So this is the current project i am working on...i am painting and polishing some old 1983 LE wheels that i bought a couple of weeks ago.....i have one rim left to do ....but here are some test pics with a wheel on the car (with no tires)...i think these 14's are looking pretty good so far......

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i know they are not perfect 100% but i am happy with them

 

i think they look pretty good

what size are they again? 14x6?

 

yeah 14 x 6 .....

 

i've got those same rims, but I have an '82 that is black that i'm restoring. The center sections on mine need to be re-powercoated because they are extremely dull.

 

black spoke on polished rim is HOT

 

Damn those rims look nice man. Nice job.

 

any suggestions on what size of tire i should buy for them......how wide...how tall???? the rims are 14 x 6

 

Yeah that is what I am talking about. So did you ever get power tools or just a bunch of elbow grease?

 

a bunch of elbow grease

 

nice work

 

Nice work. I think the centers are to dark for the white paint though.

 

damn those look good, how much did those rims cost?

 

I think the dark rims look great with that white paint. Very sharp!

 

i spent 250 on the rims....the best part is that they are 4 x 110mm WOO HOO!!!

 

That was very good deal on the rims. You lucked out!

 

yes yes very good deal...but the polishing i am doing is definetly VERY labor intensive...but it looks like its paying off ...i think so far i have about 40 hours of polishing into them so far....right now i am starting the last and final wheel ...i will be getting tires for them in about two weeks

 

damn man that **** is DAMN nice job, cant wait to see some rubber on there

personally i would reccoment some 205/50/14's all the way around

 

thanks gregs....yeah i was thinking either 60 or 50 series tires......but i think i am definetly going 205




edit*: these are the tires taht i was thinking about getting ...what do you guys think?? http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/fin...64&rd=14&ar=60

 

i don't know about those tires, right now I have Bridgestone Potenza RE910's in a 195/50R15 (i guess i don't have the same rims as you, bigger in diameter and skinnier, they were on the car when i bought it). they stick really well, and are very progressive with the snap oversteer. very controllable. my only problem is my 1-2 and 2-3 shifts i break the tires loose (1-2 at 7k nets 500 rpm of wheel spin to 7500 rpm before they grab, bring my rpm's down to 6500 and i have to grab third a split second later, skwak the tires shifting into third at 7k). they came on the car, and i have three spares, so i won't be buying tires for a while seeing as how my car is in the process of being restored.

 

i would definatly go with a 55 series, the smaller the better.
http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/sea...05&ar=55&rd=14
spend the extra doh for some good rubber!

 

i think that a 50 series tire is just right, 60 looks too close to stock, and anything less you run the risk of damaging the rim and it would look goofy (like the old Monte Carlo with 26" wire spoke wheels that drives around where i live. he had to lift it to get the rims under it. the damn thing looks rediculious, and the tires are like 20 series tires. i'm waiting for him the bend the **** out of his rim).

 

wow i didn't see those ...those are NICE........hmmm ......but one question...this car is my DD.....so i need good traction while it is raining....this tire doesn't look like it would give great traction........or am i completely wrong???

 

[QUOTE=Onlyonthurs]thanks gregs....yeah i was thinking either 60 or 50 series tires......but i think i am definetly going 205
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no prob bro, you really brought whole new life to LE wheels, i never was a big fan of them but now i want some more than i want to get rubber for my 15x7 enkei mesh wheels, lol
-greg

 

[QUOTE=Gregs]
lol they actually are coming out alot nicer than i thought they would.......

 

so any ideas about these tires http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/se...205&ar=55&rd=14 you think they have good grip in the rain?????