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sanchaaze1

United Kingdom
48 Posts

Posted - 23 Jul 2012 :  21:55:20  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
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just got a set of 15 inch wolfrace for my alpine fb(i was going for standard but bugger it its mine so customs on its way)any hints on wheel nuts?
Use 7/16 UNF nuts ford capri ones fit fine and there cheap you can also use the relevent longer wheel studs 7/16 43mm-55mm long depending on what alloys you use.
never mind id already asked...please feel free to ridicule and add extra tipsthanks moditup btw

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sanchaaze1

United Kingdom
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Posted - 23 Jul 2012 :  21:43:24  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
just got a set of 15 inch wolfrace for my alpine fb(i was going for standard but bugger it its mine so customs on its way)any hints on wheel nuts?


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retro68

United Kingdom
70 Posts

Posted - 14 Jul 2012 :  18:15:43  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks for all the input,gives a good idea to what might fit and what wont.
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moditup

United Kingdom
83 Posts

Posted - 14 Jul 2012 :  10:57:57  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I have 13x8 minilites fitted to mine but have had to get the arches rolled due to my slightly wider track, i imagine they should fit the standard car ok
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bigt80

United Kingdom
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Posted - 13 Jul 2012 :  22:55:37  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Rostyles did have 165/13 as standard & when tyre choice wasn't as great I used to use 185/70's on mine & found this gave pretty much same rolling area/profile as std and thus speedo wasn't effected.
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retro68

United Kingdom
70 Posts

Posted - 11 Jul 2012 :  17:24:38  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Yeh,i know what you mean, on rostyles a 185/65x13 tyre is about as wide you can go and keep similar rolling radius,its an improvement over the 155/13 though
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1922

United Kingdom
549 Posts

Posted - 11 Jul 2012 :  11:51:48  Show Profile  Visit 1922's Homepage  Reply with Quote
For me - the main thing is that the width of the tyre gets it close to the wheel arch. I don't like the look when the tyre is a couple of inches inside the wheel arch, cars running 155s on always look to me like they will fall over on the first corner

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retro68

United Kingdom
70 Posts

Posted - 10 Jul 2012 :  22:29:37  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi all, not wanting to bore everyone as i have talked about wheels in the other topics but was just wanting a few opinions on wheel options if anyone wants to join in. I have rostyles on at the moment, do keep them? go for minilites, D1,s,or moderns,
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