Wheel Evolution on my Roadster

[Mike N]

Next to color of the paint scheme I know that wheel choice is one of the things that a lot of people struggle with so I thought I would post a couple of photos of my Roadster with different wheels to at least give a visual comparison. May be this will help someone, may be not :confused: .

When I first built my car I bought PSE Halibrand (GT40) Replicas.
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Then I got into Auto X and got a set of black center FR500's to mount an extra set of track only tires.
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Recently I sold the PSE's and FR500's and got a set of polished center CCW Classics with A6's from a forum member as track wheels.
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And I replaced the PSE's with a set of CCW Classics with black centers for street use.
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[haroldd1963]

Very nice progression Mike....Looks like the racing bug bit you hard!

[rmcmicki]

Thanks Mike, I am trying to decide what to order for my roadster (it's in transit). I didn't buy the Halibrand wheels, thought I would try something different. I was looking at the FR500's so its great to see them on the car!

If anyone else wants to post some wheel pics, that would be great :)

[Mike N]

Very nice progression Mike....Looks like the racing bug bit you hard!

I love it but it's definitely addictive. I try to moderate my investment in track time (with some success) but I've noticed that others here are truly hooked and pour money into going fast.

Here's a silver FR500 on my car. Sorry I don't have a photo of the fronts and backs together.
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The FR500's worked very well on my car with just about perfect offsets and I loved the look of the black center.
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[skullandbones]

Hi Mike,

What are your setups on the diff and front suspension on your car (87 to 93 Fox widths)? Thank you, WEK.

[Mike N]

Hi Mike,

What are your setups on the diff and front suspension on your car (87 to 93 Fox widths)? Thank you, WEK.

I have SN95 spindles on the front with standard width FFR upper and lower arms. I have the SAI kit installed but that doesn't alter the width. The PSE's required a spacer to clear the Ford Cobra brakes all the other wheels bolted straight on with plenty of clearance. I have run Fox front spindles with the PSE's and FR500's and there was still plenty of clearance. The SN95 spindles push the wheels out about 3/8" per side wider than Fox. The front tire shown on the PSE's is a 245 all the other rims show a 275. The 275 will rub the F panel at hard lock.

The rear is a Fox width solid 8.8 axle without ABS (slightly narrower than post Fox with ABS). No spacers needed to clear the brakes. The PSE's had a 285 all the other rims had 315.