rest were 245.
I think 245/50/14 might have a little too much sidewall movement.

235 is gonna look kinda skinny on a coupe LoL

yeah probably. but a 7" rim is going to look skinny on a coupe too. I am guessing it's for the front ?

[XBCoupeNZ]

Originally Posted by peachey80

yeah probably. but a 7" rim is going to look skinny on a coupe too. I am guessing it's for the front ?

All 4

Will have to look at bigger rims and tyres down the track when funds allow. Unfortunately for now due to our reregistration processes I have to stick with 7" rims to get it legally back on the road. (Long involved story - really boring)

[Apollo66]

Originally Posted by peachey80

There is a pic in the photoshop thread that someone has done for me.

Let me know if your wanting to share on some postage costs if your looking with the next week or 2.

Thanks for the offer, but I'm still in early stages of planning this project so I'll be 6 to12 months before I start getting serious about accessories. Just had a flick through your build thread very impressive.

[cob115]

Originally Posted by XBCoupeNZ

The small majority of answers I got was 235, then the rest were 245.
I think 245/50/14 might have a little too much sidewall movement.

235 is gonna look kinda skinny on a coupe LoL

sounds odball when you think you can fit 295s on a 8inch rim

[XBCoupeNZ]

Originally Posted by cob115

sounds odball when you think you can fit 295s on a 8inch rim

Maybe if I use 245's and pump them up to 40 or 42 psi to stop sidewall movement