juat for kicks what size of wheels are you running?

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  1. Lee Richart

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    Looks great, but you need to get those brake drums painted. I painted mine black, but you can use any color you want.
    Lee "THE MAV"ichart:thumbs2:
     
    Lee Richart, Apr 25, 2013
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  2. mojo

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    I agree on painting those drums/calipers. Too nice a lookin setup to have rusty backgrnd. :)
     
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    Black or gold? What paint works best for calipers?
     
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  4. qpdcqp

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    You should match the color of the car! That always looks good :)
     
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  5. Dave B

    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    Did you have to use any spacers?
     
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    No spacers. I think I will try to match the factory color for the calipers and drums.
     
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  7. mojo

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    I don't know if u can match the fac color on the brake parts. I don't think there is a lot of colors made for caliper/drums. That is a special paint designed to take the heat of those components. I do believe there is a gold color for them. Anyway, anything is better than rust---IMO.
     
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  8. Derek 5oComet

    Derek 5oComet Tire burner

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    Don't take this the wrong way but why would anyone want to show off their undersized brake components by painting them a contrasting color? I thought the whole purpose of oversized rims was to clear bigger brakes?
     
    Derek 5oComet, Apr 27, 2013
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  9. Mad Goon

    Mad Goon Scaring the Hondas

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    I've got 275/60-15 tires up front and 225/60-15 rear tires. I shot my drums high heat flat black and the paint has held up for over a year.
     
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    I hope you got those sizes reversed. :yup:
     
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  11. Mad Goon

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    LOL Oops! Shoulds posted BEFORE those beers!
     
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    I'd say there a GREAT tire for the price and I'd buy them again.
     
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  13. buddy rawls

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    Do the 215/70/15 cause you any clearance problems? I am going to attempt swapping to a 205/75/15 on our 15x6 front wheels (currently 225/60/15), but was wondering about the clearance. Your 215/70/15 are not far from the 205/75/15. they are about .25 less dia, but a tad wider. I would think if the 215/70/15 works, the 205/75 should too. If they do cause problems, I will head towards the 205/70/15's.


     
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  14. buddy rawls

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    After all was said and done last weekend, we ended up with:

    15x6 w/3.5" BS with 205/70/15
    15x8 w/3.25" BS (4.25" and a 1" spacer) with 245/60/15

    the stance looks great. the backspacing would be perfect on a 15x8 with 3.75" BS, but we have what we have.

    To really make everything troublefree, I rolled the rear fenders. I am thinking that 255's might fit, but we have good miles left on the 245's.
     
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    ok good post I posted a thread similar but Ill delete it now this has everything I was looking for except it needs more pics

    205 60 15 on the rear and 195 60 15 on the front
    dsc01146_original.jpg

    I got these wheels on a deal thats why I have them
     
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