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wabco40:
Nice looking wheels.

metalhead:
Picked up some tyres today. Plan to have one fitted later this week, and check fitment all round before mounting the others.

Old vs new, well matched in size:



Still plenty of sidewall height. I wanted it to still look classic, not too much like rubber bands:






--- Quote from: wabco40 on November 14, 2015, 02:44:27 PM ---Nice looking wheels.

--- End quote ---

Thanks! I like them.

metalhead:
Fit appears good on the front. Since I put the offset upper arms in the front, the standard 255/60r15s rubbed a little in the back of the front wheel tub near full lock, and the 17s are the same, I think I'll need to reduce the caster a little when I align it. I could've fit 275/40s and avoided that issue (~17mm shorter sidewall) and I think they still would have cleared elsewhere. Haven't quite finished getting the rear back together to confirm clearance, but I did have to relocate the handbrake cable to on top of the trailing arms. Probably could have just shaved the bracket slightly and it would have fit, but moving it gives plenty of room to grow later. Wheel and tyre now clear the trailing arm easily, and looks like it will comfortably clear the chassis and sway bar, but may require a shorter leaf spring. I'll just have to wait until it's all back together to know for sure, hopefully I might get the chance to finish assembling it one night this week.

bfit:
Mate you could look at  adjusters on the full lock stops.
  most stops I have seen are half warn away. Fitting  adjustable stops  will possibly bring the steering back in to normal range.
bfit

metalhead:
Not a bad idea. Thanks mate, I'll have a look at it.

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