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Old 24-10-2008, 09:23 AM   #141
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i say off set it to the passenger side... with the 4 stripes...
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Old 24-10-2008, 09:34 AM   #142
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I reckon none cuz your car looks pretty good at the moment and do what project.r.racing suggests and paint the bottom of the front bar black and maybe the back as well like some of the rear diffuser things out there

But if you had to choose one i reckon option 2 is nicer cuz it has extra details
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Old 24-10-2008, 11:47 AM   #143
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2nd one, but should finish on the bonnet and boot like this supra... the thin line around the outside of the stripes is needed as it breaks up the colour change from white to black.



or just copy this vinyl thats on the supra, including painting the lower bar near the radiator grill black...

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p.s. black rims asap
haha il get black rims after i lower it probably
nah i dont like it if its not finished, dont get me wrong i think it looks ok, but its not to my taste


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i say off set it to the passenger side... with the 4 stripes...
thanks nate but i really dont like offset stuff, doesnt look natural to me

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I reckon none cuz your car looks pretty good at the moment and do what project.r.racing suggests and paint the bottom of the front bar black and maybe the back as well like some of the rear diffuser things out there

But if you had to choose one i reckon option 2 is nicer cuz it has extra details
thank you very much phly i was thinking about painting the diffuser and the front skirt when i got it but never went through with it. i probably will do that when i get a respray, along with possibly painting the inside of the side skirts that leads up to the hole, but thats still a year away. thats why i was getting this in the meantime.

thank you for all your help ppl the second one it is, if it even happens
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Old 24-10-2008, 02:04 PM   #144
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does anyone know if these will fit?
16x7" fronts 35mm offset
16x8" rear 38mm offset
doesnt matter which is front or which is rear but will the offsets and widths be okay?
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Old 24-10-2008, 02:09 PM   #145
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16x7 no problem. 17x8 +38 is about 5mm from my JIC shock body, so with a 16x8 and standard shock and the huge spring rest...you'd be pushing it. I think the tyre will be rubbing on the spring rest (and maybe the body) unless you stretch the rubber a fair bit
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Old 24-10-2008, 02:24 PM   #146
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dang.. ill see if he will sell the rubber by itself. would 215 fit on the standard 16's? its only another cm but im not sure..
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Old 24-10-2008, 03:03 PM   #147
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what width are standard rims?

if they're 7" wide or more, it will fit.


I have 215/45 on my 17x7s
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Old 24-10-2008, 03:07 PM   #148
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they are 6.5"
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Old 24-10-2008, 03:09 PM   #149
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Im running 215s on my 18s with probably 1cm before it rubs on the spring rest so i dont see why not. Depends on the offset i guess
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Old 24-10-2008, 03:17 PM   #150
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they are 6.5"
that might be cutting it fine.


easiest bet, go to the tyre manufacturer's website, they usually list a range of rim widths that each tyres size/profile can be used on.
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Old 24-10-2008, 10:05 PM   #151
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damn they wont fit
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Old 26-10-2008, 07:39 PM   #152
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help everybody..i need some motivation..
little background history just in case no one reads profiles..well i have a 1990 323 astina sp...bought for 2.5K..i want to mod it up..it already has custom air filter and extractors that's about it..but the thing that stops me from chucking more money at it is...that the car has once been in an accident from the previous owner and was a repairable writeoff i suppose.. are my thoughts too dumb?? i just need motivation..

i've also thought about getting a v6 hardtop but i can't find any decent clean ones so far...all over 200XXXkms...

i didn't know where to post this so i thought i'd better post it on the random thread..
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Old 31-10-2008, 11:24 PM   #153
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Im "considering" buying some classy 17" Mazda 3 SP23 snowflake rims with tyres for $650. Now, im currently running stock rims with 195/50/16 tyres, and the ones on the snowflakes are 205/50/17. I've looked at the tyre links in the suspension section, and it turns out I'll have a 6% (36mm) taller tyre diameter, and that at 100km/h on the tacho, im really doing 105.9km/h.

