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I want dish

Post by tri26t »

Hi ppl, Im looking for a set of wide as 19"rims
for my 88 widie, "the wider the better" or is that the deeper
dish the better ???

anyone ??????????
$2G max
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I could have sworn this was the Tech section rofl
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Post by JD_Stazza_Brendan »

Dont think your will get much of a choice with 2G.
I got my 18s with tyres cheap and they cost 1800. And they only have a bit of dish
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opps tech

Post by tri26t »

Oh` on a technical point, does anyone know
if Falcon wheels fit up to 5 stud starions ??,
A mate has an old school set of very wide
XB coupe wheels that I recon would look sweet
but hes down in NSW,

FST4RD Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 7:06 pm Post subject:

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I could have sworn this was the Tech section

"THAT TECH ENOUGH FOR YOU"???? :wanker

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Post by WidebodyWoody »

I can't remember the offset, if you search on the forums I think we covered it. But I Think its the AU ford stud pattern and offset? Cant' really remember.
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Post by www.18u »

Woody is right the stud pattern is correct but early ford offset is different.All Mazda,Nissan/Toyota and Mitsubishi use a fwd offset even if they are rwd or 4wd.Ford Changed there offset with irs to be the same as the japs.
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Post by redzone »

ok widey offset is +18 front -10 rear? i think? for the 7's and 8's. 9" rears are +3 or something.

so pre AU falcon rims ( +10) are fine for the front (or allround on a GSR-V or 5 stud narrow) but no good for rear of a widey. best bet is to just try ur mates rims if u can..
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Post by NXTIME »

Find out the size and offset of the wheels and I wil tell you if they fit. From memory, the widies have about 150mm front and rear backspacing (ie from where centre of wheel meets hub to strut).
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indeed a tech Q:

Post by tri26t »

IT is indeed A challange to find dished 19" wheels
however most of the rims around today are 2 or 3
piece and probably easy (thinks about it again) to
have those type of rims modified to the right offset.
No, I am not thinking about legal aspects and dont
really think anyone else would eather, Most Engineers
and strutual ppl that I know say the same thing
{remember we used to reverse dish the old steelies}

So Im thinking that ppl today dont seem to remember when
you had blacksmiths/engineering shops, or just
your dad to do a bit of customising, I can recall everything
had to be hand made (even in my time) if you needed something
different.
I gotta tell you all that I really hate having to buy everything
and all those who are still racing cars will agree that if you make
something and it works, "racing is just that mush sweeter.

still all your replies are as awsome as ever, And I still dont know
how to get that old school dish look without changing the cars
original track both front and rear.

sorry this post is soooooooooooooo long.
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Post by JD_Stazza_Brendan »

Try visiting local tyre shops. Most can order a large variety of Mag wheels. I had one shop look for 3 days for me till i found a set i like. As long as you tell them your cashed up they should be able to track som down.

If that fails, Try sending Emails to the manufacturers.
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Post by JAS »

The falcone stud patten is right. And the offset of the pre AU falcons are spot on as well.
I know this cause Ive done it.
FST4RD has Pre AU falcon 17x8s on his starion and they fit spot on. I also had those wheels on my wide body with a 25mm spacer at the back a fitted great. They would also fit without the spacer but just sat in a little to much for my taste.
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Post by tri26t »

Cool I`ll have too try all the old falcon wheel
I can borrow and go with the BIGGEST Dish
I can get (hope the XB Falcon wheels fit)
they are fal-con wide
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Post by NXTIME »

Phil, What are the sizes and offsets of the wheels you are looking at fitting?
Please register your vehicle details on the AUSTRALIAN STARION REGISTRY <HERE>


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1 x 2.8T
3 x 2.6T's
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Post by JD_Stazza_Brendan »

That black car is nice except for the shopping list on it.
-JA Starion with JD bits , Forged engine, Heaps of mods (parked up)
-BFII XR6 Turbo Ute , Here comes 400hp for 2k :p
-77 Mazda 323 drag car. 13bt rotary project.

Yes i have too many toys.
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