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James Harris
DieHard
QLD
TT
Posts: 891
Reg: 07-2005
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Hello Team,
Well i ended up deciding on a set of wheels i wanted (thanks Morgan for the inspiration) and bought a set from tempe tyres.
I originally was goin to get 18s in a wide pack but they had none left so they offered me the 19s in wide pack for a lil bit more (but still alot less than what they normally sell for) so i took it.
They arrived very quickly, i placed my order and payed on wednesday (bout 10:30 QLD time) and they arrived at lunch time today!
So yeh they are Starcorp Racing . IMPUL 19"
I have 235/35/19 on the front
and 265/30/19 on the rear
Offset - +38 ( CUE GASPING WHEEL NAZIS )
Now all i gotta do is bring my lil white moon buggy back down to earth with some springs (will also do my bushes at that stage)
Also gotta just play a lil with my cooler piping so it doesnt rub when turning right (more than one spin of the wheel over)
anyways, pics follow
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Yang Luo
DieHard
vic
soarer twin turbo manual
Posts: 577
Reg: 04-2006
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nice wheels man
are they heavy? |
James Harris
DieHard
QLD
TT
Posts: 893
Reg: 07-2005
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Cheers mate,
Well not really, but then again i dont have much to compare with apart from ASLAV wheels which weigh sumfin like 250kg each !!
My mate who helped me put em on (he works at Mercury Motorsport) he said he thought they were pretty light for 19s...
but yeh, i didnt weigh em but i doubt they are in the lightweight wheel category |
Dan McColl
Goo Roo
Victoria
Bog Standard Active and a pos factory Manual XF Falcon.
Posts: 1648
Reg: 07-2005
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James Harris wrote on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 06:48 pm:thanks Morgan for the inspiration
Who is this Morgan you speak of??
Nice dish BTW. Pity about the offset. lol. |
Lew Radbourn
Trader
Queensland
jzs147 92 / 95 jzz31 98' / jzz30 ute92' / uzz30 93'/ 2 X uzz31 92' s
Posts: 1614
Reg: 07-2005
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James;
Very nice mate
the all white look is comming along very nicely
see ya sunday
Marianne(wife) has a new toy as of tonight.
(a car smart arse)hahahahhahaha.
she will bring it on sunday. |
Kim Nguyen
TryHard
WA
Soarer TT
Posts: 243
Reg: 03-2006
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My friend has been dreaming of those rims for so long haha. I want a set of the ones next to those on the tempe site in 18's. What is wrong with the offset also? I thought soarers were around +40 offset
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Jose-Antonio Castillo
Goo Roo
NSW
Soarer VVTi
Posts: 1048
Reg: 07-2005
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Soarers have a +50mm offset. Looks nice mate, it needs some dumpage!!! |
Vinh Bui
Goo Roo
NSW
94 UZZ31 (V8) / 96 JZZ30 (TT)
Posts: 1436
Reg: 07-2005
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Just FYI, those wheels aren't from Starcorp. They're actually made by Zenetti. I don't know why Tempe would badge them as Starcorps though? Idiots.
You can find them here on the Zenetti Website
A few members have these wheels and they can turn out very nice depending on what the rest of the car looks like  |
Jeff Wilkins
TryHard
South Australia
JZZ30 GT-TL
Posts: 310
Reg: 07-2005
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Vinh, your a bit confused mate, the Zenetti is NOT the starcorp. They're somewhat similar in that they have 5 spokes but there the similarity end.
I suggest you have another look. |
Vinh Bui
Goo Roo
NSW
94 UZZ31 (V8) / 96 JZZ30 (TT)
Posts: 1437
Reg: 07-2005
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Um. So you're telling me the wheels Kim posted is not the same wheels that I posted? They are the SAME except Kim's are shadow chrome, whilst mine are full chrome.
Have a look for yourself.
Mate, even Tempe say that Kim's wheels are made by Zenetti. Tempe Tyres' link
I don't see how you can say otherwise as I researched these wheels extensively before I purchased them myself. Hell, Tempe even gave me the Starcorp wheel caps for some reason. |
Kim Nguyen
TryHard
WA
Soarer TT
Posts: 245
Reg: 03-2006
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Geez time to pass around the chill pills!
