Just picked up my wheels!! Thanks Grant!

You're right! They're -silly- light. Can't wait to get 'em covered in brake dust!!!

The race season has started, and I'm still on jackstands. But it's soooooo close now.

-Josh2


edit: these are the pics Grant sent me of the unshod wheels. I didn't have any light last night to take a decent picture of them.

Very nice wheels! What size are they? 4 x 130x 6. What's the best size tire that fits them? 205/225 Do you need to massge the wheel wells to fit? Where do you buy them?

Thanks GB

Those are 8's

If you had the fender space, you could slam 245's on there.


KT

15x8's 4x130 bolt pattern. <10 lbs each

I suppose if you had some spacers, 245 could be shoehorned onto the wheels, but why? You'd have to go to taller sidewalls and they'd be pinched down to fit on the wheels...

I think I'm gonna like these puppies. 225/45-15 Hoosiers will fit just right. It may be a couple more weeks before I can put these wheels to the test, but the reality of a running car is getting closer and closer...

-Josh2

In answer to the othe question:

I bought 'em from Grant (thanks Grant!), they're Keizer wheels, and there are a host of other custom wheel makers that can make some very nice for ya, you just have to give them enough incentive...$$$.

Yes, the rear fenders have been... well... "massaged"... I pulled 'em out about 1-1/2" using a big ol' piece of shaped lumber, a floor jack, and an old steel wheel with an old race tire...

Not the most cosmetically perfect job, and it will need to get some paint work done to clean it up. But hey! It's a race car right?

-Josh2

Glad you have them! Note: you will probably need spacers to get 245's to clear inside fenderwells.

If I remember right those are 5" backspace.

I am having issues with tire rub on my 22 x 9.5 x 15 slicks rubbing on the inside fender well. my wheels have 4.5 inch backspace. need another spacer. Also need to trim more of the lip off the fiberglass flare. Like almost to nuthing.

Yep. 5" backspace.

Those are some pretty wide slicks there. Yeah, you'll need to make some more room in there I think...

wayyy to big for an 8" rim.

205's are most bitchin on a 7"
225's are most bitchin on an 8"
245 etc live on 9" and above....

has to do with pinched sidewalls, and contact patch.

for example, look at a 205 mounted on a 5.5" rim , then the same tire on a 5" (still pinched) and depending on the tire, it may still not even have "vertical" sidewalls....

I run the 225x45x15 Hoosiers all around with 7" Fuchs front and 8" rear. Very pleased with the combo. Low unsprung weight is key, and the Hoosiers are awesome tires when they get some heat into them on the track.
Greg

Yeah, when Greg gets the tire pressures right, the car really hooks up. With some trail braking you can get very deep into the corners.

Ask me how I know this...

Once those hoosiers got some heat in them that car is on rails.