What do you guys think? should I consider purchasing or find something with a 40 series rubber so its accurate??
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Old 31-10-2008, 11:56 PM   #154
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Any idea of some nice mech. guys in Sydney? Who won't make fun of my noobiness and have the time to explain the whys and hows?
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Old 01-11-2008, 02:02 AM   #155
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Im "considering" buying some classy 17" Mazda 3 SP23 snowflake rims with tyres for $650. Now, im currently running stock rims with 195/50/16 tyres, and the ones on the snowflakes are 205/50/17. I've looked at the tyre links in the suspension section, and it turns out I'll have a 6% (36mm) taller tyre diameter, and that at 100km/h on the tacho, im really doing 105.9km/h.

What do you guys think? should I consider purchasing or find something with a 40 series rubber so its accurate??
theres a 10mm limit to the difference you can legally have from memory. so yeah 40 profile if you can get the right loading
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Old 01-11-2008, 07:01 AM   #156
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Im "considering" buying some classy 17" Mazda 3 SP23 snowflake rims with tyres for $650. Now, im currently running stock rims with 195/50/16 tyres, and the ones on the snowflakes are 205/50/17. I've looked at the tyre links in the suspension section, and it turns out I'll have a 6% (36mm) taller tyre diameter, and that at 100km/h on the tacho, im really doing 105.9km/h.

What do you guys think? should I consider purchasing or find something with a 40 series rubber so its accurate??
16mm bigger is the QLD limit. So you'd need to get new tyres asap.

Mazda 3 rims run slightly more offset that astina rims, of be aware of that, as you may have rubbing issues on the struts. Should be okay as you are not going a wider rim.

The snow flake rims are 17x6.5 yes? (Dunno?) and SP20 are 16x6.5 yeah?

So to stay inside the legal limit, you'll need 205/45R17 tyres on a 6.5 wide rim.

If they are 7.0 wide? (Doubtful!) Then 215/40R17 would be the go.

But in my honest opinion, do you really want 6.5 wide rims? As is the same/or small increase over your current rims. And you'll only be adding 10mm tyre width to your car. $650 wheels + $600 tyres for the extra 10mm?

Ryan

/edit/ Just found thread FS on OMC, same offset. So ignore that bit.

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Old 01-11-2008, 07:11 AM   #157
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16mm bigger is the qld limit.

Mazda 3 rims run slightly more offset that astina rims, of be aware of that, as you may have rubbing issues on the struts. Should be okay as you are not going a wider rim.

The snow flake rims are 17x6.5 yes? (Dunno?) and SP20 are 16x6.5 yeah?

So to stay inside the legal limit, you'll need 205/45R17 tyres on a 6.5 wide rim.

If they are 7.0 wide? (Doubtful!) Then 215/40R17 would be the go.

Ryan
SP20 stock rims are 6.0 wide

Yeah, Mazda 3 rims have a larger offset - 52.5 or 55 Im not sure Im running MX-5 17 x 7.0 rims with +55 offset and am not getting any rubbing but it is close.

215/40/17 on 7.0 wide rims is the go
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Old 01-11-2008, 10:53 AM   #158
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on the topic of tyres, whats the best place in brizzy to pickup some 215/40/17 tyres? looking for some budget/midrange ones, dont have the money to justify 300 on each tyre on a $4500 car haha. what should i expect to pay for a set?
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Old 01-11-2008, 10:56 AM   #159
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on the topic of tyres, whats the best place in brizzy to pickup some 215/40/17 tyres? looking for some budget/midrange ones, dont have the money to justify 300 on each tyre on a $4500 car haha. what should i expect to pay for a set?
thanks guys
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Hornibrook motorsport on the northside... i think the last set of toyo P4's i bought (205/45/16) cost me around 140 to 160 a corner?

good tire too... though they have a tendency to wear fairly quickly...
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Old 01-11-2008, 06:21 PM   #160
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this thread is taking off.. its the best idea i have ever had...
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