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Pank · 10-31-2005, 06:16 PM

so i bought a set of WHAT I THOUGHT were 16x8 Black Racing wheels
(watanabe ripoffs).

(yes, they're getting repainted)

I take them to the sweet mexican used tire shop, and they have EXTREME difficulty getting a 16 inch tire on. "ok", i think "maybe these are 17's and the guy didnt list them correctly".

wrong,
17's fall over the wheel completely.
on the spider, it says "16x8"

I measure the wheel from mounting point to mounting point, and they're 16.5.

now, outside of super swampers or other assorted offroad tractor tires, what and where can i find some shoes for these peices of crap?

bonus picture of a SSR that was reversed for no reason, and now has no use:

S13FREEAAK · 10-31-2005, 06:28 PM

I've never heard of 16.5in wheels outside of trucks. Thats messed up.

wootwoot · 10-31-2005, 06:28 PM

Call Europe or just get rid of those damned things.

420sx · 10-31-2005, 06:32 PM

lol i remember tire rack had an option for tires for a 16.5 inch rim. go look

Pank · 10-31-2005, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 420sx

lol i remember tire rack had an option for tires for a 16.5 inch rim. go look

they dont have anything, that i can find, at least, in 16.5

breakindrifts · 10-31-2005, 06:54 PM

1010 tires has 16.5 but they are all offroad tires,
http://www.1010tires.com/tire.asp?ti...del=XPS%AE+Rib

AutoRnD · 10-31-2005, 06:59 PM

are you sure they were mounting them right?
cause that wheel looks like a reverse mount wheel.
if you measure any 16 inch from top to bottom it will always read more than 16 inch.
so tell em to reverse mount the bitch to get it to work.

b00st2R · 10-31-2005, 07:29 PM

My 16x8 measure across is 17.2 inches

black s13 · 10-31-2005, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by b00st2R

My 16x8 measure across is 17.2 inches

how tall the outside of the lip is has nothing to do with the size of the wheel. im assuming he measured the actual bead, seeing as how nothing else is relevant.

why would they even make them in 16.5"?

drift freaq · 10-31-2005, 08:33 PM

I will take them off your hands since you can't use them.
P.S. why you repainting them? that Gunmetal one in the pic looks dope.

DScoupe · 10-31-2005, 09:49 PM

Those are reverse mount, tell them to flip it(face down) and hold the rim by the outside(pulling clamps in from the outside of the rim instead of extending them from the inside of it), outer lip is bigger. 13x7 wire wheels are like so, I mount those on a daily...

S13FREEAAK · 10-31-2005, 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DScoupe

Those are reverse mount, tell them to flip it(face down) and hold the rim by the outside(pulling clamps in from the outside of the rim instead of extending them from the inside of it), outer lip is bigger. 13x7 wire wheels are like so, I mount those on a daily...

I completly forgot about reverse mounting, my old CCW's were reverse mounts.

ledzeppelin240 · 10-31-2005, 10:20 PM

Ford has 16.5 inch rims a while ago. You measured from where the bead seats right, not the lip? Also when they were trying to mount the tires did they make sure it wasn't going on the where the bead seats?

.::SR20_240::. · 10-31-2005, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Ard josh

are you sure they were mounting them right?
cause that wheel looks like a reverse mount wheel.
if you measure any 16 inch from top to bottom it will always read more than 16 inch.
so tell em to reverse mount the bitch to get it to work.

yep thay are... if you look at my old posts i have the same wheels, the shop had to put the tire on from the back cuz the lip is relly big. just make sure thay dont fuck up the face of your wheel.

RBS14 · 10-31-2005, 11:35 PM

they're definately reverse.

Pank · 11-01-2005, 12:04 AM

i have honestly NEVER heard of reverse mount, so I apologize. yes, i measured from where the actual bead sits.

Remember, this is a mexican tire shop in north carolina. The guys that work there are super nice, and actually found me a nice set of KDW's for like 30 bucks a pop

why would the bead measure 16.5?

thanks for all the help, these wheels might be useful after all

(p.s., they are getting repainted gunmetal, the paint on there now, however, is chipping and showing RED paint through, for some reason)

drift freaq · 11-01-2005, 12:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pank

i have honestly NEVER heard of reverse mount, so I apologize. yes, i measured from where the actual bead sits.

Remember, this is a mexican tire shop in north carolina. The guys that work there are super nice, and actually found me a nice set of KDW's for like 30 bucks a pop

why would the bead measure 16.5?

thanks for all the help, these wheels might be useful after all

(p.s., they are getting repainted gunmetal, the paint on there now, however, is chipping and showing RED paint through, for some reason)

If you decided you don't want them?

let me know.

