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mstrug
Posted 2015-03-05 9:19 AM (#471678)
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KcImperial
Posted 2015-03-05 10:55 AM (#471683 - in reply to #471678)
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great idea but that $1200+ per wheel price is a bit hard to swallow.

saw similar concept on one of the latest Overhaulin' episodes but they didn't name the brand.




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wizard
Posted 2015-03-05 12:58 PM (#471688 - in reply to #471678)
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Hmmm - from what I hear, old cars have roadability like a soap in a bath tube with those "brother tires"

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ttotired
Posted 2015-03-05 6:10 PM (#471711 - in reply to #471678)
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I like the idea though

But how do they get the solid spacer ring onto the rim, and I assume its sealed with an o ring, so how do they stop it from flexing out the sides

Tried the web site, came up as unavailable?

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mstrug
Posted 2015-03-05 7:34 PM (#471729 - in reply to #471678)
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Here is the next page:

http://www.deluxewheels.com/the-wheels/
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KcImperial
Posted 2015-03-05 7:51 PM (#471733 - in reply to #471711)
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ttotired - 2015-03-05 5:10 PM

But how do they get the solid spacer ring onto the rim, and I assume its sealed with an o ring, so how do they stop it from flexing out the sides

Think you're visualizing the wrong side for the white ring.
The white ring is not an extended lip on the outer tire side. It's on the under (face) side going in towards the lug nuts.
These are 20 inch wheels that will fit a 15 inch wheel cover.
20in wheel - 15in wheel cover = 5in leftover space, 5in /2 = 2 1/2in (fake) white walls
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60 dart
Posted 2015-03-06 12:12 AM (#471762 - in reply to #471678)
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the white ring is actually the outside edge of the rim , from the white outside edge to the machined round over bare aluminum edge . the white is not a whitewall insert . it's a
painted white part of the wheel . foose used these on a build i saw not long ago . might even be his design ----------------------------later
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StillOutThere
Posted 2015-03-06 10:33 AM (#471789 - in reply to #471678)
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Its an interesting idea but still won't help all those '57-59 owners originally with 14" wheels and deluxe wheelcovers that won't install on these.
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wizard
Posted 2015-03-06 12:26 PM (#471801 - in reply to #471678)
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As long as there's no quality 14" tires, we have a problem. There simply does not exist a good 14" tire with the correct height, the proper speed and the proper load range anymore
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b5rt
Posted 2015-03-06 4:45 PM (#471819 - in reply to #471678)
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BFGoodrich makes a P225/70R14 with a calculated diameter of 26.4 That's about as close as you're going to get with 14" tires. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSearchResults.jsp?width=225%2F&ra... http://www.csgnetwork.com/tiresizescalc.html
http://www.crawlpedia.com/tire_size_converter.htm
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jimntempe
Posted 2015-03-06 9:00 PM (#471852 - in reply to #471678)
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Discount has 215/75-14's that are white sidewall. About the same diameter as the BFGs but slightly narrower. Less than half the price per tire of the BFGs which are raised white letter.

http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/searchTiresBySize.do?fl=&sortBy=pr...
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56300B
Posted 2015-03-06 10:06 PM (#471860 - in reply to #471678)
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Lucas offers a Goodyear Custom Super Cushion 8.00 x 14 with a 2 1/4" bias ply whitewall that is appropriate for my 61 NYer (should be 8.50) that has the original height of 28.67 inches. Using a radial tire that has a height of 26.4 just doesn't work for me.

Lester offers a Lester whitewall in a 9.00 and 9.50 bias six ply tire but it is about 29.5 inches tall which seems too tall and heavy.

Goodyear Custom Super Cushion bias tires are available just not in an 8.50 for the large cars or 9.00 for station wagons. Maybe someday Diamondback will actually produce the Auburn II radial in a 14" version they have been talking about for close to two years. Maybe someday Coker will make a tire that is better than the crappy ones I have gotten from them in the past. For now, I'm one of those dinosaurs that are going with the Goodyear look for the 61.

Edited by 56300B 2015-03-06 10:10 PM
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