Hot Rods What wheels for my 31 coupe?

Hey I need help on wheel and tire combo ideas for my 1931 coupe. I really like something a little different....I really like chrome steelies and blackwall bias plys but I need your help!!! What do you think would look great on this car!!??!! I know everyone is going to want me to keep the sweet wheels on it but.....sorry guys they have to go HELPPPP!

 

Black bia, black steelies with chrome center caps and beauty rings. Those wheel on their belong on a junk yard olds haha

http://www.channel4.com/4car/media/features/2005/billy-gibbons/03-large/bg-g-engrod.jpg

This is an example

 

That looks good....I like the chrome spyders as well on black rims looks pretty tuff

 

I like chrome steeles and blackwalls. When my whitewalls wear out there gone.

 

Chrome steel wheels rock the house eternally...
W/or without WWW's...

 

Does anyone have any good pics of chrome steelies and blackwalls...they seem like they are alot harder to find on a coupe.....I love chrome steelies!!!! I have no idea what backspacing I will need....

 

Check the american graffiti yellow coupe. i thik it had black walls and steelies

 

Yeah it did but im trying to see with bias ply rears......

 

Chromies with Black Walls look Great

 

Dude...There right. Chrome steelies, spider caps. Firestone cheaterslicks on the back and Deluxe Champions on the front! Oh yea, black dice valve caps!

 

49-51 ford steel wheels with the v8 caps and bias plys is my vote

 

I had a real chub for a set of wide whites before I put them on my car. After a year of driving with them I wish I'd gone with the blackwalls (would have saved a lot of $$$ too). I'm tired of people calling my car a "mafia car" or telling me it looks really "cl***y". I wish I'd gone with the blackwalls for more of a hot rod look.
I also wish I'd gone with the bias plies instead of the radials. I know on my car they're mostly covered, but if you're obsessive about the details like I am it will eat at you...

Jay

 

What's wrong with the Cragars in the avatar? If the fronts are no wider than 6", a fairly narrow bias tire would look fine and you could stick some wide Pro Tracks or recapped slicks on the rear for a late 60's look. Then throw some flake or a panel job on it and its on baby!

 

I'm partial to these:

 

I would go red steelies with white walls

 

See B***' coupe.... Repeat lol... That thing looks tough as nails with the chromies and blackwalls!

 

I love chrome steelies and blackwalls as a first choice....just trying to get alot of ideas and opinions!

 

OMG anything that's not REDDD

 

Love it concreteman!!! Looks great..probably doesnt have anything to do with the tattooed female either!!
Well heres a couple quick photoshop ideas....let me know what you think its the only ones I had time to do

 

i think this looks the best

 

Don't know how much mill you got pushing that turd (no offense intended) so I have no idea how much tire you need, but it really needs something to fill the wheel house. Somewthing pretty tall will fill the bill real well.

I opted for chrome steelies BTW and blackwalls. But I I'm just not a big fan of Wgite walls and when or if you deside on a glossy color it'll look better with a bit of chrome.

 

Out of those three pics whats everyone thinking??? Or what other options ya think

 

Chrome steelies and bias ply all the way

 

If you really like chrome steelies & black walls then go with it. Don't worry about what every one else likes, its your car not their's. By the way I think all of your choices would look cool.

 

Thanks cgas...Im just trying to see what a general opinion is if there is such a thing! Just trying to see what people think......now the other question is what size on the big and littles

 

Hate to stick with the pack but chome steels and blackwalls always look good. A little more important is the RIGHT chome steels. Do not under any cir***stances run the after market chome "smoothies" that everybody sells without a hubcap. Just looks bad! And not in the good way! Wheelvintiques and a couple of others sell what they call "oem" style chrome steels, that's the ones to use. Another possibility is chrome "gennie" style wheels, (early ford), but those that I've seen the chrome doesn't throw very well around the lugs, and they don't look great without caps. For tires look at hurst racing tires website, they're 29 by 8 recap cheater would look great on the back. They make a neat looking recap front that looks alot like the old u.s. royal fronts. I've used they're stuff on a couple of builds, and have had no problems with the caps. One last thought, widths are important as well to get the right look. Keep the fronts at 4.5 - 6 inches max. The rears will always look best with a 7-8 inch width. Some one suggested using the Crager S/S's in the avitar photo, If they were narrower I'd second that with the above tires. As a matter of fact, I have a customers channeled A coupe in right now That is more late sixties influanced, and that combo is being considered !

 

Chrome Steelies and Blackwalls look pretty good. Depends on the engine and overall current of the car.

 

I'm with you.....that looks tuff as hell

 

My vote... black steelies, blackwall bias ply's, and beauty rings. Simple and understated. Just my opinion