Fairlane Wheel Selection

kryzak260 · 14-09-2005, 12:18 AM

Hi Guys,

Wanting to put some nicer rolling stock onto the 'lane. Looking at a set between 17" and 19", but they would have to be really special to go for the 19s. The trouble that i am having is that there are very few wheels that i can find that suit both the body shape of the 'lane and the color at once. Everything that suits say a red fairlane, looks funny with the gold.

Anyone got any suggestions for wheels that will look good on the pic below? I will try and photoshop the wheels onto it afterwards and post them up

CHeers,
Michael

**Mechan1k** · 14-09-2005, 12:24 AM

GT-P wheels????

kryzak260 · 14-09-2005, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Mechan1k

GT-P wheels????

Yeah, that was my first thought, but there are two problems.

1. The estimated price is around 3.5-4k
2. There is apparently an offset difference for the back wheels and the fronts may require a new strut(?!?)

So yeah, due to these reasons shooting this choice out of the water, is why im asking...

b2tf · 14-09-2005, 01:19 PM

AUIII XR8 Rebel 18" rims. Seen them on a silver Fairlane and it looked great.

Tornado · 14-09-2005, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by back2thefutura

AUIII XR8 Rebel 18" rims. Seen them on a silver Fairlane and it looked great.

Or the T3 TL50/TS50 wheels.

Dauphin · 14-09-2005, 02:09 PM

Please excuse the crappy job but I put some TS50 alloys onto it.

They are on special at Wheelking.com.au, along with some other wheels.

b2tf · 14-09-2005, 02:17 PM

They're AU 1 TE 50 rims arent they?

kryzak260 · 14-09-2005, 02:22 PM

Might have to look into the rebel wheels, from memory they would look good. Anyone got a pic?

TS50 wheels would be my second choice behind GTP rims, but apparently they have the same offset issue for the back wheels and apparently i will have to change my front strut to fit the fronts on?!? (My car is a series one)

Dauphin · 14-09-2005, 02:48 PM

On the Wheelkings.com.au site it said TS50, they must be wrong.

Well I can't wait to see what you end up doing with your car, Kryzak. I also lowered it in the photo. Gotta lower it, or it looks like a chauffer's car. Gold is sure a difficult colour to work with but it has silver alloys now and I'm sure will look fine with whatever you choose.

There's a Holden near my house with triangle-style alloys, which give a 3-spoke look, and I keep eyeing it every time I see it. I wonder what that would look like, but it seems so Saab-ish or '80s.

Andrew.

AU-MUSTD · 14-09-2005, 09:25 PM

I'd go for ba fairmont ghia rims. Had them on my lane for a bit and they looked horn but didnt get a pic. Definatly dont ruin it by getting the commo style big chromies. Mine has now got 17 inch cadillac wheels of a 2004 seville. Got them cheap and love them as i'll never see another lane or ford with them on( Dont like sheep) As long as it's lowered then 17's are plenty big enough.

kryzak260 · 14-09-2005, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by AU-MUSTD

I'd go for ba fairmont ghia rims. Had them on my lane for a bit and they looked horn but didnt get a pic. Definatly dont ruin it by getting the commo style big chromies. Mine has now got 17 inch cadillac wheels of a 2004 seville. Got them cheap and love them as i'll never see another lane or ford with them on( Dont like sheep) As long as it's lowered then 17's are plenty big enough.

Actually, i didnt really like the BA Fairmont Ghia rims, then today i was driving home from work and i saw a dumped blue FG with standard rims and they looked horn!

I want something that says sporty but classy at the same time. It has to be beefy to suit the body style of the car, so that rules out azzuros, but i want them reasonably open aswell because ive had a horrid time with my last 2 cars that had closed wheels with brake temp problems in the twisties. Idealy it would be BA1 GTP Rims or T3 TS50 rims, but they will require mods to the struts :(

I will get there.

I will try and get some pics of a BA FG and a TS50 and try and shop the wheels onto it and post em here for thoughts

Cheers Guys.

AuFairlaneV8 · 15-09-2005, 07:24 PM

I have a white au fairlane I went BA XR series 1 rims they suit the car pretty well. I think a set of chromies would look nice aswell

Dauphin · 15-09-2005, 07:33 PM

Can you post a photo of the white AU?

Racecraft · 15-09-2005, 07:35 PM

Simmons FR19's

kryzak260 · 15-09-2005, 10:23 PM

Well, after a bit of looking around, i finally found a photo that i could chop the wheels off. These are TL50 wheels, but i think they are the same as the rebel wheels. Please excuse the poor photochop, it was looking good until i cut the car body out to lower it.

Id be very interested to see a photo of that while fairlane, because the BA 17s have crossed my mind to.

