rim size

tupac2makaveli71 · Post by **tupac2makaveli71** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 12:59 pm

whats the biggest rim size i can fit on my car, my friend has 15' with low pros he wants to sell and i am going to try them on my car today, will tehy rub?

Mk2Adam · Post by **Mk2Adam** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 4:14 pm

need to know the exact tyre size and rim width etc but in short, theres virtually no chance mate

tupac2makaveli71 · Post by **tupac2makaveli71** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 5:52 pm

thats what YOUUU think

:P:P:P according to my new signiture they fit, LOOOL, they are 195/50/r15 or somehting like that, i think i have missd out a figure somewhere but they are definate 195/50 and they are definatley 15' as it says that too, they rub only a TINY TINYTINY bit but i think they are worth that minor rubbing and look amazing lol, plus i am going to roll my arches, someone told me to make like 3 slits on the inside of the arch, and then just literally roll it inwards, is this true..wil it work? im so happy they fit, will post pics soon, just uploading them on photobucket

Mk2Adam · Post by **Mk2Adam** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 6:03 pm

can you go over speedbumps like that??? and what bout on full lock?

have you bought those wheels or just tyring them, just because i've still got my set of 15" for Â£100 and if your happy with that size then let me know

tupac2makaveli71 · Post by **tupac2makaveli71** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 6:16 pm

i was trying them to buy them, they are off a close mate so the price is Â£50 and they are o.z wheels, its just that sum ediat who the boy bought the car off (with the rims on) painted the o.z mid cap silver....but nothing a little white spirit cant fix, yeh i had it on full lock, NO PROBLEM, unless you are going up the kurb, or a speed bump on ful lock, this is why i am going to roll my arches, also on the back wheels, just a tiny tiny little rubbing sound from the back, could hardly hear it, messed up my front arch when i went over the kurb whilst turning though, got a little dent kinda thing on the lip now lol

polokris · Post by **polokris** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 6:52 pm

i got 15's and lowered.... lol

works for me... but i had alot of chopping to do!

GroovyCarrot · Post by **GroovyCarrot** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:37 pm

Just wait until you put anything in the boot or a person on the back seat

I had trouble enough with my 13's with wide tyres.. And remember, any rubbing at all, even if it's only in certain situations, is going to weaken the sidewall of the tyre, and you really don't want that happening.
Arch rolling is not as simple as all that either. I'd really recommend you get it done properly, I spent days hacking lumps off my arches with a hacksaw, it's a lot of effort and a pretty poor result really. Bear in mind that the lip on the arch is double skinned, so it doesn't just roll inwards like you might expect.

tupac2makaveli71 · Post by **tupac2makaveli71** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 8:12 pm

i have 4 12's in the back in all of them pics, nothing else is or can go in the back lol! its heavy as can be, the back is fine i assure you, the front is what worries me...polokris havnt hurd from you in a long time lol, you must have been busy! could you tell me how you rolld your arches please?

Gareth_GT_Hatch · Post by **Gareth_GT_Hatch** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 10:05 pm

are they allessio monzas? Are your back arches sat on the tyres?

Looking at the offset of the fronts they really should be!

tupac2makaveli71 · Post by **tupac2makaveli71** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 11:06 pm

they are o.z wheels but the person my friend got the rims off painted the centre caps silver (ediat) nothing a little white spirit wont fix lol, and no tehy are not, i actually went for a long drive and it was fine, only minor minor rubbing on the back, the front is what annoyd me, because it hit if iw as on full lock going over a bump (3 point turn on a pavement)

tupac2makaveli71 · Post by **tupac2makaveli71** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 11:16 pm

k4lps · Post by **k4lps** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 4:36 pm

tupac2makaveli71 wrote:thats what YOUUU think :P:P:P according to my new signiture they fit, LOOOL, they are 195/50/r15 or somehting like that, i think i have missd out a figure somewhere but they are definate 195/50 and they are definatley 15' as it says that too, they rub only a TINY TINYTINY bit but i think they are worth that minor rubbing and look amazing lol, plus i am going to roll my arches, someone told me to make like 3 slits on the inside of the arch, and then just literally roll it inwards, is this true..wil it work? im so happy they fit, will post pics soon, just uploading them on photobucket

it'll catch on the rear arches and also on full lock
i got 175s and they just clear the arches by a few mm

tupac2makaveli71 · Post by **tupac2makaveli71** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 4:52 pm

if you read what i wrote, i have taken it for a drive and its minimal rubbing, as i said the only time it rubbs is on full lock when going up a bump or onto the pavement or something (i was testing the wheels lol) im going to but the inside lip of the arches and fold it in, somehow....but like i said they are perfectly reasonable and ALSO i read from someones signiture

If you aint rubbin, you aint vee-dubbin

Mk2Adam · Post by **Mk2Adam** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 5:28 pm

k4lps wrote:
tupac2makaveli71 wrote:thats what YOUUU think :P:P:P according to my new signiture they fit, LOOOL, they are 195/50/r15 or somehting like that, i think i have missd out a figure somewhere but they are definate 195/50 and they are definatley 15' as it says that too, they rub only a TINY TINYTINY bit but i think they are worth that minor rubbing and look amazing lol, plus i am going to roll my arches, someone told me to make like 3 slits on the inside of the arch, and then just literally roll it inwards, is this true..wil it work? im so happy they fit, will post pics soon, just uploading them on photobucket
it'll catch on the rear arches and also on full lock
i got 175s and they just clear the arches by a few mm

any chance of a pic of your wheels k4lps? just i'm getting wider wheels on my car soon, always nice to see another set to ease the worries about rubbing

k4lps · Post by **k4lps** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 5:40 pm

im at uni right now ill post a pic up on the weekend for you