Replica Halibrand wheels

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Phil, I contacted Show Wheels. www.showwheels.com.au
They sell Intro billet 2 piece wheels. I was interested in Exposed - Sleek model. It's for a street car.

Just looked at those Budnik "fontana" wheels. Oooh, I like fat lips. Some nice styles there. www.budnik.com.au

I'll be seriously chasing wheels next month. Not sure of your time frame, but can let you know what I find. Will look into some of the Jap wheels.

Simmons do not do a true 18" wheel, they use the same centre as 17", so will not clear my front brakes. Simmons are cheap for a 3 piece, but there are reasons for that.

I've got a set of 335/30-18 Michelin Pilot tyres

You might want to think about 13" wide rims with Kumho if they are the same spec as Michelin/Pirelli road tyres. The 12" rims don't quite stretch the 335/30-18's out enough. Both wear and tyre performance suffers when run on 12". 12" wide would be fine for 335/35-17's due increased sidewall height. Major manufacturers always run 335/30-18's on 18"x13" wheels.

You know your performance on track will suffer running that large a rear tyre on a Cobra. My brother gets hounded for running 255's on rear of that Harrison by race tyre shops, they reckon they are too wide for that car. He seems to get enough heat into them, so maybe not.

Your Cobra would look fantastic from the rear with those tyres. Got a couple of Cobra's up here than run 315/35-17's and they look tough.

[Philm]

Craig,
The Kumho site actually recommends a 12 inch rim. But with the Toyos they quote a range from 11.5 to 13.

I have 285 35 19s on the rear and I must say I dont like the look, I like the wide rear tyre. The 15inch rims with the rounded side walls look really good.

With performance the car is way better than my ability would ever be, you could throw on a set of devon slices on and I would still be the weak link.

Have you had a look at the Ford racing catalogue 2006, they have a set of wheels that fit the new GT 40, they look good, I think they are 18s up front and 19s for the back.

Thanks

Phil

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Originally Posted by Philm

Craig,
Have you had a look at the Ford racing catalogue 2006, they have a set of wheels that fit the new GT 40, they look good, I think they are 18s up front and 19s for the back.

Phil

Yeah, have Ford Racing catalogue here and saw those Ford GT wheels in there...pretty surprising. Doubt offsets would be right, doesn't matter as I prefer polished wheels.

Good news with Kumho rated for 12" wide...that should save a little money on rims.

Yeah, I like the look of wide tyres as well. That's why the GT40 is getting 335's. I'm lucky in that the GT40 has heaps of space under the guards for big rear tyres, the 335's just float around in there.