What Rims for your VR4 - the "do they look pretty" thread
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naughtika
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the red galant in question is actually from Philippines 
ill go and see that in April, maybe steal some crap out of it..
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you guys referring to this one?
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ill go and see that in April, maybe steal some crap out of it..
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you guys referring to this one?
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There is only 1mm difference between 9 +30 vs 9.5 +35 for offset of the face of the rim
Badger
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Im still yet to fit my rota gforce rims lol
SLY-031
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I like how little they hide the fact they are a copy of the Weds SA55M - these are AS-55M's!
hahaha
it's.simon
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I dunno, Varsstoen, Rota and XXR take "inspiration" from certain Japanese wheels but they are their own standing company with quality controls and standards like JWL etc. Whereas blatant copies I would steer clear of, cause they're probably actual knock off china spec wheels. Does that make sense? :/
"The Vehicle Inspection Association of Japan (VIA) independently tests wheels for JWL or JWL-T compliance. Wheels that have been tested will bear the VIA mark in addition to the JWL mark."
It appears they have VIA on the boxes....however its doubtful it's true? Who knows.
"The Vehicle Inspection Association of Japan (VIA) independently tests wheels for JWL or JWL-T compliance. Wheels that have been tested will bear the VIA mark in addition to the JWL mark."
It appears they have VIA on the boxes....however its doubtful it's true? Who knows.
What I don't like is that it looks like a exact copy of a forged wheel. Sidestepping the conterfeit argurment, from safety veiw point: Have they added in extra thickness or reinforcement to compensate for the fact they have cast them? Cause a cast wheel with the exact dimensions of a forged wheel may be very weak and fail. Rota made this mistake years ago with the slipstream wheel / rega master copy
Im thinking of steering away from the copies..but lack of good bronze rims in adelaide that arent stupidly priced is a bit shit.
Found some weds in vic for 1100 with good tyres.. just waiting on the guy to let me know
Found some weds in vic for 1100 with good tyres.. just waiting on the guy to let me know
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Really quick question.
Running a 18x10.5" wheel, what would be the best sized tyre to use in terms of cost and also fitment? 265/35's are cheap but too much stretch, and both 275 &285/35 are expensive. What about 285/30?
Confused.
Running a 18x10.5" wheel, what would be the best sized tyre to use in terms of cost and also fitment? 265/35's are cheap but too much stretch, and both 275 &285/35 are expensive. What about 285/30?
Confused.
it's.simon
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What about those sizes but 40 profile? Will make the stretch less drastic and ride quality won't be as harsh.
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40 would be too thick in terms of inner/strut/arm clearance and outer guard clearance... Correct me if I'm wrong though, but 10.5 +15 will be pushing the limit of fitment without decent guard work.
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what would be? running a 40 series or the 10.5 +15 spec?
Checking the numbers, a 265/35 would be best to keep the rolling diametre close to stock. But a 265/40 would also work as it isn't too much larger. The problem you're going to have is the sheer width of the wheel. Anything higher than +15 in offset will hit the inner suspension arms; so you have to go +15. But that means the rims would going to be out the guards by a long way. I'm talking 3.5 cms further out than where mine sit. So you will either have to leave the suspension at stock height and make the car look like an off-roader or run -5 degrees of camber minimum. But then with that much camber I think you're going to hit the suspension. It's a catch 22 where you're not going to win. Unless you chop the wheel arches out totally and go wide body.
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You do realise that this is for my GTR yeah? I know it's the VR4 thread but was asking you guys, as since i've sold my vr4's and not been in the wheel game, ive lost my touch a bit haha.
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