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Michael Jaballah
TryHard
Vic
UZZ31

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Friday, February 13, 2009 - 12:01 am, by:  Michael Jaballah (Jabsy) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Anyway, the centre caps look crap. Look heaps better without
Jose-Antonio Castillo
Goo Roo
NSW
Soarer VVTi

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Friday, February 13, 2009 - 08:04 am, by:  Jose-Antonio Castillo (Ahh_soarer) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Here's mine...

Trafficstar RTS
19" 8.5/9.5J +41mm yuckness.

Fran Valdivia
TryHard
Wollongong NSW
Soarer TT & V8 Limited

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Monday, February 16, 2009 - 10:27 am, by:  Fran Valdivia (Silvasoarer) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Matt Petersen wrote on Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 05:22 pm:

Why would you want multifit rims?




arent these multifit?

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Matt Petersen
TryHard
NA
V8

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Monday, February 16, 2009 - 11:39 am, by:  Matt Petersen (Mattmannz) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Nope they are smaller holes that the stud holes.

I assume they are there for cosmetic reasons.

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Andrew Fraser
Tinkerer
QLD
Soarer TT

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Monday, February 16, 2009 - 11:54 am, by:  Andrew Fraser (Wraith) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Impul R5. Proper Jap rims not the Starcorp's. Not really suited to a Soarer but better then Nissan S15 rims. OK I suck at photos haha.

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj291/soulreaper88/24012009129.jpg
Fran Valdivia
TryHard
Wollongong NSW
Soarer TT & V8 Limited

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Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - 07:12 pm, by:  Fran Valdivia (Silvasoarer) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Here you go Andrew

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Fran Valdivia
TryHard
Wollongong NSW
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - 07:13 pm, by:  Fran Valdivia (Silvasoarer) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Matt Petersen wrote on Monday, February 16, 2009 - 11:39 am:

Nope they are smaller holes that the stud holes.

I assume they are there for cosmetic reasons.

Matt




No worries, that's why I thought they were multifit, cos of the Xtra holes!!!!
Dave Cazes
TryHard
sa
tt

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Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - 10:45 pm, by:  Dave Cazes (Cazman) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

no the extra holes are usually for running spacers, so the original studs can poke through
Michael Keen
Goo Roo
nsw
Soarer TT

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Sunday, February 22, 2009 - 08:52 pm, by:  Michael Keen (Spoilt) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

here is mine full car view this time not just a wheel
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Andrew Stewart
TryHard
Queensland
Manual GT-T VVT-i Single Turbo

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Saturday, July 11, 2009 - 09:28 am, by:  Andrew Stewart (Daboom) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

finally tracked down a set of rims, they aren't VS-KF's as i originally anticipated, however, these are (in my opinion) a nicer looking rim and suit the soarer really nice. they are...

SSR, Strusse Agile
Fronts, 18x8 +30 offset 225/40R18
Rears , 18x9 +30 offset 235/40R18


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Damian Ware
Goo Roo
Victoria
UZZ32

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Saturday, July 11, 2009 - 10:01 am, by:  Damian Ware (Frozenpod) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Rims look nice, shame about the tyres and offset.
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31

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Saturday, July 11, 2009 - 10:39 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Not to my taste, and those rears are aproaching the over-stretched look too (still safe though) - but as long as you love em.
Jose-Antonio Castillo
Goo Roo
NSW
Both Soarers

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Saturday, July 11, 2009 - 08:38 pm, by:  Jose-Antonio Castillo (Ahh_soarer) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Looks awesome mate!

Would look mint when lowered :-)
Andrew Stewart
TryHard
Queensland
Manual GT-T VVT-i Single Turbo

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Sunday, July 12, 2009 - 09:16 am, by:  Andrew Stewart (Daboom) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

i got the rims from an importer in brissie for $890 bucks, the tyres on the rims, and they are Bridgestone GIII potenza. So i can't really complain about the price. when i get new rubber on the back, i'll be going either 245 or 255's but 255's will require me to pump the rear guards a little. but a big improvement from what they were.

they will look even better once i get my Auto Couture bodykit
Damian Ware
Goo Roo
Victoria
UZZ32

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Sunday, July 12, 2009 - 11:23 am, by:  Damian Ware (Frozenpod) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Try running 245/40R18 and 265/35R18 which is the correct size for those rims.
Spencer Cameron
Tinkerer
NSW
JZZ30 (converted Manual)

