16" Wheels?
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From: St. Louis MO
16" Wheels?
Greetings - again!
Has anyone bought the Wheel Vintiques 16" rally wheel replicas? You buy their trim rings and use your center caps? Where did you get them? What size tires work best? I have 3.70 gears on my car - need a new speedo gear?
Thanks!
Has anyone bought the Wheel Vintiques 16" rally wheel replicas? You buy their trim rings and use your center caps? Where did you get them? What size tires work best? I have 3.70 gears on my car - need a new speedo gear?
Thanks!
Melting Slicks
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From: Moro IL
Re: 16" Wheels? (Wardog)
I don't have those wheels, but as far as tire sizes, 255/50r16's will fit in back with maybe just tying up the parking brake cable to the control arm. The fronts may or may not clear this size, my 245's rub a hair on the front, I see the mark but I never feel it do it, rubs on a rivet on the left side but nothing on the right so not a big deal. If you have 255's on the front of yours now I don't see why they would rub with the same width on a 16" rim. I typed this before reading your entire sig and I see you do have a rubbing problem, so you may want to go with 245's in the front, they will however be about a 1/2" shorter then your rear tires, but I can't tell much more of a gap difference between the front and rear on my car, looks about the same.
:cheers:
Pat Kunz
[Modified by 73 LS-4, 10:53 AM 11/25/2002]
:cheers:
Pat Kunz
[Modified by 73 LS-4, 10:53 AM 11/25/2002]
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From: BOULDER CREEK ca
Re: 16" Wheels? (Wardog)
I'm running those wheels, instead of using their trim rings I opted for the chrome outer and bare center because the rings for the 16's are so small and I wanted a stock appearance. Painted the centers silver and they look stock. I am running 255/50/ZR16 Firestones and have no rubbing issues either front or rear on my '69. Quality of the rims is great, it only takes a very small weight to balance them I have been very happy with them. and the stock center caps fit fine. I bought them at at Speed Merchant, but anyplace that has the catalog can get them.
[Modified by HWY 9 - '69, 9:08 AM 11/25/2002]
[Modified by HWY 9 - '69, 9:08 AM 11/25/2002]
