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Started by _just_matt_ , Jan 03 2007 04:41 PM

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#1 _just_matt_

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Posted 03 January 2007 - 04:41 PM

My Dad wants to buy me steel wheels for the torrie (bday. my 13's are too small), and thinking of powder coating them grey or black.

I was wondering whats there around to choose from, what brands are there?
Wanting to buy the rims new.

Edited by just_matt, 03 January 2007 - 04:41 PM.

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#2 TerrA LX

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Posted 06 January 2007 - 07:36 PM

you dont have your location in your sig but if you in nsw then most these guys do them.
http://www.gmh-toran...showtopic=11331

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#3 Heath

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Posted 06 January 2007 - 07:46 PM

Matt is in Qld.

For 14"s, go either Volvo stockies (two diff styles afaik), or HK (etc.) early or late stockies
For 15"s, go Volvo Interceptors

All of those wheels can look very nice, but I wouldn't advise you go brand new, maybe go second hand and then pay someone to restore them.

Also, you can get Commodore interceptor style centre caps (only adapted to torana/rwd volvo stud pattern) in die cast steel, chrome plated, off eBay. I got some for the Torrie and they look wicked. I think I paid about $70, and they'll finish off my chromies with a nice set of wheelnuts.

Edited by Heath, 06 January 2007 - 07:48 PM.

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#4 _chevy_253_torana_

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Posted 06 January 2007 - 11:57 PM

on the hk im goingstocko hk rims widened up te back to about 8 inches

painted up in gloss black

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#5 RIM-010

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Posted 07 January 2007 - 08:02 PM

I wonder how Interceptor's would look on the LJ... Photoshop, Here I Come!

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#6 _Mildman_

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Posted 12 January 2007 - 07:34 AM

Is there a car that runs 13" stock that matches Torana PCD?

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#7 FastEHHolden

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Posted 12 January 2007 - 08:06 AM

every Holden from FE thru to 4 cylinder VB commodores..excluding HQ,HJ,HX, HZ and WB

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#8 _Mildman_

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Posted 12 January 2007 - 10:08 AM

Thanks for that FastEH.

Can I assume that they all have the same +30mm offset too?

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Posted 12 January 2007 - 10:41 AM

No, you cannot. There are different offsets for different models.

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#10 FastEHHolden

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Posted 12 January 2007 - 11:58 AM

and another thing to look out for in steel rims is that early rims foul on disc brake calipers..if you find a set of rims it would need to be from HR onward.

torry rims wont clear a HR caliper.

with mags the above does't apply.

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#11 _Mildman_

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Posted 12 January 2007 - 12:49 PM

So HR,HK,HT,HG,VB(4cyl) are all possibilities for a 13" rim with roughly the right offest on a 4.25" PCD.

Narrows the field a bit, but still doeable I guess.

Might even be easier to find some old mags too.

Thanks for the heads up, it's well appreciated!