Pank · 11-01-2005, 09:29 AM

if i cant get them to reverse mount, you've got dibbs. in fact, PM me an offer now if you want, i'm getting tired of these things already, and if they cant fit a cheap tire, i give up on them.

Quote:

Originally Posted by .::SR20_240::.

yep thay are... if you look at my old posts i have the same wheels, the shop had to put the tire on from the back cuz the lip is relly big. just make sure thay dont fuck up the face of your wheel.

also, do you have pictures of these on your car?

RBS14 · 11-01-2005, 01:29 PM

what is there to get frustrated with? It's a 16" wheel. Forget your measurements. It's reverse mount (the part of the wheel with the smallest diameter is nearest the back lip, not the front). So get any 16" tire you want, and take it to a shop that knows what the hell they are doing.

Pank · 11-01-2005, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RBS14

what is there to get frustrated with? It's a 16" wheel. Forget your measurements. It's reverse mount (the part of the wheel with the smallest diameter is nearest the back lip, not the front). So get any 16" tire you want, and take it to a shop that knows what the hell they are doing.

by the last sentence, i can tell that you dont come to NC much, hahah.
I'm pretty sure i can get them to let me mount them myself.

.::SR20_240::. · 11-01-2005, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pank

also, do you have pictures of these on your car?

here you go i have a few..

mine are 15inch and 4 lug i had the same prob tho, i called tire rack and talked to someone and thay told me to try from the back side, sure enuff thay went on just fine.

Pank · 11-01-2005, 03:29 PM

thanks.

zilvia is clearly THE best 240sx boards on the planet

SR240DET · 11-01-2005, 04:24 PM

i have a odd offtopic question... are fn01rc's reverse mount?

RBS14 · 11-01-2005, 04:44 PM

no.

Message length.

KiDyNomiTe · 11-01-2005, 04:44 PM

Reverse mounts suck... My Equips are reverse mount, and on top of that they have no outer bead and fitting 225s on a 10 sucked, until we lit it on fire...

RBS14 · 11-01-2005, 04:46 PM

ah they aren't that bad. Just have to be careful and use rim protectors.

Yeah, when cheeta doesn't work, a little carb cleaner and a match does.

KiDyNomiTe · 11-01-2005, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RBS14

ah they aren't that bad. Just have to be careful and use rim protectors.

Yeah, when cheeta doesn't work, a little carb cleaner and a match does.

This was w/o a cheetah, left our cheetah at TF, and was too lazy to go and get it.

Getting the tires off is the harder part with reverse mounts and stretched tires...

S13FREEAAK · 11-02-2005, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by KiDyNomiTe

This was w/o a cheetah, left our cheetah at TF, and was too lazy to go and get it.

Getting the tires off is the harder part with reverse mounts and stretched tires...

Yeah, I ended up cutting the 205s that I had on my 16x9.5s.

KiDyNomiTe · 11-02-2005, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by S13FREEAAK

Yeah, I ended up cutting the 205s that I had on my 16x9.5s.

my solution

haha i guess thats one way to do it.

10-31-2005, 06:16 PM	#1
Pank Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Charlotte, NC Age: 42 Posts: 3,627 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	16.5 inch wheels?? so i bought a set of WHAT I THOUGHT were 16x8 Black Racing wheels (watanabe ripoffs). (yes, they're getting repainted) I take them to the sweet mexican used tire shop, and they have EXTREME difficulty getting a 16 inch tire on. "ok", i think "maybe these are 17's and the guy didnt list them correctly". wrong, 17's fall over the wheel completely. on the spider, it says "16x8" I measure the wheel from mounting point to mounting point, and they're 16.5. now, outside of super swampers or other assorted offroad tractor tires, what and where can i find some shoes for these peices of crap? bonus picture of a SSR that was reversed for no reason, and now has no use: __________________ high performance driveway photography zenki s14---v8 fc rx7 my crappy flickr page (drift cars whoo)

10-31-2005, 06:28 PM	#3
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420sx Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Texas Age: 42 Posts: 3,960 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: 420sx Feedback Score: 0 reviews	lol i remember tire rack had an option for tires for a 16.5 inch rim. go look __________________ hydropgrahics! ls1......

10-31-2005, 06:54 PM	#6
breakindrifts Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Agoura Hills, CA Age: 36 Posts: 1,006 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	1010 tires has 16.5 but they are all offroad tires, http://www.1010tires.com/tire.asp?ti...del=XPS%AE+Rib Last edited by breakindrifts; 10-31-2005 at 07:35 PM..

