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18" alloys..

Postby philip » Fri Jun 18, 2004 11:25 am

Thinking about changing the wheels, can you fit 18" alloys stright on without making any mods :?:
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Re: 18" alloys..

Postby soc » Fri Jun 18, 2004 12:06 pm

philip wrote:Thinking about changing the wheels, can you fit 18" alloys stright on without making any mods :?:


I think it depends on the wheel width - you need to talk to Dave of Daz - they both have 18's
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Postby Dave » Fri Jun 18, 2004 12:30 pm

i've got 18's alright, with 225/40/18 tyres on it and only slight rubbing on the wheel arch lining on full lock, you could always just put 215/35/18 tyres on but there;s less rubber and less protection for your wheels. and they fitted straight on without spacers and all the rest!
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Postby Speedyboy » Fri Jun 18, 2004 12:46 pm

Would you not be worried abou the mayo roads destroying them Phillip??

Do you know any decent wheel suppliers in the west??
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Postby philip » Fri Jun 18, 2004 1:26 pm

Yea the roads are sh*t in Mayo but just after getting a nice bonus in work :lol: so thinking about wheels, also the uncle is a rep can get the wheels on the cheap....
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Postby soc » Fri Jun 18, 2004 3:44 pm

philip wrote:Yea the roads are sh*t in Mayo but just after getting a nice bonus in work :lol: so thinking about wheels, also the uncle is a rep can get the wheels on the cheap....



tell us more - I'm sure I'll be looking for some wheels soon - whether or not I see the FTO
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Re: 18" alloys..

Postby Daz » Sat Jun 19, 2004 7:40 am

philip wrote:Thinking about changing the wheels, can you fit 18" alloys stright on without making any mods :?:


Yea you can fit 18" even 19" if you want. Anyway depending on weather your lowered or not decides on how much rubber you'll have, i run a 225/35/18 on the front to stop the rubbing and a 225/40/18 on the rear, i tried the 40 profile on the front but got to much rubbing near full lock, trust me thou there ain't much protection with the 35 profile.

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