These were the wheels on the Deliboy when I bought it. They didn't fit on the front or rear, so I took them off and replaced with with more appropriate steelies and grippy all-season tyres. I was going to sell them earlier, but then I found that putting the fronts on the rear made for a hilarious skid-pan machine. However, as the Deliboy is now sold, I should really move them on. I could put them on the Lexus LS400, but I probably won't...
The fronts no longer have centre caps, as they weren't compatible with the Deliboy hubs, so I guess they're on someone's shelf somewhere in the South West (the van came from Japan on it's original 13" steels). All the wheels could do with a refurb, particularly the fronts. In addition to discolouration and lacquer peel, there is damage on the front inside rims caused by contact with suspension arms at full lock (or almost full lock). I told you they didn't fit the van. The rear tyres were also rubbing on the inner arch, but this didn't damage them in any way. It just smeared the paint off the van's arches. Of course, you could just leave them as they are, for the slightly ratty drifter look.
All wheels hold air, even with the crusty old tyres on them. These tyres are only fit for throwing away, and they're still on only to protect the rims. The wheels are all perfectly round, with no buckling. The outer rims are in pretty good nick, with only the odd mark on them (no big scuffs or significant kerb rash).
So, to the specs. These are all 17" split rims. PCD is 114.3x5 . Centre bore is 60mm
Fronts are 8x17 ET35
Rears are 9x17 ET38
All proper bolted split rims.
They've never been refurbed before. I know this because they still have the original manufacturer's stickers on the inside. You can also see the inner rim damage on the front wheels here:
Some more beauty shots:
Front 1:
Front 2:
Rear 1:
Rear 2:
All the other photos I took can be found here:
Flickr album
The only similar wheels I could find for sale online were these 4x114.3 17" on sale from Japan. The price seems a tad ambitious, at about £2k plus shipping:
ebay
Collection from Wellingborough, Northants, NN8.
I'm looking for £250 for the set.
Any questions, just let me know.
Thanks,
Neil
The fronts no longer have centre caps, as they weren't compatible with the Deliboy hubs, so I guess they're on someone's shelf somewhere in the South West (the van came from Japan on it's original 13" steels). All the wheels could do with a refurb, particularly the fronts. In addition to discolouration and lacquer peel, there is damage on the front inside rims caused by contact with suspension arms at full lock (or almost full lock). I told you they didn't fit the van. The rear tyres were also rubbing on the inner arch, but this didn't damage them in any way. It just smeared the paint off the van's arches. Of course, you could just leave them as they are, for the slightly ratty drifter look.
All wheels hold air, even with the crusty old tyres on them. These tyres are only fit for throwing away, and they're still on only to protect the rims. The wheels are all perfectly round, with no buckling. The outer rims are in pretty good nick, with only the odd mark on them (no big scuffs or significant kerb rash).
So, to the specs. These are all 17" split rims. PCD is 114.3x5 . Centre bore is 60mm
Fronts are 8x17 ET35
Rears are 9x17 ET38
All proper bolted split rims.
They've never been refurbed before. I know this because they still have the original manufacturer's stickers on the inside. You can also see the inner rim damage on the front wheels here:
Some more beauty shots:
Front 1:
Front 2:
Rear 1:
Rear 2:
All the other photos I took can be found here:
Flickr album
The only similar wheels I could find for sale online were these 4x114.3 17" on sale from Japan. The price seems a tad ambitious, at about £2k plus shipping:
ebay
Collection from Wellingborough, Northants, NN8.
I'm looking for £250 for the set.
Any questions, just let me know.
Thanks,
Neil
