The CF Bedford Rebuild Begins

Part 15: The rebuild starts - mags and tyres

While not really a rebuild section I've decided to add a page about the mags and tyres (tires for the Americans).

I've always been fond of the trident mags, there are several versions or variations of them around the world but ever so slight Joe Bloggs wouldn't know about them.

I wanted 15x10 for the back, I missed out on a pair of 15x12 for $200 and after that could not find another wide set in New Zealand. Sure they are here but no one is willing to give them up. I ended up going to good old Ebay, I found a pair of 15x10 Ansen Sprints (made by American Racing), these old school mags were made back in the 60's and 70's.
I also found a pair of 15x8 Ansens for the front (ended up being to wide an offset) and quickly had them shipped over ... 8 weeks later.

I have ended up with 15x10 Ansens on the back and 14x8 tridents on the front. The only visible difference in these mags is the center ring where the wheel nuts are. The Ansens protrude a couple of millimeters while the tridents are recessed a couple of millimeters.
The tyres I decided on are Toyo's, I have always used the Bridgestone's but the Toyo have a good name and were actually cheaper. The tyres are 295/50/15 for the back and 235/50/14 for the front. As the van is low enough I wasn't worried about the steam roller look, ideally I would of liked to of gone 255 on the front but as it is the flares are level with this combination, any wider on the front and the front flares would of been to wide.

Still to come: Photo of the mags polished

The smaller mags in the above pictures are the 15x8's