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Postby Adam_NAclubman » Mon Nov 10, 2008 12:30 pm

Oh wow, they look a lot more agressive, from the photos I was thinking they were near the 15x8 +12/15x8.5 +6 of my SSRs, but I take it they're about the same as lachy's Mk2's then?

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Postby garettb16 » Mon Nov 10, 2008 1:34 pm

i think lachys are 14" + 14 front and rear.

im going to use some spacers in the front i think. to bump it to about +16
the rears im happy with.

yes yours are very fat. they were ae86's yeh?

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Postby Adam_NAclubman » Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:25 pm

ES86 I think. Rears will sit the same distance out relative to the guards as an 8 +0, but have the extra half inch on the inside. Fronts will need a 12mm spacer to get them out an even amount, and they need a 5mm spacer at least to clear the brakes

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Postby garettb16 » Mon Nov 10, 2008 5:45 pm

i was surprised as i didnt need any spacers to fit the formula mesh

was kinda expecting to have to get some

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Postby Adam_NAclubman » Mon Nov 10, 2008 6:10 pm

You have smaller brakes, my wheels fitted on ES86's NA6 without spacers, but contact mine by a few mm

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Postby garettb16 » Mon Nov 10, 2008 6:33 pm

what makes you think i have smaller brakes? :wink:

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Postby Adam_NAclubman » Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:24 pm

I didnt see upgraded ones mentioned when I skimread your Garage thread :lol: Maybe I missed it

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Postby tbro » Mon Nov 10, 2008 11:26 pm

big dog wrote:
to wrote:How they look now!!!! :D :D


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At least my photoshop didn't have overspray on the tyres :P

Looks good Terry... what did you paint them with? I need to redo my rims shortly (I'm thinking of grinding all the chinese ricer words off then repainting)

When mine were new:


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Couldn't see the sense in masking stuffed tyres, I've got 4 more :o :o tyres to go on before the next track day.

Sprayed with 2pac, GT ford gold, I believe it goes faster with red, Thanks for the photoshop, it made the decision a lot easier but my nuts are silver (that sounds Kinky)
Typical St Marys boy ain't I.
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Postby graemebc » Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:29 pm

They look good terry want to sell me those to? :wink:

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Postby zoomzoom » Sun Dec 21, 2008 7:01 pm

I haven't got any good pics at the moment or a clean enough car to photograph, so I will get some better pics later, but this is a nice little teaser taken by the camera phone...


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Postby garettb16 » Mon Dec 22, 2008 2:28 pm

looks phat mate.

are they the magnesium ones?

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Postby Adam_NAclubman » Mon Dec 22, 2008 3:35 pm

What size and offset?

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Postby zoomzoom » Tue Dec 23, 2008 12:34 pm

The fronts are 15 x 7 about +15 with 8mm spacers to clear the brakes

Rears are 15 x 7.5 about +10

AFAIK they are alloy, which I think is good since they are my road wheels and I live in QLD, im pretty sure if they were mag they would be dead in a matter of weeks.

They sit great on the car, the top of the 195 just tucked into the lipped guard on the rear :D

I will have to get some better shots of them when I get a chance at some piont.

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Postby feel_ixx » Fri Jan 02, 2009 2:18 am

Here's a little teaser. They're Auscar rims I bought from redmx5racing (Thanks), they needed a good gutter rash repair and well I thought I might as well change the colour.

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Postby Jace » Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:15 pm

zoomzoom wrote:The fronts are 15 x 7 about +15 with 8mm spacers to clear the brakes

Rears are 15 x 7.5 about +10

AFAIK they are alloy, which I think is good since they are my road wheels and I live in QLD, im pretty sure if they were mag they would be dead in a matter of weeks.

They sit great on the car, the top of the 195 just tucked into the lipped guard on the rear :D

I will have to get some better shots of them when I get a chance at some piont.

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where'd you get 'em mate?
they look great by the way.


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