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John Street
Tinkerer
NSW
V8 UZZ31 Limited

Posts: 30
Reg: 08-2005

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Thursday, November 03, 2005 - 08:58 am, by:  John Street (Rex2ce) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Can anyone tell me whether tt front rotors,calipers,dust shields will fit on my car ? It has 18" wheels with 35 mm offset.
Cheers
David Vaughan
DieHard
ACT
Soarer GT-L (4.0 V8) Lexus is300 (3.0 VVT-i 6)

Posts: 643
Reg: 07-2005

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Thursday, November 03, 2005 - 09:11 am, by:  David Vaughan (Davidv) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yes we can.
Yes they will. TT brakes fit 16" wheels front and rear. You could go for bigger brakes, if you wanted but there should be no need unless you plan very serious performance upgrades. Use Search for more information.
John Street
Tinkerer
NSW
V8 UZZ31 Limited

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Thursday, November 03, 2005 - 09:38 am, by:  John Street (Rex2ce) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

David,
Is the offset no problem ? I think 50 mm is standard offset ,but I'm not sure.
Benjamin Burgess
TryHard
NSW
Toyota Soarer GT-TL

Posts: 111
Reg: 07-2005

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Thursday, November 03, 2005 - 11:09 am, by:  Benjamin Burgess (Jampac) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

You'd want about 4.5-5cm from the disk to the inside edge of your rim to clear the TT brakes. There not that big as the pistons are on the inside and most rims out there would clear them no problems.
David Vaughan
DieHard
ACT
Soarer GT-L (4.0 V8) Lexus is300 (3.0 VVT-i 6)

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Thursday, November 03, 2005 - 11:26 am, by:  David Vaughan (Davidv) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Offset should not be a problem unless you have weird wheels. Check the distance as Benjamin said.
Peter Nitschke
JunkFilterer
South Australia
GT4.0 V8

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Friday, November 04, 2005 - 12:49 pm, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

John, the lower the offset, the more the wheels move towards the outside of the car, effectively giving the wheels more leverage against the steering and allowing the road bumps etc to dictate where the wheels point. You get more tramlining in other words.
John Street
Tinkerer
NSW
V8 UZZ31 Limited

Posts: 33
Reg: 08-2005

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Friday, November 04, 2005 - 01:25 pm, by:  John Street (Rex2ce) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Peter,
Thanks, I put the wheels on the car same day as I picked it up and knew nothing about offset until I saw it mentioned frequently on this forum . In saying that , there seems to be many opinions about the good or bad of excessive offset which I apparently have.
Cheers
Damien Smith
TryHard
NSW
Manual UZZ31

Posts: 211
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Friday, November 04, 2005 - 02:19 pm, by:  Damien Smith (Damien) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

If it feels good to you that's all that matters :-)
Peter Nitschke
JunkFilterer
South Australia
GT4.0 V8

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Friday, November 04, 2005 - 02:31 pm, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

John, most of us trade off a bit of handling to have nice wheels :-)
Justin Hughes
DieHard
VIC
V8 UZZ31 LTD

Posts: 537
Reg: 07-2005

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Friday, November 04, 2005 - 04:50 pm, by:  Justin Hughes (Juzza) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Mate I've run all kinds of way out offests on the street and on the track ..... no problemo - if you like to drive your car then it won't bother you at all.
It's only hard core anal fastidious megalomaniacs like Peter Scott and Robert Hayden who get all "ohhh ohhhhh ohhhhhhh" pooncy about frikkin +50 offests.
"must have +50" "ohhhh ohh ooh" "where's my pink hanky" "ooooooh ooh ooooh" "oohh no !!!!! theres a speck of dirt on my EMV" "oooooh ooooh oooooooooooh" !!!!!!!!
So long as the tyres aren't scraping the guards who cares ???????? NOT ME !! - go and have the guards flared anyway - looks coooool
Jason Kingsmill
TryHard
NSW
UZZ31 Soarer V8

Posts: 297
Reg: 07-2005

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Friday, November 04, 2005 - 05:39 pm, by:  Jason Kingsmill (Jason_k) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hahaha, nice one Juzza.

:-)
Alan Carter
Tinkerer
Vic
V8 UZZ31

Posts: 58
Reg: 07-2005

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Friday, November 04, 2005 - 06:28 pm, by:  Alan Carter (Alky) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Geez Juzza, stop pissin about and tell us what you really think
Justin Hughes
DieHard
VIC
V8 UZZ31 LTD

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Friday, November 04, 2005 - 07:58 pm, by:  Justin Hughes (Juzza) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

- Seriously though - when I borrowed REH's Stock +50 BBS Soarer Rims the car felt great. Very nimble and easy to turn. Also with +50's, she dosn't skate over rough patches of road.

Having said that - my +38's are a dream for holding it in tight on BIG corners, but do require a little more 'muscle' through roundabouts, and you just have to be aware of road surface conditions and drive accordingly. I like to manhandle the car and keep the reins nice and tight anyway, so wider offsets actually suit my slightly aggresive, overt driving style.
Adam Lonergan
TryHard
Victoria
UZZ32

Posts: 106
Reg: 08-2005

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Friday, November 04, 2005 - 10:18 pm, by:  Adam Lonergan (Alchemistal) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Juzza, I guess you would believe running +38's on an active would be less of a problem than on any of the 'others'?
Justin Hughes
DieHard
VIC
V8 UZZ31 LTD

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Friday, November 04, 2005 - 10:24 pm, by:  Justin Hughes (Juzza) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

It's all relative I suppose; the car would probably still 'drift' a bit on crap roads, but the turning thing may not be as obvious to the UZZ32 driver. I heard it is possible to drive an Active 32 on just one wheel with Zero offset @ 180 kph whilst listening to 'girl from ipenema' AND at the same time reading the latest copy of Import Scene whilst drinking a skinny latte.
Jeff Harper
Trader
NSW
UZZ32 Active V8

Posts: 621
Reg: 07-2005

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Saturday, November 05, 2005 - 11:56 am, by:  Jeff Harper (Jeffh) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I have a nice set of callipers, reduced to $200 from a Soarer TT.
Benny Gammelmark
Goo Roo
NSW
V8 UZZ31

Posts: 1068
Reg: 07-2005

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Sunday, November 06, 2005 - 01:21 pm, by:  Benny Gammelmark (Oldfield) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Why did we have to know that Juzza? I have a brand new Celsior K&N filter sitting in my garage but that is COMPLETELY beside the point.

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