sparkster58 Posted May 14, 2004 Share Posted May 14, 2004 ok you guys don't laugh to much iam new here.....as you can see my 87 Dl has stock 13's....i have les schwab struts in the front that have givin my front a slight raise...i would like to go to a 14 or 15 without major lift'g...is that possible? also can someone recommend some tires for me..... sparkster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northguy Posted May 14, 2004 Share Posted May 14, 2004 Do you have a line on some 14" pugs? If so, you can get away with 14' tires, but they'd have to be some pretty low profile tires unless you wanted to do some major mods to fenders and wheel wells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest taprackready Posted May 14, 2004 Share Posted May 14, 2004 I just put pug 14's on a month ago with 185 70 14's. No issues. I could put on 195 70 14's with no issues. I have no lift. 1982 Brat. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkster58 Posted May 14, 2004 Author Share Posted May 14, 2004 ok so i need a lift kit...right.....how much would you think that would run me for my 87 DL..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jibs Posted May 14, 2004 Share Posted May 14, 2004 it depends, for a 3" its 325 and 4" it's 375 at ozified.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkster58 Posted May 14, 2004 Author Share Posted May 14, 2004 ok iam new to this site....ive had my rooo for over 2 yrs...i'd like to raise ...who's good at doing this...and what type of tires /wheels would i need to go to 14''s......sparky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calebz Posted May 14, 2004 Share Posted May 14, 2004 I have 185/75/14 on my 87 wagon.. No lift, no rubbing.. No problems... its a 25 inch tire.. stock tire is 23 inch. you don't need to worry about a lift or fender trimming until you hit 26inch or larger on an EA82 car .. Although I probably wouldn't go over 25 inches with a 2wd EA82 (shorter suspesion.) Northguy, ,please refrain from telling everyone they need a lift or low profile tires.. its just not true.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northguy Posted May 14, 2004 Share Posted May 14, 2004 I stand corrected, Although I didn't mention anything about a lift. I'd just hate to see someone plop down a bunch of money for some tires and then be disappointed about having to do fender mods due to rubbing problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkster58 Posted May 14, 2004 Author Share Posted May 14, 2004 my ea82 is a 4x4..what's a good brand of tire's and what about wheels anybody? spark.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northguy Posted May 14, 2004 Share Posted May 14, 2004 You don't have much choice with wheels unless you're going to redrill. Puegot wheels come in 14 and 15 inch wheel sizes with the same bolt pattern as subbies. See the wheelpage for styles. As for tires, that is all dependent on type of terrain, daily driving... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkster58 Posted May 14, 2004 Author Share Posted May 14, 2004 You don't have much choice with wheels unless you're going to redrill. Puegot wheels come in 14 and 15 inch wheel sizes with the same bolt pattern as subbies. See the wheelpage for styles. As for tires, that is all dependent on type of terrain, daily driving... thanks for the info... sparky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganM Posted May 14, 2004 Share Posted May 14, 2004 I say you go as high as you can with rims and tires. Unless you really wanna go big get a lift but if you are just looking for some bigger tires and rims I wouldnt worry about a lift. Archemitis has his hatch pretty darn tall with out a lift (expense, installation and troubleshooting that come with a kit!). Just some rims and tires can really gain you bumper height and overall clearance. There are several options to get you larger rims and therefore open the doors to better tires. With those 14" or 15" rims you can pretty much have your pick of any make and model tires. Only limiting factor then is your budget! Good luck and glad to have you on the USMB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkster58 Posted May 15, 2004 Author Share Posted May 15, 2004 cool ...so puegot is my only choice of wheel.....any good ideas were i can score some.....but has anybody ever re-drilled wheels and had luck with that.?sparky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganM Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 cool ...so puegot is my only choice of wheel.....any good ideas were i can score some.....but has anybody ever re-drilled wheels and had luck with that.?sparky You have 3 options. Pug rims that bolt right on. 14" and 15" aluminum and steel. They come in both 'standard and metric' sizes. So like the metric one is not true 15" so you have to get special metric tires. Redrilling some 14" rims to your 4x140mm bolt pattern. Toyota makes a 6x140mm pattern so you can use 2 toyota holes and drill 2 new ones. Finally you can pull the studs and redrill your hubs to a different pattern. Pick your pioson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jibs Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 Call some foreign car dealers in your areas, check local junkyards, look here at the marketplace, but keep on it, you might get real lucky. I did with my Pugs, it took me 3 months of looking, and I found them at a junkyard. Many people have had luck drilling both the wheels and the lug/brake drums to fit different wheels on their soobs, search for a 6 lug conversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkster58 Posted May 15, 2004 Author Share Posted May 15, 2004 thanks iam putting this info in the vault....i have a lot to do to the hornet... right now iam fighting oil leaks but there no big deal....iam on the fence weather i should get a crake engine or not ...the heap has almost 208k she's fine once i get her up on crusing past 60' for a stretch..any idea's or should i just run her until she blows......my guy at Brian's in des moines,wa says she's good for 250k or 300k....who knows..spark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 Here are your options the bottom of the page has a pic of chevy 4x4 wheels before and after drilling.. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/80s/wheels2/wheels.html and this is what a brat with a 4/3 BYB lift kit and lots of hammering/cutting looks like with 30x9.50x15 tires on those chevy drilled wheels http://usmb.net/gallery/album93/tbnew2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkster58 Posted May 15, 2004 Author Share Posted May 15, 2004 You guys are a big help...the idea's are great.......thanks a million spark........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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