NA's Show off your rims!

Bizi · Postby **Bizi** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 10:16 pm

I knew putting up technomagnesio wheels would provoke reactions, given their rarity , magnesium llightness and extreme prcing for a 14" wheel. The Alfa 4x108 wheels, same manufacturer, are bloody expensive too.
Nobody here would bother, given there are so many other better mods to do first.

Unless someone's a complete Alfa tragic or wants to one-up every NA owner un Australia. I guess it's possible on that basis, but unlikely as they are only 14x6 or if you are lucky, 14x7. Just for showponying.

Bizi · Postby **Bizi** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 2:00 pm

nash_tz wrote:Finally got a set of decent wheels to replace the stock set with. Simmons V4 15x7 +20ish offset.

I tried some Simmons 15x7s pretty much 20 offset, on our NA8 and the inner part of the centre does not clear the caliper.

Is your NA running NA6 brakes?

The wheels I tried had tons of stance already so a spacer for making room for the NA8 brakes on some 15x7s had the wheels right out at the lips already..

I'd love to get the wheels on my NA8 but spacers might be a bit much given the offset and width of the wheels already.

Such a shame; green centres, alloy lips, stance and more, but nil clearace of the NA8 brakes.

Bizi · Postby **Bizi** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 2:58 pm

Here are the wheels (Mortdale, NSW) if anyone with a NA6 is interested (hopefully they clear NA6 brakes, or you can try and run spacers).

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/forums/ ... 68545.html

For Alex...now this one has all the major black bits off and is 95% green...

A white NA with green Simmons V4 wheels (in 15x7 size rather than 14s) would be a sight to behold.

RedMX · Postby **RedMX** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 12:36 am

MS-03's in Classic Red 15x6.5"s in 205 50 15's Toyo Proxes R1R's

chino · Postby **chino** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:31 pm

15x8.5 +3 on my 89 NA6 (Kit Car)

Thanks HJT! Rims are awesome mate

Mr nanotech · Postby **Mr nanotech** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:41 pm

Kit car?

Hjt · Postby **Hjt** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:44 pm

Those rims look awesome on your car. Very jealous! Hope the works coming along good!

hks_kansei · Postby **hks_kansei** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:59 pm

nanotech wrote:Kit car?

IIRC from a prior thread it's got a BMW Z3 bodykit.

So it looks like a Z3

Mr nanotech · Postby **Mr nanotech** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 1:43 pm

Oh...

Pics of the front

Gladiator · Postby **Gladiator** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 11:19 am

Here is my NA6 with 15 inch black alloys. Don't know the brand, they were on it when I bought the car. Running Milanza Hero 205/50R15. They stick to the road like Sh** to a blanket.

Andrew

OurCognitiveSurplus · Postby **OurCognitiveSurplus** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 3:35 pm

Gladiator wrote:Here is my NA6 with 15 inch black alloys. Don't know the brand, they were on it when I bought the car. Running Milanza Hero 205/50R15. They stick to the road like Sh** to a blanket.

Andrew

Not sure if I love the wheels, but the ride-height is perfect. Nice one.

Gladiator · Postby **Gladiator** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 3:43 pm

Thanks,
The passenger side height is fine but drivers side is 25mm lower. It has mazdaspeed coilovers. do you happen to know if the ride height is adjustable, and how easy for a fairly capable DIYer?

Cheers Andrew

OurCognitiveSurplus · Postby **OurCognitiveSurplus** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 3:51 pm

Gladiator wrote:Thanks,
The passenger side height is fine but drivers side is 25mm lower. It has mazdaspeed coilovers. do you happen to know if the ride height is adjustable, and how easy for a fairly capable DIYer?

Cheers Andrew

I'm not sure about the Mazdaspeed coilovers, but many coilovers allow you to easily 'unscrew' the bottom section from the main section, eg:

http://www.hsdcoilovers.com/specificati ... adjustment

Unscrew a couple of turns to raise the car. Pretty sure there's a video of doing it on the HSDs somewhere on youtube). I'm not sure if the lower section of the Mazdaspeed is the same.