jca25 1,034 Posted June 26, 2015 Thats a shame bear hope u can find someone who can do them for you 1 bear351c reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SPArKy_Dave 9,235 Posted June 26, 2015 Reckon these are ZL style, but need to be in silver....?? Where'd you come across these ones? They look fairly tidy. Be damned if I can find a decent set of them either. I'm still looking though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wagoon 2,429 Posted June 26, 2015 Be damned if I can find a decent set of them either. Bit of a silly question but does it have to be a set off 1 car or could you buy a good pair or even singles then add to them to make a set? Is there a benefit to getting the set off 1 car? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Free.51 2,819 Posted June 26, 2015 I think it only matters if you're doing a full on resto and want the correct wheels with the correct month/year stamped on them that go with that model car.grabbing singles from different models is fine imo. My snowflakes were all built in different years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wagoon 2,429 Posted June 26, 2015 I think it only matters if you're doing a full on resto and want the correct wheels with the correct month/year stamped on them that go with that model car.grabbing singles from different models is fine imo. My snowflakes were all built in different years. Ok fair enough. Do cars actually have all the same month dated wheels on them though? Would have thought they the wheels would have been pulled from stock and put on a car instead of checking that each set has the same manufacturing date. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Free.51 2,819 Posted June 27, 2015 Not sure about that but I would think that for example a june 85 build xf ghia would have 6/85 stamped on the wheels. But mine are a mix of xf ghia ea s pac which have different months/years stamped on them which I got from the wreckers. 1 wagoon reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bullfrog 76 Posted June 27, 2015 Bit of a silly question but does it have to be a set off 1 car or could you buy a good pair or even singles then add to them to make a set? Is there a benefit to getting the set off 1 car? No real difference if bought separately. Different date wheels are machined slightly differently on the rim area. Early wheels had a square end profile on the spokes, later had a radius. 1 wagoon reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bear351c 10,356 Posted June 27, 2015 Where'd you come across these ones? They look fairly tidy. Be damned if I can find a decent set of them either. I'm still looking though. Reckon Gumtree, Dave. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bear351c 10,356 Posted June 27, 2015 Not really bothered about date stamps etc, but as Joe said the face of the spokes is rounded on some, and machined flat on others I've seen. Having to sacrifice 2 rims to make the wider set means I probably wont find 6 rims with the same date anyhow. Still gotta find a Wheel joint close to home, to take on this project. No point if I have to get them machined in Queensland or wherever, with postage and machining, I may as well buy some Weldies and still have change... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wagoon 2,429 Posted June 27, 2015 If it's south east queensland you can transport them to a depot, I will pick them up for you and drop them off to the wheel place. Then pick up when done and send back to you, should work out a lot cheaper that way if sending depot to depot. Just a thought 3 SLO247, jca25 and bear351c reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wagoon 2,429 Posted June 27, 2015 A place like this Bear http://www.raceengineering.com.au/index.htm ? I haven't used them myself so don't know about their prices but haven't heard a bad them about them The offer is there for anyone else as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bear351c 10,356 Posted June 28, 2015 Cool. thanks for that, wagoon. If I cant find anywhere within a stones throw, I might consider it. Didn't think it would be that hard to locate a decent engineering shop in SA. Still lookin'........ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CHESTNUTXE 7,632 Posted October 19, 2015 JOE is correct 1982 esp gold snowies ,were not rolled on the edges,but 83 and 84 were,i have 2 1982 esp rims and 3 1984 ones,not a matching set but still look good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fordmuscle1965 0 Posted June 26, 2016 Anyone know the backspace on standard 15x7 wheel? Is it 4" Cheers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SPArKy_Dave 9,235 Posted June 26, 2016 I think they're very close to zero offset, so maybe 3.5' backspace? It'd be easy to measure them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CHESTNUTXE 7,632 Posted June 27, 2016 They are just under 4.5 or +6 1 bear351c reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bear351c 10,356 Posted June 28, 2016 Nice advert for Coke, matey. Get any money for that ?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CHESTNUTXE 7,632 Posted June 28, 2016 yeas coke sent me a sample box of E85 coke the new green can did a measurement on the back space of a 15 inch chaser rim and they are 3 3/8ths. 15x 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wagoon 2,429 Posted June 28, 2016 Does that ruler markings start at the end of the ruler(like on a steel engineering ruler) or is there a gap then the markings start. This is important as most plastic ruler have around a 5-10mm gap of no markings depending on which end of the ruler your using, this can change a measurement by around 1/4 to 1/2 inch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CHESTNUTXE 7,632 Posted June 28, 2016 Well spotted ,but it would be spot on 4-1/2 backspce cause my phone was not 100% true on the 3/4 mark. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bear351c 10,356 Posted July 26, 2016 Does anyone know if the little Ford badges are available for the EA style centre caps.? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ronny 204 Posted October 6, 2016 Thanks mate, would like to, but hit a snag....... emailed the Adelaide Wheel Fixxer uppers, and they said, "No, we don't do them." WTF.!! Don't ya hate that.?? We roll rims, fix dents, paint, weld, drill.........but NO Have to try interstate wheel dudes, maybe. That's right, I asked them 10 years ago and they wouldn't do it 1 bear351c reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SirkWhyXF 1,533 Posted September 21, 2017 Bit of thread mining here, but is it correct to say that if i was to paint up a set of ea or xf ghia snowies in esp gold and purchase a set of esp repro caps form ebay that said caps wont sit flush with the wheel face? I want to make up a set but don't want them to look dodgy... 1 CHESTNUTXE reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CHESTNUTXE 7,632 Posted September 21, 2017 correct ,but i did it looks ok to me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dvfalcon 364 Posted September 21, 2017 Caps can not sit flush on some non machined esp wheels Dale Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
