Roller wheels - wilwood

[alltimelow1]

Good morning everyone,

I have a set of Wilwood 13” rotors and calipers front and back

I need a set of rollers just to move this thing around the shop while I work on it

I have a few sets of 15” wheels/tires I have used in the past for such things but alas, they do not remotely fit with these wilwoods

anybody have any experience with a particular wheel I could use that may fit? - looking for cheap and easy availability - I’ll find some cheap throw away tires that’s no problem

even a size/ backspace you think would be minimum would help

Thanks in advance,
Jason

 

[33IMP]

Late model mustang spares?

 

[go-fish]

I bought some Cragar Soft 8's and cheap tires from SUmmit when I had this problem. I was able to sell the wheels later. Now I wish I would have kept them. If you buy mustang spares or something you may not be able to sell them. At least if you get a wheel, like the Soft 8, that appeals to truck guys, Jeepers, or cheap hotrodders you can get some money back out of them or re-use them on a trailer or another project.
Just look at the cheapest wheels on Summit or the like.

 

[alltimelow1]

I was thinking about mustang spares

anybody know if a 16inch spare will give enough clearance?

And thank you go-fish I will check summit out for a cheap wheel - I would love to sell them after done

 

[burdar]

I'm going to be in the same boat. I've got Dr Diff Cobra brakes. I've heard people use Crown Vic/Grand Marquis spares. I think the Grand Marquis spares are aluminum.

If you have to pay $100 for each spare though, that's a lot of money just for a temp wheel.

I have seen people make "rollers" out of plywood.

 

[72bluNblu]

I was thinking about mustang spares

anybody know if a 16inch spare will give enough clearance?

And thank you go-fish I will check summit out for a cheap wheel - I would love to sell them after done

I don’t think 16’s will work. I know my 13” cobra style brakes from DoctorDiff require a 17” wheel.

I used a 17” spare from a ‘07/‘08 G35 for awhile, it fits in the spare tire well too so you could keep it as a spare after using them as a roller. I had to open up the center bore just a smidge, but it was really a small amount and could be done with a dremel or even a file and some sandpaper. There are a few import cars that run 5x114.3, G35 and the new Z’s do, their spares might be easier to find in the yards.

 

[alltimelow1]

Anybody ever try these Guniwheels?

 

[alltimelow1]

Anybody ever try these?

 

[vitamindart]

those guni wheels are Stupid expensive......... I though hey that is a neat idea, and then I saw the outrageous price and said F that....

 

[72bluNblu]

those guni wheels are Stupid expensive......... I though hey that is a neat idea, and then I saw the outrageous price and said F that....

Yeah for a single project they don't make much sense.

For a shop or business I can totally see it, a set or two of those instead of having a dozen or more mismatched rollers of different bolt patterns taking up space all the time makes a lot of sense. And since they're all the same height you could still do a lot of your suspension and ride height work while you're waiting for the customer to pick a set of wheels. Especially for a shop that does resto mods or pro-touring stuff, you get those bigger brakes in and you're not stuck with the thing in the air because the original wheels won't fit anymore.

 

[jw97neon]

Can you remove the brake caliper? I don’t have a 13 inch brake kit but I have 11 inch Wilwoods. My rollers are 14 inch wheels however. Because I don’t have the calipers mounted the 14 inch rollers work great.