10-31-2005, 06:59 PM	#7
AutoRnD Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: SF BAY AREA, CA Posts: 2,601 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: AutoRnD Feedback Score: 1 reviews	are you sure they were mounting them right? cause that wheel looks like a reverse mount wheel. if you measure any 16 inch from top to bottom it will always read more than 16 inch. so tell em to reverse mount the bitch to get it to work. __________________ www.AutoRnD.com Nardi, Enkei, Stance, AME Master Distributors for USA Check Out Our Facebook!

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S13FREEAAK Drifterella Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 2,435 Trader Rating: (14) Rides Gallery: S13FREEAAK Feedback Score: 14 reviews	I've never heard of 16.5in wheels outside of trucks. Thats messed up.

10-31-2005, 07:29 PM	#8
b00st2R Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: biZZ Posts: 19 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	My 16x8 measure across is 17.2 inches

10-31-2005, 08:33 PM	#10
drift freaq R.I.P. Aya, always love Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Los Feliz/Hollywood Posts: 18,564 Trader Rating: (215) Rides Gallery: drift freaq Feedback Score: 215 reviews	I will take them off your hands since you can't use them. P.S. why you repainting them? that Gunmetal one in the pic looks dope. __________________ "Having a lot of tracks on a song is like putting stickers on a car to get more horsepower" New Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uebV1OnbRsw Buy my mounts! http://zilvia.net/f/sale-items/51531...ns-mounts.html http://zilvia.net/f/tech-talk/317539...e-mouts-6.html

10-31-2005, 09:49 PM	#11
DScoupe Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NM Age: 41 Posts: 30 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Those are reverse mount, tell them to flip it(face down) and hold the rim by the outside(pulling clamps in from the outside of the rim instead of extending them from the inside of it), outer lip is bigger. 13x7 wire wheels are like so, I mount those on a daily...

10-31-2005, 10:20 PM	#13
ledzeppelin240 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sinse Posts: 688 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Ford has 16.5 inch rims a while ago. You measured from where the bead seats right, not the lip? Also when they were trying to mount the tires did they make sure it wasn't going on the where the bead seats? __________________ Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power. Looking for: JDM S13 OEM Sideskirts

10-31-2005, 11:35 PM	#15
RBS14 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Santa Cruz/San Diego Posts: 2,271 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	they're definately reverse. __________________

11-01-2005, 12:04 AM	#16
Pank Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Charlotte, NC Age: 42 Posts: 3,627 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i have honestly NEVER heard of reverse mount, so I apologize. yes, i measured from where the actual bead sits. Remember, this is a mexican tire shop in north carolina. The guys that work there are super nice, and actually found me a nice set of KDW's for like 30 bucks a pop why would the bead measure 16.5? thanks for all the help, these wheels might be useful after all (p.s., they are getting repainted gunmetal, the paint on there now, however, is chipping and showing RED paint through, for some reason) __________________ high performance driveway photography zenki s14---v8 fc rx7 my crappy flickr page (drift cars whoo)

11-01-2005, 01:29 PM	#19
RBS14 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Santa Cruz/San Diego Posts: 2,271 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	what is there to get frustrated with? It's a 16" wheel. Forget your measurements. It's reverse mount (the part of the wheel with the smallest diameter is nearest the back lip, not the front). So get any 16" tire you want, and take it to a shop that knows what the hell they are doing. __________________

11-01-2005, 03:29 PM	#22
Pank Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Charlotte, NC Age: 42 Posts: 3,627 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	thanks. zilvia is clearly THE best 240sx boards on the planet __________________ high performance driveway photography zenki s14---v8 fc rx7 my crappy flickr page (drift cars whoo)

11-01-2005, 04:24 PM	#23
SR240DET Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: orida Posts: 1,490 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i have a odd offtopic question... are fn01rc's reverse mount?

11-01-2005, 04:44 PM	#24
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11-01-2005, 04:44 PM	#25
KiDyNomiTe Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chicago Age: 38 Posts: 6,296 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: KiDyNomiTe Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Reverse mounts suck... My Equips are reverse mount, and on top of that they have no outer bead and fitting 225s on a 10 sucked, until we lit it on fire... __________________ PROCEED Grip Gambler

11-01-2005, 04:46 PM	#26
RBS14 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Santa Cruz/San Diego Posts: 2,271 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	ah they aren't that bad. Just have to be careful and use rim protectors. Yeah, when cheeta doesn't work, a little carb cleaner and a match does. __________________