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Postby 16bit » Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:01 am

these are only going to be a street wheel so they will not get that much of a workout. stay tuned for when they come in.
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Postby RG.net » Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:55 pm

who did you end up going through 16bit? JDM will be dropping their prices soon, so i have been told.
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Postby RG.net » Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:58 pm

Adam_NAclubman wrote:Image

Thats an 8 +12 with pulled guards, 8 +0 Sportmaxx would sit even further out

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8.5 +6 (sits the same distance out as an 8 +0) with reasonably stock guard, but it was still sitting on the jack, so I guess they'd tuck in a bit more but you still need to pump the guard a heap to get them in neatly I think


ADAM! what a tease!!! show us some shots of those jems!

what tyres you running, is there any scrubbing etc and how much lower is your can from stock
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Postby Adam_NAclubman » Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:52 am

They're not Sportmaxx's, just wanted to show a similar offset since people were wondering how they'd fit

My car is looow. Not as low as it could go, but I wouldnt want to drive it any lower on the street

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Postby 16bit » Fri Aug 15, 2008 2:22 pm

I should have my new combo in about a month - you will just have to wait and see.
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Postby Sheck » Sat Aug 16, 2008 10:19 pm

just want to add that those pics are with no camber as the car is up in the air, they'll tuck in quite a bit when the car is back on all 4's

at least that's what it looks like, if you can correct me please do

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Postby Sasso » Sun Aug 17, 2008 4:49 pm

Adam_NAclubman wrote:They're not Sportmaxx's, just wanted to show a similar offset since people were wondering how they'd fit

My car is looow. Not as low as it could go, but I wouldnt want to drive it any lower on the street



Fitment looks good.
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Postby Adam_NAclubman » Sun Aug 17, 2008 5:41 pm

No idea, I had it fairly even all round before I started rolling the guards but now I need to set them all again as I had to extend the coilovers to get the guard roller in, then when I brought them back down I dont think I got them even again

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Postby fundies » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:39 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/SPORTMAX-002-513 ... dZViewItem

I got the 9.5kg weight from this ad. Maybe its a slightly different style sportmax, hence, extra weight.

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Postby 16bit » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:34 pm

spokes are quite a bit thicker so probably correct.
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Postby 16bit » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:36 pm

MXHEVN wrote:
Adam_NAclubman wrote:Image

Thats an 8 +12 with pulled guards, 8 +0 Sportmaxx would sit even further out

Image

8.5 +6 (sits the same distance out as an 8 +0) with reasonably stock guard, but it was still sitting on the jack, so I guess they'd tuck in a bit more but you still need to pump the guard a heap to get them in neatly I think


ADAM! what a tease!!! show us some shots of those jems!

what tyres you running, is there any scrubbing etc and how much lower is your can from stock


what size tire are you using?
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Postby Adam_NAclubman » Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:17 am

195/45/15 front, 195/50/15 rear

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Postby 16bit » Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:45 am

sh*t me they tyre stretch a bit. would that compromise handling?
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Postby Sheck » Tue Aug 19, 2008 3:25 pm

streching the tyre makes the sidewall stiffer, so it should make handling better

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Postby marvis » Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:34 pm

+ 1
But you need a bit of flex to grip, good on the back if you slide.


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