My New Wheel's

[LilSlvrRolla]

Hey,

 

Just got a set of these Delta thingys. 14x7" They where swiped from a RA40 Celica I'm getting my LCA's and knuckle arms from. I'm pretty sure they were over inflated at 47psi, the tyres were like rocks to drive on.

 

They currently have a charming set of 195/65 R14's on? To me they look like 4WD tyres (lower profile?) and the car sits a tad higher.

 

Just wondering what everyone else is using for tyres, and should I get something machined up to centre the hub a bit better, there looks like a lot of slop. And has anyone had a set of these before? Know the offset and width?

 

There dirty but I love em.

 

Thanks,

 

Ethan

 

 

Edited May 4, 2008 by LilSlvrRolla

[meadan]

i run 185/60 on most 14 inch rims i have. Theres plenty of different brands and theyre all pretty cheap

[LilSlvrRolla]

i run 185/60 on most 14 inch rims i have. Theres plenty of different brands and theyre all pretty cheap

 

Ahh yeah that sounds a bit smaller than what I have now :cool:

 

Thanks

[styler]

width and offset usually printed on rim somewhere eg 7JJ x 14 +12P

this means 7 inches wide by 14 diameter with a postive 12 offset.

 

a lot of slop?

if its on the hub its because aftermarket wheels have an oversize spigot hole and need

spigot rings to take up the slack on locate on the hub spigot properly.

most tyre shops can sort you out or performancewheels.com.au have loads avaliable.

 

if its the nuts then you have incorrect nuts, may be wrong type ie you may need straight flank

or tapered, they are too long or need washers or too thin in diameter of shank.

there are lots of different wheel nuts avaliable, try speco.com.au for a big listing

 

if you want the same rolling diameter (ie size) as factory for speedo and same speed/acceleration

then use a tyre conversion calculator to get the same rolling diameter

 

tyre calculator

 

:cool:

Edited May 4, 2008 by styler

[LilSlvrRolla]

I've had a really good look over the wheels and there's nothing printed, pressed, cast or stuck on anywhere to say what the dimensions are.

 

I think when I paint them I'll have to measure the offset.

 

Deffinatly oversized spigot holes there then, made it hard to put the wheel nuts on (I was wondering what to call it lol) I'll have to measure it up and see what needs to fit in there, I was nearly going to get some made to fit, but if there that common then...

 

The wheel nuts are fairly specific to these wheels, they slide in snugly and the thread's inside the wheel, nut's outside the wheel if that makes sense?

 

Thanks for all that :POSTPICS!:

 

Ethan

[DearmanKE]

yeah 185/60 is good for 14X7 on a ke