Well finally after many years of trying to find the right alloy wheel for my 87gt and after chewing many ears of the forum members here about lowering my suspension etc - I have finally got my new wheels.
They are 18x8's with 225x40x18 tyres.
so as I am having a very proud and finally done it moment - I would like to thank all the forum members that have gave me much valued information on lowering suspension and aftermarket alloy wheel fitments and hope your ears have healed
Those fit the car perfectly and are VERY nice wheels. The car is just the right height for the size wheels. Looks great. Definately something to be proud of.
Thank you - as I said it has took me a few years searching for the right wheel (in my opinion) then this set came along and to top it off - I got a good deal on them as I think the vendor wanted rid of them as this particular wheel is now made with a deep dish type lip on them.
Thank you - as I said it has took me a few years searching for the right wheel (in my opinion) then this set came along and to top it off - I got a good deal on them as I think the vendor wanted rid of them as this particular wheel is now made with a deep dish type lip on them.
thanks again jon
Very nice! Like a modern version of the stockers. Can you link the ones with the lip? I particularly love that look, I'm assuming these aren't available in the US?
Very nice! Like a modern version of the stockers. Can you link the ones with the lip? I particularly love that look, I'm assuming these aren't available in the US?
Grantman - the front are st suspension lowering springs ( previous owner I believe he got them from jc witney) which I think you can buy just the fronts. The rear is a coil over set up Again the previous owner had bought QA1 12-300 coil springs however he had them set up wrong so I ended up buying a set of new coil sleeves and adjusters from summit. see this posting https://www.fiero.nl/forum/F.../HTML/000018-12.html near the bottom of the page to see how I did mine.
mine are the LP560 (which lamborghini used) the deep dish style are model no LP 560 D I dont think the website has been updated yet. I believe that you can get them in the U.S but maybe under a different name anyway if you contact the manufacuter as I did (you will get a quick response) they will tell you if they supply the U.S and where your nearest dealer is.
Glad you like them guys.
jon
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DAYUM those wheels look sharp man. That is also a very smart looking Fastback. Congrats. I REALLY like the looks of the deep dish ones you posted too. Sweet . Enjoy it man..peace
Pete
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Just curious, and I do like the look you've achieved.
Have you noticed any deviation in your speedometer reading with the larger wheels?
I think there are different sized drive gears for the transmission speedo gear.
If you swapped it, what color gear did you get?
Arn
Arn - unfortunately I havent taken the car out onto the road yet however I used this website to see if the rims would fit http://www.rimsntires.com/specs.jsp - and it also gives indications on clearances regarding suspension and wheelwells etc also it gave me a speedometer reading that when the speedo reads 60mph I would actually be doing 59.8 this is based on my previous wheels/tyres with the new size of wheels and tyres.
Those are one of the best wheel designs I've seen on a Fiero, looks awesome!
Thank you - I wanted to get the car to look more up to date but still keep it looking stock and I think that these particular wheels do that by its mesh like design like the original gt wheels and because its a large mesh you can see through to the calipers and discs which i have drilled and slotted ones on mine.
jon
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Thank you - I wanted to get the car to look more up to date but still keep it looking stock and I think that these particular wheels do that by its mesh like design like the original gt wheels and because its a large mesh you can see through to the calipers and discs which i have drilled and slotted ones on mine.
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