Also, i cant find a side on pic of a BA mk1 Fairmont Ghia for the life of me. If anyone has one, please post it for me

CHeers,
Michael

b2tf · 15-09-2005, 11:12 PM

Yup they're TL50/Rebel rims and I like them. That photochop doesnt really do them justice but trust me they'll look great

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Either them or maybe even just AU2 XR 17's? Nice chunky looking wheel which could look pretty good on the Fairlane - they're quite easy and cheap to get too.

blackers10 · 16-09-2005, 03:15 AM

thats how i want my fairlane lookin

18" wires is what im going for..

: and hydraulics

btw wen u wanna lower a car in photoshop or paint or waht ever..

use the "shape select tool" and go from the far edge of the image about inline with the bumper.. then go straight into the bumper and follow hte contour of the bottom of hte car all the way along then to the other bumper then to the opposite edge of the screen then select up the top accross then down to where you started

:

enjoy

Tornado · 16-09-2005, 01:32 PM

Those wheels are AU1 TL50 wheels, same as on this TL50:
http://tseries.cjb.cc/images/T1-34.jpg

I was talking about the AU3 TS/TL50 wheels, like in this pic:
http://tseries.cjb.cc/images/T3-172.jpg

The factory rims are a different offset, front to back, but the ones that wheelking sell are not different, they are all the same as the front offset of the factory rims.

Tornado · 17-09-2005, 06:48 AM

Here's another pic, this time of a T2 and T3 TL50 with the wheels I was talking about.

Clicks pics for a close up

**Mechan1k** · 17-09-2005, 07:27 AM

I prefer these posted by Tornado

kryzak260 · 17-09-2005, 02:57 PM

The wheels that i have shopped onto my car, were taken off that photo on the left Tornado. They look the same as the one posted above.

I will try and shop the T3s onto my car.

Stand By

kryzak260 · 17-09-2005, 03:19 PM

Here we go. While i was at it, i redid the rebel wheels off the S1TL50 because they were a better shot.

Let me know what you think. My girlfriend thinks the T3s are the go, i was going to the rebel wheels, but im not so sure now. Would probably help if i could photoshop better, because i still have to visualise atm :P

Dauphin · 17-09-2005, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by kryzak260

Here we go. While i was at it, i redid the rebel wheels off the S1TL50 because they were a better shot.

Let me know what you think. My girlfriend thinks the T3s are the go, i was going to the rebel wheels, but im not so sure now. Would probably help if i could photoshop better, because i still have to visualise atm :P

I feel that a new direction is needed. Drop the Ford T-series wheels and go for some European (e.g. Merc or BMW) ones and replace the center caps if possible. I find it hard to get past the gold.

**Mechan1k** · 17-09-2005, 04:36 PM

I definitely think the S1 TL50/Rebel rims are the goods for that shape ... that's what I'd be getting if I had your car.

But that's just me though ... hee hee

Dauphin · 17-09-2005, 04:54 PM

I'm not sure what wheels these are but I believe they are fairly common Tickford ones and I thought you'd like to see them on a gold Fairlane.

kryzak260 · 26-09-2005, 11:19 PM

Still trying to make up my mind on this, because it is something that will stay with the car for its life and i cant live with it if i dont end up liking them

Anyway, here is a comparison shot between the T3 TS50 rims which are the T-Series rims of choice, and my other favourite rims, the Advanti Chiles. These were chosen because i love the look of them on LG's silver forte, and a local BA Ghia with them aswell. Should satisfy the european look too 'eh dauphin ;)

The wheels sort of look out of proportion to the rest of the car, but this was done to simulate lowering rather than my last shot at it

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Cheers,
Michael

Dauphin · 27-09-2005, 09:18 AM

The bottom ones look pretty pimpy. Has your Fairlane got an extra dark window tint?

Smoke Pursuit · 27-09-2005, 09:48 AM

Id go with option number 1.

Racecraft · 27-09-2005, 10:14 AM

here mate I lowered it properly so you can chop the wheels in proportion

JC · 27-09-2005, 11:10 AM

Why do you think you need to change the struts to put on a set of 18's? I have 18x8s on my AU1 XR8, and I have had no issues with rubbing, fouling etc. Also, you can put the TS50 offset on the back if you want - they only sit out 15mm more than standard, so really fill out the guards - I have 18X9s on the back and they basically do the same as using the staggered offset.

As for rim style, I saw a Fairlane yesterday with a lace style rim (similar to Speedy Spyders, but different), and it looked great.

In the meantime, try these:
Speedy Envy Mk 2

Mercury

Spyder Gold

Longchamp (only in 17s, but you can get similar wheels from different manufactures in 18 or 19)

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