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Old Mar 31st, 2012, 23:54   #11
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i have a set of mustang wheels (keystones) on mine. 14X6 with 235 60 14's on them they didnt fit under the front so had to change the tyres on them to 195 60 on the front and they fit on the rear but look a little too comical for me so will get changed in time to a slightly more sensible 205 60 ..i did have to get some sleaved wheel nuts and unilug washers for them though from mister tee's wheel nut emporium..sorry i have no idea what offset or back spacing they are as they were bought as a bit of an e bay bargain but seem to work well now with slightly thinner front tyres :-)
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Any pics of your ride Tony? Love to see how does it look with 14" rims. Thanks
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Old Apr 1st, 2012, 14:48   #13
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Any pics of your ride Tony? Love to see how does it look with 14" rims. Thanks


and me i would like to see too
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volvo 005.jpg will try to get some better photos soon ;-)
at the moment the wheels look cool but the rest of the cars still a bit ratty
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volvo 021.jpg another photo of the wheels on my car (i hope)
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Thanks Tony. Can you post the lost one again. That would be a nice close shoot but the pic is damaged
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My '66 has '72 - '75 Plymouth ralley rims that are 14 x 5.5 inches. Nothing rubs, will have to check back space.

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at the moment the wheels look cool but the rest of the cars still a bit ratty
Cool? Well I suppose that depends on interpretation. Personally I think that 14" wheels are too small for an Amazon. This car, set up in a traditional Hot Rod style with "big and littles" may be "cool", but more suited to moderate speed straight line cruising. I don't think I'd want to hustle it along cross country B roads in the wet. With care, the Amazon is quite happy doing that in a entertaining fashion, but I wouldn't want to try it with that combination of tyres.
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have to agree with derek on this one.
I had some 15" american racing/cragar SS type wheels on my old one whihc looked fantastic and really filled arches out nicely...main down side was the unilug fitment without conical nuts meaning wheel location was far from optimal.

Need to find some nice deep dished 16" steels or alloys.
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I love the look of the 14" wheels. Looks much better than the modern 17" wheels in my opinion. If they where good for a 3-4 times more powerful mustang, or chevy, i think it will be ok for the amazon.
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