Traded these Vision 164's to a guy in ARK for a set of OEM gold lace wheels.

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"Ask not what your Fiero can do for you but what you can do for your Fiero".

2001 Porsche Boxster rims:
Front: 17x7, 55mm offset
Rear: 17x8.5, 50mm offset

It's been awhile since we've seen a newer set.

quote Originally posted by Steven Snyder: 2001 Porsche Boxster rims: Front: 17x7, 55mm offset Rear: 17x8.5, 50mm offset

Very nice Steven........hope you make it at our Coast Run. See you there!!!

Jess

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Yeah, I'd say these puppies are "custom."


You can view the car & the rims at the CTHC at Archie's.

MadCurl, I love the car! When will you get it finished and have pictures posted?

I am looking into a new set of wheels. I would show off my current wheel / tire combo, but I cant get pip to work right...?

I have a question about the possible new set of wheels: the wheel is 17" x 7" with 5.625" or 42 mm offset backspacing. Is that backspacing ok for our Fieros?

What size tires should I be looking for? I was thinking probably 225/45/17? Is that too tall or not tall enough?

Is there a rule of thumb for rim size, tire width and the required offset needed for front and back that avoids fender rub? If my goal is to fill the wheel well with a bit of tire stickout, what's the best match up? I've seen cars with 17s in front and 18s in back....I've seen 19s all around. I think I'd prefer to go 17 or 18 combo to maximize the rubber w/out looking too thin or having the ride too rough.

So if I went 17x8s on front with say...225/45 in front and a 18x8 in back with 255/40s....what offset would be ideal? Have folks experimented with adapters? Finding rim setups in the 5x100 configuration is tough! But I've heard alot of good and bad with adapters.

Thanks for the help!! Pictures are helpful, but I'm wondering if theres a formula to stick to in determining proper fit. I'd be looking to do this for an 87'.

There is no formula for buying ready made wheels. Tire and wheel fitment is almost an art. The problem as you know there are not a lot of selections for 5 x 100 and even less when you have different sizes front and rear.

Unless you go custom wheels, it's nearly impossible to find the perfect fitment.

Let me give you a little help though

http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp

Start with trying to keep the overall diameter the same as stock.

Although I will tell you that a Fiero won't look right unless you go one size bigger in the rear. This will change your gearing so not recommended for drag racing, but it looks better.

Offset, on an 88 in the front, the more the better. Not such a concern in the rear. I don't know about 84-87. Most offsets are between 35 and 40 mm. Probably won't run into any issues unless you stray a lot from that.

Anything over 27 inches in diamter and you will have issues, so try to stay below that. Other than that run any choices you have by Madcurl, he can do these calculations in his head.

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here are mine and i think theyre ok but i would rather have new ones.







im debating painting them. black of course. like this. i have bad photoshop/paint skills lol. but the cailpers are red already so yea.
i would like some opinions on painting them and what paint should be used on them if i decide to paint. and i also thought about getting some of that spray paint that is temporary car paint. you can just wash it off whenever you want. i could spray them black and see if i like them then if i dont just wash them.

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quote Originally posted by gt85fiero: here are mine and i think theyre ok but i would rather have new ones. im debating painting them. black of course. like this. i have bad photoshop/paint skills lol. but the cailpers are red already so yea. i would like some opinions on painting them and what paint should be used on them if i decide to paint. and i also thought about getting some of that spray paint that is temporary car paint. you can just wash it off whenever you want. i could spray them black and see if i like them then if i dont just wash them.

I dig them the way they are. Id worry more about the 4X4 truck like stock ride height

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Artero Rebody , 18"s, 91' 350 SBC / Muncie 4spd
85.5 Porsche 944 euro *for sale*
82' Benz 300SD turbo . *for sale*
87' Fiero Cp. candy blue, GT 15"s, *will sale*

anyone have or ever had RO_JA Motegi Kruzz wheels on theirs?

If so or something similar could you post pics if you have any?

thanks!

quote Originally posted by fierogt3800: I dig them the way they are. Id worry more about the 4X4 truck like stock ride height

yea i know exactly what you mean lol. but for right now it will have to do. and i rub so many damn curbs im kinda scared to. the back deffinately will get lowered but the front might not. id like to find a used set of lowering springs cheap but when i buy them will be prob in a couple of weeks

quote Originally posted by Disillusion: Dunno what brand/make they are. They just say S4 in the middle. 17". Came on the car, i like them, but they could be shinier....

Hi there,

I was looking for a rear wing like yours, do you know where I could find one?
By the way nice looking car!

Thanks,
JG

My wife's 88 GT



17x7 42mm offset
245/45/17 Rear
225/45/17 Front

16" cam racing, almost new tires. I want to get soome new ones, but I cant find anyone who would want these, and since I live in a barracks room i cant really keep an extra set lying around, lol.

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Anyone got any ADR rims? Im lookin for M Sports or SZ1s on a fiero to decide.

Racer_JT those look sweet !

Hmmmm i wonder do they come bigger and wider ??

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bump!

too good a thread to let go

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i like the original rims ..... polished

before / after pic




or these ATS 16" on my 87

Who manufacturers these wheels and where can I buy them from?

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Time to bump this back up springs coming, I've been thinking its time for new wheels. Been leaning toward chrome rim, black mesh. Not a lot to choose from in 5 X100. All the big tire places contract with just a few wheel companies, which sucks because it limits your selection. And the high-rollers sites never even list bolt size, so you find a wheel and then find out it doesn't fit. I wish there was a one stop wheel store, that listed bolt size, backspace, etc. Bottom line, it takes a lot of searching to find wheels.