But now to more pressing matters, What to the rims look like fitted vinh and are they worth it? |
James Harris
DieHard
QLD
TT
Posts: 897
Reg: 07-2005
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Hi guys,
Cheers for the thoughts.
Im pretty happy that i went for the 19s now that i think about it, they look very nice and fill the soarer's guards nicely.
Morgan used to be a member of this forum, he has some in shadow chrome on his Soarer
Lew - I look forward to seeing you soon mate and your wife with her new toys.... ok TOY (sorry)
Now all i gotta do is get my bushes replaced and a good wheel alignment (and some Dumping) and ill be happy. Gotta play with my cooler piping also.
Oh and for the guy who PM'd me asking what an ASLAV is:
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James Harris
DieHard
QLD
TT
Posts: 898
Reg: 07-2005
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oh also Tim,
They have just started stocking my rims but in BLACK !
they look very shmick
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James Harris
DieHard
QLD
TT
Posts: 900
Reg: 07-2005
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what the h e l l is FSG ??
hahah
I think they would sick on WHITE and BLACK.. but probably pretty good on most. |
Jeff Wilkins
TryHard
South Australia
JZZ30 GT-TL
Posts: 311
Reg: 07-2005
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Sorry Vinh, I thought you were saying James' rims were Zenetti's, my bad. |
Damien Smith
DieHard
NSW
Manual UZZ31
Posts: 742
Reg: 07-2005
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Nice dish
Offset isn't such a big deal - I've had +50, +40, +38 and +35 on my car and the only difference I've noticed is the 50's felt a t-i-n-y bit lighter in the steering. 38's and 35's look the best as they actually come close to the wheel arch and don't look sunken in. Sacrilege to the purists though! |
Alan Chow
Tinkerer
Vic
GTT-L
Posts: 71
Reg: 12-2006
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Wow nice rims, very deep dish. I don't know bout this morgan fellow but maurice has a set of deep dish rims just like those. |
James Harris
DieHard
QLD
TT
Posts: 901
Reg: 07-2005
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lol @ Alan....
Well the rims i just removed from my car had +9 offset on the front and +14 on the rear and they were fine to drive on !
The fronts stuck out a lil from the guards but the rears sat magically. *see for sale section* |
Alan Chow
Tinkerer
Vic
GTT-L
Posts: 73
Reg: 12-2006
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did you have to make the guards wider like 'maurice'? |
Vinh Bui
Goo Roo
NSW
94 UZZ31 (V8) / 96 JZZ30 (TT)
Posts: 1440
Reg: 07-2005
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Jeff, after reading my post I realise that it's MY fault for not stating so earlier. All good mate.
+9 offset? WTF!@# |
Peter Nitschke
Junk Filterer
South Australia
GT4.0 V8
Posts: 6636
Reg: 11-2004
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If your bushes were shot it probably wouldn't make much difference what offset you run.  |
Dan McColl
Goo Roo
Victoria
Bog Standard Active and a pos factory Manual XF Falcon.
Posts: 1661
Reg: 07-2005
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And if the bushes are perfect you hardly notice. |
James Harris
DieHard
QLD
TT
Posts: 905
Reg: 07-2005
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meh,
offset offshmet... they ran fine and looked tough.
My rear guards have been rolled, but it didnt really need it as it was stock ride hight. Front havent been touched, but i doubt i woulda been able to lower it much.
OLD rims plus some other stuff now for sale, check For Sale Section (obviously)
http://soarercentral.com/sc-forum/messages/292/119355.html?1166243482 |
Maurice Diggler
DieHard
Victoria
Twin Turbo
Posts: 666
Reg: 06-2006
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James, I lowered my car about 1.5" and the rear rims scrubbed / rubbed horribly with these in 18's and R18/35/265 tyres. You will most definately run into the same problem with the 19" version.
Do what I did, just go get your rear guards rolled and lipped, should cost $50-80 per corner depending where you go and it'll fix it up nicely.
Great rims btw, you have good taste! |
James Harris
DieHard
QLD
TT
Posts: 910
Reg: 07-2005
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Hi mate,
yeh cheers ! hahah
My guards have already been rolled so i may get away with it i hope.
It goes into fulcrum on Tuesday for a check up, then ill decide what im goin to do. Depending on how good their prices are i may go some Tein Coilovers... but i doubt it, prob just new bushes and some springs OH and a wheel alignment |
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