Biggest wheels?

[outriding]

Humm... not to many fans of low profile tires... 

You think it would look better going down 1" on the rim?
45-18" down to 50-17"?

you could proberbly get away with the low profile tyres but you would have to drop it on its guts (lower to the ground),

I have seen how to lower the rear end, thats easy, but the front suspension is another story...

[ben]

but hey dont listen to us where aussies.. we have our own ideas.. you got yours. you do what you want not what we want..

[outriding]

You guys do have tough roads over there, maybe you drive on some dirt roads?
Most of your vans have bullbars and such... I can see the need for more offroad tires...
More "Cushion" on the rubber..

Im in a more "urban" area, the roads are not perfect but most have good asphalt.
My van is also the small wheel base, so it's lighter...

[outriding]

What do you think about these rims?



Nicely polished up to a shinny chrome:



Or black...

[pickmeup]

do what "YOU" want mate, thats the value of a true custom van, all diffrent!

[outriding]

I will pick something I like, I just want your opinions as you guys have been messing with bedfords for years!

[Jeff]

Could I suggest that you stop looking at wheels, but look at the van.
Consider the philosophy of the van and ask yourself:

Do you want "NICE" or "MEAN"?
What colour will the van be?
What shade and size of wheel suits that concept?

When these sorts of questions are answered, the right wheels for it may become easier to choose, in fact you may even know which ones you MUST have.

[Sundownernz]

Hi Outriding,

Don't like the look of the tires on your van in the pic. Too low profile. What are they by the way? I've been looking at options to increase my wheels to 17" on the front and 18" on the back but won't go below a 45 profile. They just don't look right and you should remember that super low profile tires are a modern trend for modern vehicles with modern suspension. The CF suspension was designed in the late 60's and ride would become really hard and annoying with these low profile tires. I currently run 50 profile tires on my van 14" front and 15" rear and these ride OK but 45 would be the lowest I'd go. The ones in your photo look to be a lot lower than that.

Anyway good luck with your quest.

Cheers,
Garry.

[outriding]

I see what your saying, the photo I posted may be misleading because Its photoshoped!

The calculations I did to keep the same outer diameter of the wheel is
195/80R14 = 26.3"
235/45R18 = 26.3"

So 45 profile is something more like this:
http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=21&g2_itemId=11577
Much more rubber than on my photoshoped pic.
I think I will re-do that with a more accurate aspect ratio.

[outriding]

Here is the exact size, 235/45/18