Cheapest way to import wheels from USA

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Re: Cheapest way to import wheels from USA

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whitewun wrote:Thanks for that. I can take the credit for the wheels based on old memories of the Coke mustang. The tyres were picked based on the size ( rolling diameter etc ) and value for money.

The credit for the stance belongs to Nuts - he did all the work on my car to get it passed engineering - including springs etc
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whitewun wrote:here are the photos you wanted to look at
sorry about the delay but I had to wait for my technical guru to show me how to upload them
Image
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Awesome!! Can somebody photo shop that C/A red for me? Would love to see how they would look on my Red 69 Mach 1. Found the dealer, $320 each for 15x8
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Re: Cheapest way to import wheels from USA

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hey 69candy,

just remember mine are 16" x 8"
and from memory they cost around $1200 for a set
included centre caps, wheel nuts and freight.

google coca cola mustang and there are a bucket load of photos with the mini lites on it
the only specs in can find is rim width 8" but no diameter
also check out the following site
ponysite dot de
all the photos you could want for T/A mustangs running the mini lite rims
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whitewun wrote:hey 69candy,

just remember mine are 16" x 8"
and from memory they cost around $1200 for a set
included centre caps, wheel nuts and freight.

google coca cola mustang and there are a bucket load of photos with the mini lites on it
the only specs in can find is rim width 8" but no diameter
also check out the following site
ponysite dot de
all the photos you could want for T/A mustangs running the mini lite rims
When that car arrived it was shod in Daisy's. They were 15 X 8 as that was the max size for that weight of car in the Trans Am series in the US. Fronts were 5 on 5" stud pattern (Lincoln brakes) & 5 on 4 1/2" on the rear (Mustang front discs with 4 piston 67 type calipers). It changed out here as the series changed, however the car lost its Minilites then.

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Bob Jane's (#7) Mustang was the ex Shelby 68 that Jerry Titus drove. That car is now back in Texas, I believe, but still with the Webber intake & carbs it was allowed to run with in Australia (TA regs allowed one 4bbl carb).
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Re: Cheapest way to import wheels from USA

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ozbilt wrote:
whitewun wrote:hey 69candy,

just remember mine are 16" x 8"
and from memory they cost around $1200 for a set
included centre caps, wheel nuts and freight.

google coca cola mustang and there are a bucket load of photos with the mini lites on it
the only specs in can find is rim width 8" but no diameter
also check out the following site
ponysite dot de
all the photos you could want for T/A mustangs running the mini lite rims
When that car arrived it was shod in Daisy's. They were 15 X 8 as that was the max size for that weight of car in the Trans Am series in the US. Fronts were 5 on 5" stud pattern (Lincoln brakes) & 5 on 4 1/2" on the rear (Mustang front discs with 4 piston 67 type calipers). It changed out here as the series changed, however the car lost its Minilites then.

Image

Bob Jane's (#7) Mustang was the ex Shelby 68 that Jerry Titus drove. That car is now back in Texas, I believe, but still with the Webber intake & carbs it was allowed to run with in Australia (TA regs allowed one 4bbl carb).
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Re: Cheapest way to import wheels from USA

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69candy wrote:
whitewun wrote:here are the photos you wanted to look at
sorry about the delay but I had to wait for my technical guru to show me how to upload them
Image
Image
Awesome!! Can somebody photo shop that C/A red for me? Would love to see how they would look on my Red 69 Mach 1. Found the dealer, $320 each for 15x8
Do you know what the backspacing on those 15x8's are 69candy? You boys know where I'm heading with this, right?
"Hey Steve, I hope we can put this back together" - Ozbilt
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Re: Cheapest way to import wheels from USA

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69Candy,
Show wheels seem to have taken over the performance wheels manufacturing. The gallery on there website seems to have been lifted from the old now non existent performance wheels web page.
Show wheels have a showroom in Rowville Victoria.
give them a call - they should know the correct offset.
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Get your wage slave to pick em up for you dubble d.
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Pinto-Pete wrote:Get your wage slave to pick em up for you dubble d.
Ha! I still haven't paid him the 50 bucks for the last item he picked up from you on my behalf!

Does it make it OK that I have not used said part yet?
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I've given Showwheels 3 goes at doing wheels for my car. Last time I was in Vic I even went and saw them face to face. Nice bloke, promised the world and never heard from him again. Couple of emails and still no response. I am moving on.
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Re: Cheapest way to import wheels from USA

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DD289 wrote:
Pinto-Pete wrote:Get your wage slave to pick em up for you dubble d.
Ha! I still haven't paid him the 50 bucks for the last item he picked up from you on my behalf!

Does it make it OK that I have not used said part yet?
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Re: Cheapest way to import wheels from USA

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DD289 wrote:
69candy wrote:
whitewun wrote:here are the photos you wanted to look at
sorry about the delay but I had to wait for my technical guru to show me how to upload them
Image
Image
Awesome!! Can somebody photo shop that C/A red for me? Would love to see how they would look on my Red 69 Mach 1. Found the dealer, $320 each for 15x8
Do you know what the backspacing on those 15x8's are 69candy? You boys know where I'm heading with this, right?
Nope???
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