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Reg: 04-2008

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Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - 05:06 pm, by:  Spencer Cameron (Switchio) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

sigh, why do so many ppl on this forum hate undersized tyres..?
Peter Nitschke
Junk Filterer
South Australia
UZZ30 UZZ31

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Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 05:41 am, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

How many reasons would you like? :-)
Spencer Cameron
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NSW
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Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 03:09 pm, by:  Spencer Cameron (Switchio) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

how many can you give?
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
New Zealand
540i E34 V8

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Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 03:28 pm, by:  Mike Beck (Gold_40gt) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

When I see those stretched side walls I think the following

The driver can't afford proper tires
They think they are a drifter
They have no idea about safety or how things were designed initially to work.
They are just idiots that mess with cars - and should not.

Gets a massive thumbs down from me..

Do you see new cars with tires fitted like this? No because it looks retarded and doesn't allow the tire to perform correctly.

But hey, if some of you guys like that kind of thing, great, just don’t drive near me with a hazard like that!

Matt Sartori
TryHard
Western Australia
Rx7

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Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 03:29 pm, by:  Matt Sartori (Klutch) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I love it.

Perfect offset, Perfect tyres.

Now slam it.
Spencer Cameron
Tinkerer
NSW
JZZ30 (converted Manual)

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Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 04:55 pm, by:  Spencer Cameron (Switchio) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

lol, they're not dangerous, at least not at the level show in that pic.


Mike Beck wrote on Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 03:28 pm:

Do you see new cars with tires fitted like this? No because it looks retarded and doesn't allow the tire to perform correctly.




"Correct performance" is pretty subjective when it comes to cars Mike. Horses for courses and all that.

And since you mentioned drifters, there are some good reasons for running tyres like that when drifting. The cost of tyres can be pretty important when you go through 4 or 5 pairs in a day at the track.
On top of that, undersized tyres really help to stop the sidewall movement that puts you off when your sideways, helps make things more stable.
Andrew Stewart
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Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 05:55 pm, by:  Andrew Stewart (Daboom) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

look, for starters mike, i'll post responses to what you have said

The driver can't afford proper tires - I purchased the wheels with the tyres on. i jumped at the price because the rims with the tyres were under $900. now if you can find SSR Strusse rims for that price, if at all let me know.

They think they are a drifter. no i don't think i am a drifter. if i thought i was a drifter my car would be lowered massively, have psycho negative camber, crazy bodykit. etc. no i condone people who use the roads as a race/drift track. i have seen accidents happen when people aren't being stuipd. so no i value my life and my car

They have no idea about safety or how things were designed initially to work. - safety is a big thing, yes, but from what i have found between my old rims and my new rims, my car on the new rims is much, much better compared to what it was, it handles better, i don't get as many jolts through the steering wheel and so on, and when i go around corners and roundabouts, the car rides more neutral with less sidewall flex. in my opinion the car is actually safer. and on the topic of offsets, there is no way on God's green earth woud +50 offset wheels fit and clear my callipers. my +40 rims, which were my old ones only cleared them.

They are just idiots that mess with cars - and should not. so what you are saying to this is, anyone that changes their car in any way is an idiot. i am sure you have experienced your first or second car that you loved to modify, change and learn stuff about it. just because you have an opinion, don't make it a big generalisation, because i am sure you will offend more users of this forum other than myself.

that's my 2c worth
Brenton Trafford
Goo Roo
SA
V8 Limited - UZZ31

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Friday, July 17, 2009 - 12:06 am, by:  Brenton Trafford (Traff) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Let the games begin...
Rob Rojo
Goo Roo
NSW
Soarer TT & UZZ31

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Friday, July 17, 2009 - 07:21 pm, by:  Rob Rojo (Rob_tt) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I think the rims look good and a very good price.

I am not a fan of stretched sidewalls for 2 main reasons, first is the rim is more prone to gutter rash. Second is the tyre is more likely to get punctures as the sidewall is more exposed to the road.
I would put the rear tyres on the front rims and get some wider tread for the rear.
Nathan Machin
Tinkerer
QLD
Soarer 3.0L non Turbo

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Friday, July 17, 2009 - 09:39 pm, by:  Nathan Machin (Nthside_soarer) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hey Andrew

Mate i personally love your rims, I recently bought a set of TSW's 17 x 8 almost exactly the same style as yours, im in the process of stripping back the paint and polishing the alloy. I say as long as you love them then thats all that matters.

Cheers mate

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