Question about 80 series wheels..

Post by **Kong247** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 11:06 am

Gday, just wondering if anybody knows if 35x12.5x15's fit onto an 80 series cruiser?

I know the 16 rims do, but i have no idea about the 15s

Thanks

Post by **skips_BIGRED** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:23 pm

Kong247 wrote:Gday, just wondering if anybody knows if 35x12.5x15's fit onto an 80 series cruiser?

I know the 16 rims do, but i have no idea about the 15s

Thanks

you'll probably get flamed for not doing a search, but it depends on which year your 80 series was manufactured... pretty sure, that if its after '93 then you'll have to go to a 16" rim (unless your prepared to start grinding back disks, calipers etc.. and voiding any sort of insurence you might have.. )

Post by **Kong247** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 3:08 pm

i tried a search but it didnt really give me a sure enough answer, It is 92 (october) with a 4.5 litre petrol. Ive found a set of 5 mickey claws that i am interested in but they are on a 15 rim. so im hoping i could find out here.

Post by **skips_BIGRED** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 3:17 pm

well, dont take my word as solid. but you should be able to find a more definate answer if you use google (i find the outers search confusing at the best of times).

however, i thought the reason for upgrading the breaks (and hence the need for bigger rims), was because they upgraded from a 4L to a 4.5L...

Post by **fester2au** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 4:37 pm

You are pretty well right on the cut off so what rims are on it now and are they standard.

They upgraded both ends but it is only the rear disks that cause an issue but iff you use a big offset rim I believe it will clear but then you haev to be careful you are not sticking a heap of tyre out the guard.

Are the M/T's on rims, you will haev to determine the offset of these to see if it is OK. If you are trying to put them on factory 15" rims then you have another problem that they are only 7" wide so a 35 will not fit, at least not legally. Guys grind the calipers down a bit as it apparently only rubs a little but I do not recommend or condone this practice. Again it is illegal.

Post by **80's_delirious** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 4:39 pm

Im pretty sure the brakes were upgraded to larger discs fom October 92 and the 80s had 16" rims from then on. If yours had 16" rims originally, then 15's will be touch and go, they tend to hit the rear calipers depending on rim offset, some people grind the caliper down to give clearance

Post by **Kong247** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:34 pm

ah ok, well im pretty sure it has 16s on it already so i might just keep looking around for some on 16's already. Thanks for your help guys

Post by **crankycruiser** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:40 pm

If its gotta 4.5 then ya gotta run 16's

Post by **westy_88** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:30 pm

i got 15s on my 80 i just had to get the off set right i dnt knw wat it ended up being but they fit with no problems

Post by **crankycruiser** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:55 pm

westy_88 wrote:i got 15s on my 80 i just had to get the off set right i dnt knw wat it ended up being but they fit with no problems

a mate did this also... then he put new rear brake pads in....... then they didnt fit...

Post by **thehanko** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:45 am

crankycruiser wrote:
westy_88 wrote:i got 15s on my 80 i just had to get the off set right i dnt knw wat it ended up being but they fit with no problems
a mate did this also... then he put new rear brake pads in....... then they didnt fit...

gold.

wouldn't your tyre placard tell you what your factory rims were?

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