[HOUFAKA]

i dont know what kind of wheel these are. only markings on them are paramount and aussie1. tires ar 275/60-15 had to trim alittle but they work. and for 100 bucks.... you cant go wrong!
heres some pics

 

[stoneground1]

Nice wheels!!!!! How do they affect your sliding door? What year is your van? 95',96'? Looks nice!!!!!

 

[HOUFAKA]

thanks... van is a 95' and the sliding door just clears it

 

[stoneground1]

I like the design of those!! Sawblade style. I have been looking day and night for some wheels on Craigslist and have found nothing with the 5x5 bolt pattern!! I just emailed 2 posts that are selling their 95' Impala SS. They both have aftermarket rims on them, so i asked if they still have the factory wheels. Those are my number 1 wheels to get!!! 17" and 5x5 bolt pattern with the 5 star wheel pattern. I would get them powdercoated black with a red outer ring. But those wheels you got make the van look tough!! Major Props!!!!!!

 

[webcat]

so you managed to fit 275/60-15 all the way around ?
in my opinion , out of all the tires i've ever seen on Astro vans , yours look like they fit the best , really looks nice the way they fill the wheel wells .
so what all did you have to trim ?
also could you tell us your wheel width and offset ?

 

[HOUFAKA]

thanks guys..... the bottom corners of the bumper is the only thing needing trimming. and the back of the wheel well needed a little pounding with the sledge hammer to make a small bit of space.
im not sure on the off set and wheel width.... if i had to guess the width id have to say 9 maybe 10.
is there a way i can measure the offset?

 

[HOUFAKA]

stoneground1..... SS whells are bad a$$. realy hard to come across here on maui.

 

[webcat]

i was guessing that your wheels where 8" wide.
here a link showing how to measure offset
http://www.rsracing.com/tech-wheel.html

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[HOUFAKA]

thanks webcat.... ill probably check the rim tomorrow.
im pretty sure the rim width is bigger than 8's cause i was looking at my friends 15x10's on his truck next to my van and it was pretty damn close to the same size.

 

[HOUFAKA]

i figured out the offset. its a -38 cause the rim is 9 wide and 3.5 deepfrom the back of the rim.
thanks for the help

 

[webcat]

Houfaka , do you have anymore plans for your van ?

 

[HOUFAKA]

im thinking of painting it matte black bumper to bumper, rims and all, black out the tints, im also thinking bench seat for the front, i need to change the exhaust cause the muffler rusted off.... i wanna go with a stock exhaust and delet the catalitic converter.

 

[webcat]

be sure to post some pictures when you get it done , it will be nice to see

 

[HOUFAKA]

ill keep adding pics as i progress for sure

 

[CAZTRO]

tires really fill those wheel wells....

 

[Black89cs]

That gives it quite the aggressive stance. Does it handle better as well?

 

[HOUFAKA]

handles nice and smooth

 

[onesmartidiot]

glad to hear your door clears em. I have to inch mine open over my 275's and use my foot on the backside to close it lol.

then again this might be an offset issue. anyway love the stance.

 

[HOUFAKA]

thanks onesmartidiot, i was gonna say the same thing about the offset of the rims also

 

[webcat]

I like the way they stick out the side too , i think that's a big part of that aggressive look.
hey onesmartidiot i was thinking if you modified your door trim mayby your door would clear your tire a little better.