Monday, March 19, 2012 - 05:25 pm, by: Luke Tongs(Luketongs)
Hey guys,
looking at buying some wheels (description below), but I've got a good feeling -15 offset just ain't going to work and I'm not to sure about the thread pitch either. Any advice if they ain't going to fit? would getting the guards rolled make these fit then? costly to get guards rolled?
Just love these wheels with that much dish.
Description: "they are 18x10" with a -15 offset!!!! face 2 and clears brembos no worries. 5x114.3 stud pattern they also come with the specific gt-c wheel nuts in 12x1.25mm thread pitch.
225/40 tires fitted to one pair and 235/40 fitted to the other pair"
Monday, March 19, 2012 - 08:26 pm, by: Matt Newman(Soarersrock)
yeah at -15 you will have to do some major guard work as for price i have no idea maybe you should hit up body shops for quotes. the nuts will be fine however those tires must be really stretched to go on 10" rims.
Monday, March 19, 2012 - 08:59 pm, by: Luke Tongs(Luketongs)
Lol mexican spec hmmm k. Even if i dont go these guess im going to have to look into wide body by sounds of it to get the look i want. Is that just like fenders on the front and some work on the back or will need to be looking into more specific places that do this kind of thing? And bit worried about the tramlining thing, but quite a few people seem to get quite a bit of dish on their car, they just sacrafice it?
Mark Peters TryHard WA Soarer UZ31 Ltd, 77 Mini Panel van.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 01:43 am, by: Mark Peters(Honky)
I'm in the same boat. I imported a set of 18x10.5 +20 for the rears and they still poke out by about an inch. Was recommended i get a wide body kit as there was no way they could bend/flare the guards like that without cutting/bending them out and having major body work done. Bummer as i thought it might be a cheap option and have already bought and fitted tyres for them before i found this out. probably just as well i need a respray...
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 03:37 am, by: Luke Tongs(Luketongs)
damn man.. yeah by looks of it like many, doing up a car is exe.. if finally figure out that its like buying a 40 k car.. you just dont know it yet yeah I found fenders for $500 .. surpose leagal in QLD bout doubt it.. but ey.. see what happeens.. i wont admit to nothing at the moment ;) just grab some fenders and like you im the same.. it needs a spray.. think i might go black and get the duel exhaust filled in at the same time cuase its now single.. so much money.. but if you can do it.. its not that much at all..just grab a car like its cocaine.. a to b.. and you will be fine.. been out of mine for 8 months and got lucky and the girl got a bmw 125i pimded out.. she had it for 8 years so she deserved it.. remember.. cars are the looooong haul.. not short. otherwise you waste it and sell *rant for the world over ;) *
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 06:35 am, by: Matthew Sharpe(Madmatt)
Some nice cars in that first video other than the ridiculous paint schemes (I guess that's show cars though) - but the other two videos - Mexican style all round - compromise performance, practicality & safety for (dubious) style - take something they did in Europe to get around the law, push it to the point that its obscene to make some kind of weird statement - not for me thanks.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 06:47 am, by: Luke Tongs(Luketongs)
cocaine part meant a cheap car.. and yeah.. by looks of it need air suspension.. and ya sweet.. takes away all those ride height worries.. guess the others gotta live with.. but I cant complain if it happens.
Saturday, March 31, 2012 - 12:13 pm, by: David Watt(David_w)
-15 with a 10" wheel is going to poke out
There seems to be a bunch of dudes in this thread scared of bodywork, but rolling your guards and pulling/flaring the fenders a little is not a difficult or expensive job. Price depends largely on how hard it is for them to colour match your paint since it can crack if you are flaring a large amount, ending up in respraying around the wheel arch.
You would need to flare. You could possibly go with aftermarket widebody kits as the common (but still hard to find and expensive) fender-only ones (Blister, Missile) are +50mm wider than stock in the rears. However with -15 on 10" your wheel will be sunk, you'd need about another -10 or -20mm to look right, more if you were rocking out low with some camber