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Old 07-02-2008, 07:07 PM   #1
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Red face Help on deciding Wheels

Im wanting people opionion's/advice on what Wheels you think would look pretty smart on a Black AU XR8 Ute. :



I was wanting something that looks tuff but yet showy.

Just would like to see people's thoughts,so feel free to post pic or post links and ill check out your wheels ,you decided you think be hot :-)



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20 inch but what are some sizes i could go that will fit under the ute.



22inch rear ? 20 inch front

8.5 / 9 rear 255 wide rear?



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Old 07-02-2008, 07:18 PM   #2
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i want 19 or 20 x 9 or 9.5 rears with a bit of dish and fronts the same but about 8 or so, with some nice thick rubber, ill post up a coule pics when i get back online for ya
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Old 07-02-2008, 07:33 PM   #3
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i want 19 or 20 x 9 or 9.5 rears with a bit of dish and fronts the same but about 8 or so, with some nice thick rubber, ill post up a coule pics when i get back online for ya
Sounds good, cant belive how many different /shape/style sizes of wheels out there, you could go for
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Old 07-02-2008, 07:45 PM   #4
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thats why i havnt done wheels yet, i cant make up my mine, everytime i say ooh yeah im gonna get them one, something else is spotted and im like hrmm what about them bad boys.lol
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Old 07-02-2008, 07:56 PM   #5
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Old 07-02-2008, 07:59 PM   #6
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I have found some which are 20inch 8.5 wide than i thought well maybe im better off with wheels 9/9.5 wide on rear and really fill out the tub tray and make it tuff?
I dont know how big you can go on the rear of the ute or what a nice size is.
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Old 07-02-2008, 08:09 PM   #7
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these would look good i reckon http://www.tempetyres.com.au/product...=&part_no=1549


or have a look threw these
http://www.tempetyres.com.au/gallery...asp?Group=Ford
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Old 07-02-2008, 10:49 PM   #8
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they look mad. i like em. a lot.


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Old 08-02-2008, 01:32 AM   #9
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While those black ones look nice enough, for a really tough looking rim, you can't go past the old 5 spoke job (whatever style takes your fancy), with a bit of "lip". If you go an 8" rim, you should be able to get a rim that has 2" lip, and for 9", you'll get at least 3" lip. Plenty of style around, but the ones on Laminge's terry are a favourite of mine for the mix of tough and classy, plus they're 5 spoke, and have reasonable lip for an 8" rim. Pretty sure they're a Speedy rim - Envy or something like that?

For something a bit different, check out the CSA range at http://www.mullins.com.au/wheel-range-a.asp. The Raker is a pretty good looking rim and nearly found it's way on the explorer - I went the Haze instead.


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Although you can't see on the pics above, they both come in 20's if you want to go that big.
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Old 08-02-2008, 07:41 AM   #10
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they look mad. i like em. a lot.


Woo hoo ... I had red/black wheels on a previos vehicle (jap orientated though) .... and they looked cool.

I do like these ... the one thing that is missing on these though is DISH ... full red anodized dish would really set these off.
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Old 08-02-2008, 07:57 AM   #11
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1 thing i miss is white lettering and that no manufacturer makes them in 16" and above... white letters is muscle car era and look damn hot on alot of low cars...
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Old 08-02-2008, 04:04 PM   #12
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yeah best bet is to go 8" front and 9" - 9.5" rear, this is what i will be going for when i get wheels, the latter size on rear with nice 265 rubber.
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... full red anodized dish would really set these off.
and make them look like they are from the early 90's :
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Old 08-02-2008, 04:22 PM   #14
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That's when I had mine ... :P
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