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Thatjoeguy Guest
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Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 11:30 am Post subject: It is time! |
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Well we are moving -- AGAIN. And rather than give the flat-bed tow truck guy any more money I am opting to finally replace the 4 flats and get my custom towbar made so I can drag the thing to the new place.
A garage awaits.
Question -- would anyone care to email me a pic and specs of upgrades to the orginal rims?
As long as I am replacing the old tires -- I'd like to start my upgrades from the ground up.
Thanks fellas!
Joe King
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Bob Hichborn
Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 404 Location: Orlando, Fl
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Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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Joe,
Here's some info I posted under the heading "Pulse Front Wheel"
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Name - Horizon,Omni
Year - 79 - 90
OE size - 13x5
Bolt - 4x100
Lug Nut - 12mmx1.5
CB (center bore) - 57.1
Offset - +40
This spec is also found on the Chevette and Audi Fox 76-84
The 88-93 Pontiac Lemans matches this spec except the wheel width is 5.5 instead of 5.0. So it may fit, depending on your shock/tire clearance.
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My plan is to "machine" a new axle so a 16 inch touring bike wheel, tire, speedometer, and dual disc brakes can easily be placed up front. A low profile motorcycle tire on a 16 inch rim is surprisingly not any "taller" than the auto tire mounted on the 13 rim found on all Pulses, so clearance shouldn't be an issue. _________________ "Everyday you wake up with a Pulse,
is a good day!" |
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thatjoeguy Guest
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 11:16 am Post subject: Rim Jobs |
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Thanks Bob!
I'll google these and try to come up with some visuals... |
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thatjoeguy Guest
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 11:24 am Post subject: Now you got me curious... |
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Could you make 2?
What would that run me?
I'm sorry I just saw a picture -- was it Tom?
It looked like he had a nice rim up front...
Can you use the same rim front and back?
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Bob Hichborn
Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 404 Location: Orlando, Fl
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, Tom has probably the nicest styled front wheel I've seen on a Pulse. I believe he said it was an Enkei. That model, the Aeronautics, was available in the late 80s or 90s, but is no longer. I did alot of online searching for them. Couldn't even fine used ones.
I think once I make the transition to the motorcycle alternative, a whole lot of custom wheel options will be available. It sure would be nice to replace the ugly Dodge Omni wheel and car tire. _________________ "Everyday you wake up with a Pulse,
is a good day!" |
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Bob Hichborn
Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 404 Location: Orlando, Fl
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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Here's a good site which shows you tire heights for cars.
http://www.sstire.com/tireheights.html
As you can see, you can use a 215 40 16 and it's still the same height as the original 155 80 13, however, the odds are it's too wide.
Here's even a better site for actually looking at BEFORE and AFTER analysis.
http://gs.tolan-hoechst.com/tirecalc.htm
.... and then, of course, my favorite place on the web for learning about anything...
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/tire2.htm
Here's a tire sizing for a 16 inch sport bike profile
size 110/90-16
height 23.56
width 4.59
weight rating 535 @ 42
So this motocycle tire would add approx 3/4 inch to the overall present Pulse car tire diameter/height of 22.76 or less than a 1/2 inch to the radius. I don't think this extra height would cause "fit" issues in the front lower swingarm or within the body opening. _________________ "Everyday you wake up with a Pulse,
is a good day!" |
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