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69roadster wrote:I have decided on the RB wheels for my 68-SRL, I would like to see pictures of the 15x7 +12 offset wheel on a raodster for those of you running this set up.Also please tell me what mod. would be needed to fit the RG'S and what size tires you are running. I would like to order my wheels tomorow 12/23/11.

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Alvin wrote:

69roadster wrote:I have decided on the RB wheels for my 68-SRL, I would like to see pictures of the 15x7 +12 offset wheel on a raodster for those of you running this set up.Also please tell me what mod. would be needed to fit the RG'S and what size tires you are running. I would like to order my wheels tomorow 12/23/11.

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The long and short is 15 x 7 12P should fit with 195/50 x 15 or 185/55 x 15 tires.
Body alinement and fenders do vary from car to car.

I have 205/50 x 15 and rolled the fenders just a hair.

Thanks Alvin for the link,


Am I wrong but it seams like this is not the best wheel for our cars, after reading that link.

Are ther any after market wheel(NEW) thats a direct fit for the roadster other than Panasport

Here's a photo of the wheels on my car:

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I don't know if there is a "best" wheel but for the price these can't be beat, they are light and look great.

Cheers
James

Here are some shots with them on my 67. The side by side comparison is of the stock wheel with a 195/85 tire next to the Khumo 195/50 tire. I love them and they were not expensive compared to other wheel alternatives. I am running Khumo exacta 195/50 in 15 inch.

69roadster wrote:Thanks Alvin for the link,


I'm I wrong but it seams like this is not the best wheel for our cars, after reading that link.

Are ther any after market wheel(NEW) thats a direct fit for the roadster other than Panasport

they are a direct fit, are they not? lots of folks are running them here
just get a safe offset

I want the Rota's but don't like the fact that the center caps for the front don't fit. I spent most of the afternoon looking up Rota on some of the Z sites. Every picture I saw of cars with ROTA's had the front center caps on. I called Rota spoke to a guy name Kim, I asked him what size would be best for the roadster he already knew the roadster has "0" offset, and told me the 15 x 7 +4 would be the best wheel for the roadster and would give me a better chance of the center caps fitting as I would have 8-10 mm clearance than I would if I got the 15 x 7+12 . What do you guy think , does that make sense.

"a better chance"?
What your saying makes sense, however IMHO Kim is incorrect.
You should ask how rota adjusts offset. If moving the wheel center, (wider /narrower lip) there may be no better chance of the cap fitting. If adding hub thickness (moves cap further from hub) you have a better chance of it fitting. You could try a +20 and use a 5 mm spacer. But then that all depends on the manufacturing process of the offset.

The long and short is 15 x 7 12P should fit with 195/50 x 15 or 185/55 x 15 tires.
Body alinement and fenders do vary from car to car.

Is spot on... Take a look at these two pics of my wheels. The drivers side is sooooo tight, and passenger has plenty of space.

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69roadster wrote:I want the Rota's but don't like the fact that the center caps for the front don't fit. I spent most of the afternoon looking up Rota on some of the Z sites. Every picture I saw of cars with ROTA's had the front center caps on

LOL I just checked here and I can't find anyone running the front caps on the +12 15x7 Rb???

If running the front center cap is priority I would stick with the 15x7 +12 and run a 5mm(or larger?) spacer up front to let the cap clear the grease cap/hub.
i know this probably does not fit your requirement of "best fitting new wheels"

the risk of running +4 up front is that it will not fit/ or be a tight fit in back
you can remedy this by running +4 up front and +12 in back if rotation isn't a requirement

of course it depends on whether you are lowered or not too!

FWIW I had spacers made for me 15X6 +10 Panasports to get the "hex" style caps to fit. The standard +15 wheel with "ribbed" or black caps fit fine






Other caps fit without them:
Black

Ribbed

69roadster wrote:Thanks Alvin for the link,


I'm I wrong but it seams like this is not the best wheel for our cars, after reading that link.
I do need to drop the front. LOL

Are ther any after market wheel(NEW) thats a direct fit for the roadster other than Panasport

My VTO's Libra style fit with the cap
(I do need to drop the front)

And my front caps fit fine? Im wondering if there is a differance from year to year or even car to car?

Oh 15x7 +10? maybe thats why?

fj20spl311 wrote:

69roadster wrote:Thanks Alvin for the link,


I'm I wrong but it seams like this is not the best wheel for our cars, after reading that link.
I do need to drop the front. LOL

Are ther any after market wheel(NEW) thats a direct fit for the roadster other than Panasport

My VTO's Libra style fit with the cap
(I do need to drop the front)

that's right!
VTO makes a "Retro 8" minilite style wheel
Just get those and you can run center caps...problem solved!

Unholy wrote:And my front caps fit fine? Im wondering if there is a differance from year to year or even car to car?

Oh 15x7 +10? maybe thats why?

16x7, right?

Are you running a full, undamaged grease cap?

oops... your right again Alvin. My bad.

And yes 16x7 full undamaged.