Anyone here run 17" or 18" rims on thier 58~60

[Guest]

I am wondering how wide one can go, backspacing on the rim, etc. Currently trying to decide if we are going to run 16, 17 or 18 on the car. We are wanting to stuff as much as we can in the back and hide them behind the skirts so all you see is a nice really really deep polished lip. But don't want to run something as radical as a friend is running on his 56 belair. He is running 20x10 on the rear, looks great, but he really has to baby the car to much for me.

[Alexander]

RE: Anyone here run 17" or 18" rims on thier 58~60

There are a few members of this site who are running large diameter aftermarket rims on their cars.

See: http://www.squarebirds.org/cgi-bin/d...rum=DCForumID1

Alexander
1959 Hardtop
1960 Golde Top

[Guest]

RE: Anyone here run 17" or 18" rims on thier 58~60

Thanks, that is exactly what I was looking for.

[dgs]

RE: Anyone here run 17" or 18" rims on thier 58~60

That's me! The rims look great and I wish I could tell you more about how it drives, but there's been one thing after another and I haven't been able to drive it much since I go them.

Seems like things break faster than I can fix them.

[Guest]

RE: Anyone here run 17" or 18" rims on thier 58~60

Was working on my 58 last night and trying to figure out the backspacing I can/need to run....do you know what your backspacing is?

[Guest]

RE: Anyone here run 17" or 18" rims on thier 58~60

>That's me! The rims look great and I wish I could tell you
>more about how it drives, but there's been one thing after
>another and I haven't been able to drive it much since I go
>them.
>
>Seems like things break faster than I can fix them.

Those rims look SWEET!

[Guest]

RE: Anyone here run 17

Never mind about the offset, I just went and checked the link and whadda know, says zero offset right there.....duh:+

[dgs]

RE: Anyone here run 17

Sorry, havn't been by in a couple of days.

Yep, zero offset with 8" width. That recomendation came from Boyd & Discount tire after looking at the car, as I wanted it. I figured that if they recommended it, I could make them deal with it if they didn't fit. But they are perfect, couldn't ask for any better.

BTW - Just pulled all 4 and polished and waxed 'em for the first time last week. Took about 2 hours each. Ouch. Gotta get me one of those Mother's Speed Balls.

[Guest]

RE: Anyone here run 17

Yeah, I have one, bit of advice, get the mini ball, i like it better on my olds. It does a better job of getting in the small spots on my wheels.

But if you don't have the issues of small crevices the normal one would work great. I did all four of my wheels with the mini in about 1.5 hrs....worth every penny.

[dgs]

RE: Anyone here run 17

Yeah, I'm going to get the mini. I saw a demo at the Mothers booth at the Good Guys event here in Columbus. One guy there said he had the big one and said it just flung polish everywhere. I thought about buying one there but didn't make it back to their booth.

[Guest]

RE: Anyone here run 17" or 18" rims on thier 58~60

I just put 15 inchers on my 60 bird cause I want to put on disc brakes in front I can't imagine 18's yikes

[lainey]

RE: Anyone here run 17" or 18" rims on thier 58~60

You can see my 17" retro rims on my 1960 that's posted under the 1960's and I have the disc brake conversion.

[Guest]

RE: Anyone here run 17" or 18" rims on thier 58~60

I'm sorry but I don't know what you mean by posted under the 196o?

[Alexander]

RE: Anyone here run 17" or 18" rims on thier 58~60

He means it is on the main site under 1960 Thunderbirds.

http://www.squarebirds.org/1960hardtop_francis_dembeck.htm

Alexander
1959 Hardtop
1960 Golde Top

[Guest]

RE: Anyone here run 17

I am going to run the same size wheels and tires on my resto-custom '59. Do you know the lug measurements? Is it 5x4.5?