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Postby kylehimself » Fri Jan 25, 2008 1:59 pm

wheels came today boys and girls. only gotta wee look at them over lunch time il get some pics up 2morrow when i get 'em on. they have 225/40/ ZR 18 tyres. im happy cause i said b4 they where for shippin' them with 215/35. im a happy boy.

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Postby ICEMAN » Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:22 pm

hi mate,

you will be happy with teh 40's

the 35 are crap!!!! really!!! i speak with first hand experience
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Postby kylehimself » Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:52 pm

ICEMAN wrote:hi mate,

you will be happy with teh 40's

the 35 are crap!!!! really!!! i speak with first hand experience


your rite mate, they do look the dogs swingers. think im gonna get the car dropped about 30mm to close the arch gap.

heres the wheels, stuck them on this mornin'

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Postby Deano16v » Sat Jan 26, 2008 1:01 pm

very nice mate, deffo needs a drop though
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Postby Bumpy macaroon » Sat Jan 26, 2008 2:57 pm

Kyle your chariot is looking mean, slam it and post pics reckon it will fill those archs and look tidy.
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Postby kylehimself » Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:27 pm

cheers guys!

gonna start savin' my work pennies for springs. i was thinkin' 30mm, but r55vys reckons 45... what you peeps think?

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Postby TheFinn » Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:42 pm

kylehimself wrote:gonna start savin' my work pennies for springs. i was thinkin' 30mm, but r55vys reckons 45... what you peeps think?


I think it might call for 45/35 or even 45/30 (front/rear), now the gap at the front is massive compared to the gap at the back.

And those wheels DO look nice irl too! Seems like the offset's close to 35, right? Brings the tyre nicely out, unlike e.g. the standard 49mm offset 17" Nervasports (which, other than the offset, are greating looking wheels).

BTW, I just ordered a height-adjustable H&R kit so I can fine-tune the gaps to a mil!
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Postby Say..."Renno" » Sat Jan 26, 2008 6:17 pm

Got my Spax -45 springs from POTN.COM Kyle. £110 inc p&p..well pleased.
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Postby kylehimself » Sat Jan 26, 2008 6:48 pm

TheFinn wrote:I think it might call for 45/35 or even 45/30 (front/rear), now the gap at the front is massive compared to the gap at the back.

And those wheels DO look nice irl too! Seems like the offset's close to 35, right? Brings the tyre nicely out, unlike e.g. the standard 49mm offset 17" Nervasports (which, other than the offset, are greating looking wheels).

BTW, I just ordered a height-adjustable H&R kit so I can fine-tune the gaps to a mil!


all this talk of offests means nothin' to me mate :lol: sorry. if you explain il see what i can find out n tell you.

is the H&R kit coilovers? how much are they??

Say..."Renno wrote:Got my Spax -45 springs from POTN.COM Kyle. £110 inc p&p..well pleased.


any chance i could get a nice side on profile pic of your car lowerd pat?? just wanna see how it looks.

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Postby Say..."Renno" » Sat Jan 26, 2008 6:53 pm

Check out my "Which wheels " post on this page, couple of pix on there...basenji doesnt like them but.......who cares :-( :D :D :D
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Postby TheFinn » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:18 pm

kylehimself wrote:all this talk of offests means nothin' to me mate :lol: sorry. if you explain il see what i can find out n tell you.

is the H&R kit coilovers? how much are they??


Wheel offset explained :cool:

Yes the H&R kit is coilovers. Mine was 959 EUR through fleaBay, which translates roughly to 709,64 GBP.
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Postby kylehimself » Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:04 am

TheFinn wrote:
kylehimself wrote:all this talk of offests means nothin' to me mate :lol: sorry. if you explain il see what i can find out n tell you.

is the H&R kit coilovers? how much are they??


Wheel offset explained :cool:

Yes the H&R kit is coilovers. Mine was 959 EUR through fleaBay, which translates roughly to 709,64 GBP.


sorry mate. still not up on my offset knowledge.im afraid i will be no use. lol

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Postby IgoHR » Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:12 pm

Nice wheels :shock:

I've noticed that you have the exactly same engine like me,an 1.4 16V 98 hp, I'd like to know if your fuel consuming increased after the 18 " wheels, driving feelings,hardness...etc

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Postby kylehimself » Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:47 pm

IgoHR wrote:Nice wheels :shock:

I've noticed that you have the exactly same engine like me,an 1.4 16V 98 hp, I'd like to know if your fuel consuming increased after the 18 " wheels, driving feelings,hardness...etc

Thanx :cool:


hi mate!

it still drives like a dream. i can tell you that the ride is a bit harder. but only a bit, it's noticable but definatly not uncomfortable or in anyway annoyin'. definatly not harsh.

as for the fuel consumption... ive only had the wheels on since saturday so i couldn't really say much. but my car usually sits at a steady 28.8mpg, which is low i know, but most of my drivin' is short journeys in start and stop city drivin' so i dont get the most outta mine as it is. however today its down to 27mpg form 28.8mpg. i dont tho if thats anything to do with the wheels tho.

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Postby Say..."Renno" » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:13 pm

IgoHR wrote:Nice wheels :shock:

I've noticed that you have the exactly same engine like me,an 1.4 16V 98 hp, I'd like to know if your fuel consuming increased after the 18 " wheels, driving feelings,hardness...etc

Thanx :cool:



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