Show off your custom rims here! (Page 21/82)
PePe-LePu_For_2 AUG 15, 12:50 AM
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".

Steven Snyder AUG 15, 05:33 AM
2001 Porsche Boxster rims:
Front: 17x7, 55mm offset
Rear: 17x8.5, 50mm offset
madcurl AUG 26, 04:07 PM
It's been awhile since we've seen a newer set.
kooljess AUG 26, 08:53 PM

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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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madcurl SEP 05, 01:45 PM
Yeah, I'd say these puppies are "custom."


You can view the car & the rims at the CTHC at Archie's.
carnut122 SEP 05, 09:03 PM
MadCurl, I love the car! When will you get it finished and have pictures posted?
chrishahn87 SEP 19, 09:35 PM
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?
blkcofy SEP 26, 01:37 AM
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'.
jscott1 SEP 26, 01:44 AM
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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gt85fiero SEP 26, 02:10 AM
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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