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wilde wheels on 59

Started by chris92026, February 10, 2018, 09:55:42 AM

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chris92026

I love the look of the 59 but I like the front wheels to be a little more out anyone widened the original wheels to use wheels spacer ??wandering how much can they be pushed out front and back.
want to look right not ridicule
59 Cadillac Sedan Deville
C.Perrin

signart

You might find some GM 5 lug truck rally wheels (same pattern) which are made in 7" and 8" widths. '70's -'90's
You wheel covers should work.
Art D. Woody

The Tassie Devil(le)

The biggest problem you are going to have is getting the wheels on or off the rear axle.

Even with the standard wheels, and the recommended tyres, it is a tight squeeze.

Bruce. >:D
'72 Eldorado Convertible (LHD)
'70 Ranchero Squire (RHD)
'74 Chris Craft Gull Wing (SH)
'02 VX Series II Holden Commodore SS Sedan
(Past President Modified Chapter)

Past Cars of significance - to me
1935 Ford 3 Window Coupe
1936 Ford 5 Window Coupe
1937 Chevrolet Sports Coupe
1955 Chevrolet Convertible
1959 Ford Fairlane Ranch Wagon
1960 Cadillac CDV
1972 Cadillac Eldorado Coupe

The Tassie Devil(le)

The next biggest problem is going to be the retention of the wheel caps.

The Cadillac-only rims have a wider outer lip which is required to retain the "fingers" of the cap.

Bruce. >:D
'72 Eldorado Convertible (LHD)
'70 Ranchero Squire (RHD)
'74 Chris Craft Gull Wing (SH)
'02 VX Series II Holden Commodore SS Sedan
(Past President Modified Chapter)

Past Cars of significance - to me
1935 Ford 3 Window Coupe
1936 Ford 5 Window Coupe
1937 Chevrolet Sports Coupe
1955 Chevrolet Convertible
1959 Ford Fairlane Ranch Wagon
1960 Cadillac CDV
1972 Cadillac Eldorado Coupe

Roger Zimmermann

If you widen the track at the front or the rear, you will add more stress on the bearings.
1956 Sedan de Ville (sold)
1956 Eldorado Biarritz
1957 Eldorado Brougham (sold)
1972 Coupe de Ville
2011 DTS
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Eric DeVirgilis CLC# 8621

Quote from: chris92026 on February 10, 2018, 09:55:42 AM
want to look right 

If you want it to look right, drive and handle right, keep the stock wheels.
A Cadillac Motorcar is a Possession for which there is no Acceptable Substitute

charlie mckenna

Does letting out some of the air from the rear tires help remove them from the wells? I am about to remove my radials to switch to boss look radials

The Tassie Devil(le)

Yes it does, but then they would have to be re-inflated to reinstall.

What did you do to get the wheels on in the first place?

Bruce. >:D
'72 Eldorado Convertible (LHD)
'70 Ranchero Squire (RHD)
'74 Chris Craft Gull Wing (SH)
'02 VX Series II Holden Commodore SS Sedan
(Past President Modified Chapter)

Past Cars of significance - to me
1935 Ford 3 Window Coupe
1936 Ford 5 Window Coupe
1937 Chevrolet Sports Coupe
1955 Chevrolet Convertible
1959 Ford Fairlane Ranch Wagon
1960 Cadillac CDV
1972 Cadillac Eldorado Coupe

charlie mckenna

Bad typo on my part,I am going to put on the bias look radicals and it was a struggle putting them on years ago when I did my brakes. I didn't let air out then but it sure would have helped