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Compomotive on F40 Replica





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17" chromed Motegi MR7

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Not really custom but also not common. Rota Slipstreams.

Nice rims.

Thanks Madcurl, Jscott, and Alex4mula for your help!

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Fiero w/ 1998 Supercharged 3.8 V-6 Intercooled
Best ET: 12.20@ 114.90 mph (street tires)
11.74@115 mph (drag radials)
VIDEO-http://videos.streetfire.net/video/1ecf6afb-a616-4882-b460-cb5602c47869.htm


"NO Juice....Just BOOST!"

These are 18" motegi RT5's I think. I'm not sure on the exact model. The offset is 40mm so they are sucked in a bit but it's not to bad. Now I just need some brakes to fill that big space.

Some more to keep this going...

not really custom, but not Fiero stock.




'03 Toyota Celica GTS 225/45/16 (7.5?)

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http://fiero.ssarge.net

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This would be fun to party in lol.

Edit - I got these off of a Grand Am.

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[This message has been edited by Chris Hodson (edited 03-28-2007).]

HERE'S SOMETHING NEW FOR ALL OF YOU TO SEE. I DO WANT TO STATE THAT ALL ORIGINAL PARTS HAVE BEEN CLEANED, WRAPPED AND PUT IN BOXES FOR STORAGE.

I HAVE AN 88GT ALL MAROON WITH T-TOPS V6 MANUAL. I ALMOST HAVE THE MODIFICATIONS DONE SO THE PICTURES THAT I HAVE ARE "IN THE PROCESS" OF THE INSTALL.

I HAVE HTMOTORSPORTS CUSTOM SUSPENSION PACKAGE ON ALL FOUR. (FRONT) ARE FULLY ADJUSTABLE COIL-OVERS WITH ALUMINUM A-ARMS POWDER-COATED BLACK WITH THE COILS POWDER-COATED RED. A CHROME SHOCK IS IN THE MIX ALONG WITH ALL NEW BUSHINGS AND BALL JOINTS. (REAR) ARE ALSO ADJUSTABLE BUT THEY ARE KONI COIL-OVERS. THEY HAVE BEEN POWDER-COATED TOO. I HAVE THE STUT TOWER BRACE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FROM THE FIERO STORE (CHROME). I ALSO HAVE WILWOOD 4 PISTON CALIPERS WITH 13" DRILLED AND SLOTTED ROTORS ON ALL FOUR TOO. AS FAR AS A COMPLETE RACE PACKAGE, THIS IS REALLY CLOSE TO THE REAL THING.

ANYWAY, NOW ON THE SUBJECT OF THE WHEELS. I HAVE 18" FORGELINES (SP3P). THE FRONTS ARE 7.5" WIDE WITH A 1.5" LIP INCLUDED WITH AN OFFSET OF 40mm. THE REARS ARE 8" WIDE WITH A 2" LIP FOR THE STAGGERED LOOK AND A OFFSET OF 32mm. THEY HAVE BEEN ANODIZED (NOT) POWDER-COATED CENTERS IN A DULL GOLD AND THE LIPS ARE CHROME. I PICKED THE COLORS BECAUSE I WANTED TO REPRESENT THE ORIGINAL COLOR SCHEME. THE TIRE SIZES ARE (FRONT) 215/40/18, (REAR) 225/45/18.







THIS LAST PIC IS THE WISH LIST



I hope the pictures come through okay. if they don't, they are links to Flickr photos.

To clear everyone up on the 88 stock offsets:

FRONT_ 15 X 6 WITH AND OFFSET AROUND 42mm
REAR_ 15 X 7 WITH AN OFFSET STAMPED ON THE INSIDE OF 27mm
5/100 OF COURSE

ANYWAY... GREAT LOOKING FIEROS WITH ALL ORIGINAL DESIGNS.

MY NEXT PROJECT IS INSTALLING THE STAGE II SCOOPS THAT I FOUND FROM TIMO.

TALK TO YOU GUYS LATER... MAYBE I'LL SEE YALL AT THE MONTEREY 2007 FIERO FEST!

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quote Originally posted by unboundmo: THIS LAST PIC IS THE WISH LIST

OOOhhhh....baby!

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Ok, as you might have noticed this thread got corrupted and was actually deleted. So I restored it from a backup made monday morning meaning all replies made after that time are lost. Sorry about that.

Edit: I just checked and there weren't any replies made to this thread after the backup was made - well, one and that was the one corrupting the thread so in all probability, no replies were lost.

unboundmo,

You forgot the money shot !!



Looking mean and nasty lowered !









Looking good unboundmo !

Compomotive replica wheels on my Countach Project ('84 Fiero chassis). 345/35R15 (yeah... 345) Yokohama's in the back and Pirelli 245/35/R15's in the front.

I know its not really a Fiero anymore, but...

quote Originally posted by madcurl: Nice rims.

I wonder what size these are and if the car has been lowered? This is a lot like what I am shooting for with a different style rim. I like it!

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'86 GTFB, white, auto
'86 SE V6, red, auto, aeropackage
Just purchased both Mar 17, 07. Neither running. Both 99.9% complete. May sell SE.

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Gotti 3 piece for wide body Fieros

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