JGC403
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I was going to have the tire removed then sandblast and paint the entire wheel. I was just wondering if painting the lip where the tire bead seats would cause sealing problems?
no it wont
i have two sets , the blue ones are 15 x 7 lebaron wheels in the rear and 15 x 6 1/5 in the front. the yellow wheels are the older style 15 x 7 in the back and 14 x 5 1/2 in the frontNo, it won't. I have some that were painted from the factory where the bead seats
Do you have a picture with those wheels on your car you can post? I have the old style in the front and have a couple newer ones like yours I was gonna run in the back. I figured they'd look goofy. But you can hardly notice in that picture you posted. I'm wondering what they look like on the car.
i have two sets , the blue ones are 15 x 7 lebaron wheels in the rear and 15 x 6 1/5 in the front. the yellow wheels are the older style 15 x 7 in the back and 14 x 5 1/2 in the front
pics arent very good
i only have 2 of the 15x7 lebaron steels. the tires on the blue pair are 235/70/15 and the tires on the yellow 15x7 are 225/70/15Is there a reason you didn't run the newer lebaron 15 x 7s all the way around? Also, what size tires are you running?
i only have 2 of the 15x7 lebaron steels. the tires on the blue pair are 235/70/15 and the tires on the yellow 15x7 are 225/70/15
the fronts on the blue wheels are 195/65/15 and the yellow are 185/65/14.What are the tires sizes on front? Thanks!
I was going to have the tire removed then sandblast and paint the entire wheel. I was just wondering if painting the lip where the tire bead seats would cause sealing problems?
Also, if you are on a budget, 80 grit paper works great for breaking up the scale on the beads, a heavy coat of rattle can primer and dupli-color wheel paint (acrylic enamel based type) can be applied over almost anything and sticks great. I have a set of Duster Rally's that were rattled 15 yrs ago and still holding up.