Biggest wheels?

[outriding]

Just remember also that the facelift model has larger wheel arches than the original version. The Aussies didn't get the facelift version so unless they have modified their wheel arches they would have to have smaller diameter wheels.

So I have an '83, so thats a facelift or CF2 if you want to call it that.
I call it a CF2 even though I know CF2 came out in '84 (I will leave that to another post)...

Anyway, I was unaware that the wheel arches were different between the CF1 and CF2, since I have a CF2 I will get away with bigger wheels not hitting? great!

[outriding]

OOOOOPPPSSSS done it again lol    hey they might have a performance wheel joint in portugal. lol
george.

Nope, don't know of any local supplier that carries old style wheels.
You know whats funny? Portugal had a Bedford plant and there used to be thousands of Bedfords in circulation and now there almost impossible to find... even parts.. I mean what the hell happened to all the stock parts? Where are they hiding them?

Also back then "tuning" or vannin' wasn't really an option around here.. so finding something like alloys or body kits I have to search in the UK or France were customizing bedfords was big.

So anyway, being more realistic I will get some wheels adapters made and use a modern setup.

[Warren]

Another trick is to keep the original wheel centres and have new wider rims welded to them.

Warren

[outriding]

Thats a possibilty but I want to go to a bigger diameter, the 14" original is quite small.

[outriding]

And also, my stock tires are 195 R 14 C a size thats getting hard to find because of the "C" rating.
I don't even know how high the profile for this tire is... 60? 75? 80?

Over here you can only use the sizes that are on your cars documents, so If I want to change the size of the tires/rims I have to go through a legalization process that's not to cheap, so I want to chose a size that will work out good so I don't have to do it twice...

[Warren]

I think the centres can be put in to larger diameter rims if the internal size is the same.

Also I think in OZ so long as the overall tire diameter is no more than 24mm +/- than the stock tire size its OK - so a larger dia rim with lower aspect ratio tires are the same as smaller dia with larger aspect ration.
 
Warren

[Jeff]

And also, my stock tires are 195 R 14 C a size thats getting hard to find because of the "C" rating.
I don't even know how high the profile for this tire is... 60? 75? 80?

Over here you can only use the sizes that are on your cars documents, so If I want to change the size of the tires/rims I have to go through a legalization process that's not to cheap, so I want to chose a size that will work out good so I don't have to do it twice...

If there is no profile number on a tyre, then it is full size. "80". Which means that the height of the sidewall is 80% of the width.

Also make sure that adapters are legal in Portugal. Another option that may even be cheaper, and will keep the wheels under the guards, is to get the axles restudded to the pattern you want.

[jesus_is_alright]

Hey i'm looking at putting 14x8's on my van, and i was wondering if i should go 265/50/R14's or 245/60/R14's
I'm looking at the 265/50's because thats the widest i can find to fit 14x8's
Any thoughts?

[Dano]

seriously.......make sure you can get the tyres for 14's as there getting very rare now days, so many more options from 15's up......good luck

[outriding]

If there is no profile number on a tyre, then it is full size. "80". Which means that the height of the sidewall is 80% of the width.

Also make sure that adapters are legal in Portugal. Another option that may even be cheaper, and will keep the wheels under the guards, is to get the axles restudded to the pattern you want.

Ok, thanks, with 80 I can now use the tire calculator.
Im trying to find out if the adapters are legal over here.

I know you guys re-drill your axles all the time but over here I would'nt even know were to look for some shop that could do that...
That I know of, It's not something that people do over here but I will have to consider it if I cant legalize wheels with the adapters.