Biggest wheels?

[Jeff]

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. 

I presume you have speedway in Portugal?
If so, speak to the speedway guys, as they know where to get all sorts of engineering done.

[outriding]

Speedway? like in speedway motors? No we don't have that here.

[jesus_is_alright]

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

What profile would you put on the 15's
And do they make jellbeans in 15's?
Also i'm having trouble finding anywhere that sells new jellybeans

[ben]

why would you buy new jelly beans? they are alloy. they will always come up looking new with a good polish..

i know you can get 15 x 10 jelly beans but im not sure about smaller sizes..

ben

[jesus_is_alright]

10's will be too wide i think. Whats the widest you can put on the front easily? looking at putting small flares but nothing too extreme

[MaTTe]

14's you will be limited to around 225 wide, you can get wider, but it is far less common for the 245's/265s/295s nowadays
15's you'll be able to source anything upto 295s more easily, but it's not as easy as it once was.

you wont get 295's on the front, i have 245x15s on the front with flared gaurds, i doubt you's get away with that standard.. maybe..



Now, back to the original points..
Speedway is car racing on clay/dirt in an oval. You may call it something different over there, but you get the likes of sidecars(bikes with passengers) sprintcars(single seater v8s with big aerofoils) etc..
Speedway will know about alot of the custom resources, as speedway tends to be the home mechanics outlet of knowledge in racing in a low cost environment.
But if you want 18" or so, you'll ant to consider the future costs of tyres. in aus 17" tyres are considerably cheaper than 18" which are considerably cheaper than 19".

So you'll want to take this into account.

A point was made earlier about the sidewall thickness, the beauty of 15x50 or 60 is that you have alot of shock absorbtion taking place int he tyres rather than transferring thru the suspension into the body. if you have perfectly flat roads where you are, and never plan to go out on rough or corrugated roads, then 18" low profiles will be fine, but i dont think such roads exist.. Its also not just the discomfort in the cabin to worry about, depending on the weight of the van and the quality of the roads, you need to consider the potential damage to rims if the profile is low and the roads are rough.

Personally, if i were to get 17" or 18", i'd chose 17" and get the largest sidewalls i possibly could to increase comfort/reduce damage.

Now, many manufacturers - with a little persuasion, will be able to drill out a set of rims to whatever stud pattern you desire, you just want to order a set of blanks and specify the measurements..

anyway, i hope this helps.

[grandad]

i am running 14x8 with 225 on the front and 14x10 with 265 on the rear and have no worries getting tyres

[outriding]

I see what your saying Matte,
I like the 15" wolfrace style mags, my problem is just that I cant find ANY bedford rim.
Well I did see some one in France selling a set of rims but there asking something like 1000 euros which is damn expensive.

I also can't use tires that are too wide because I have no flares and those are impossible to find also.
Buying new blank rims and having them drilled is also an expensive option...

So the most economical and simple solution is some hub adapters and a modern wheel set that I can buy used.
Unless some vintage rims pop up for cheap some where in France or the UK then I don't see another option 

[Dano]

do you have any engineers or machine shops outriding? would you re drill your hubs / axels for a better stud pattern?

[outriding]

I have some doubts about re-drilling, I don't know if it will affect the structural integrity of the hub..
Ive seen some bad examples on the web..

Even if I re-drilled the studs, wouldn't I need also a machined ring because of the bore size?

Can anyone post some pics of there re-drilled hub? And What PCD did you choose? Thanks.