my KQ laser and my new 18's

02-KQ-LASR · 15-05-2008, 01:52 PM

hey guys,
i finally got my rims on, and all sorted out! i had lots of issues gettting the front rims on because of the guard clearance, but its all good now.
so i thought id post up some pics, and let me know what you think!
im plannin to get a kit for it soon, and iv allready ordered some body parts, so hopefully it wont look too high!
il post up better pics once i wash an polish it.

RedLineResident · 15-05-2008, 01:57 PM

thats sweet.

i like how it has no guard clearance but still a fair bit of ground clearance.

i hate scraping the exhaust on the ground

how about the guards, do they scrape when you turn/corner?

02-KQ-LASR · 15-05-2008, 02:03 PM

na, the rear gurds can be pushed down about 1.5 inches without scrubbing anything. the engineer was shocked when he fully compressed the rear that far and it was fine! he didnt think it would work!
the fronts scrubbed really badly when fuly compressed, but they put in a bigger bumpstop to get it cleared and rolled the front guards too.
the took the bigger bumpstop out, coz it would mean the car would bottom out a lot more often, but with the guards rolled it will be fine. i haven scrubbed anything yet, an i gave them a little test driven back.
if you ever need rims or tyres in SA i highly reccommend city discount tyres at elizabeth! they helped me out soooo much to get it cleared.

Rupewrecht · 15-05-2008, 02:03 PM

Nat bad at all!

02-KQ-LASR · 15-05-2008, 02:04 PM

heres a pic of the rims to give a better image
http://www.thewebconsole.com/scripts...60ab4e2643.jpg

RedLineResident · 15-05-2008, 02:10 PM

have you sold your 17's yet

i would love them if they were 5 stud

02-KQ-LASR · 15-05-2008, 02:20 PM

pretty much sold them, the member buzz_lightyear is gonna get them sent up to QLD.
were still organising it all though.

marcs_sp20 · 15-05-2008, 02:32 PM

Looks good from what I can see, would be cool if you could resize ure pics, i use a program called irfanview, you can download it at www.irfanview.com

Needs to be dumped

phly · 15-05-2008, 04:48 PM

Looks niceeee. What style of rim is it? and how much did engineering cost. I should probably get my wheels engineered too if its cheap

Buzz_LightYear · 15-05-2008, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 02-KQ-LASR

pretty much sold them, the member buzz_lightyear is gonna get them sent up to QLD.
were still organising it all though.

whoo go me lol XD

the look sweet as nice job

newman · 15-05-2008, 06:13 PM

i like

02-KQ-LASR · 15-05-2008, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marcs_sp20

Looks good from what I can see, would be cool if you could resize ure pics, i use a program called irfanview, you can download it at www.irfanview.com

Needs to be dumped

at the moment its legal, so it has to stay this height.
but when i enter autosalon, i still got the other springs, to lower i about another inch and a half all round!
so it will look awesome.
and the rims are avanti blades.

02-KQ-LASR · 05-06-2008, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phly

Looks niceeee. What style of rim is it? and how much did engineering cost. I should probably get my wheels engineered too if its cheap

all up it cost me about 300-400 to get them engineered. but it worth the piece of mind knowing that the car is fine if i drive it near cops...

oh and the rims are still for sale peoples!
anyone interested? lol

project.r.racing · 05-06-2008, 08:38 PM

why did you get them engineered? do they have hard laws in S.A. about larger wheel diameters?

andrewck · 05-06-2008, 10:00 PM

I think the car comes standard with 14's so increasing the diameter to 18s may have been an issue

Orion · 05-06-2008, 10:10 PM

It might have come with 15's but, yeah, going to 18's is a big step either way. I think that there might be a rule/law that says that you can't go more than 2 inches bigger than the stock wheel size.

02-KQ-LASR · 06-06-2008, 03:02 PM

in sa the ruleat the moment is two inches higher and one inch higher.
my car came out with 14's, and i just didnt wanna run the risk of being defected, or if in the case of an accident it would have voided my insurance coz it was illegal.
once the car has a kit on it, i dot want to get defected for something as easy as rims..

mussing · 06-06-2008, 05:04 PM

What kind of kit / body parts did you order? I really like how it looks as stock, but lowered and with bigger rims. I think the whole kit thing's a bit too ricey.

Ripper323 · 03-07-2008, 09:39 PM

Hey mate nice wheels. What size tyres are you running and what offset are the rims?

02-KQ-LASR · 03-07-2008, 09:48 PM

the tyres are 35's and im unsure about the offset. i can check tommorro...

15-05-2008, 01:52 PM	#1
02-KQ-LASR SHO~247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SA Car: laser kq 2002 Posts: 2,024 View Photos By: 02-KQ-LASR	my KQ laser and my new 18's hey guys, i finally got my rims on, and all sorted out! i had lots of issues gettting the front rims on because of the guard clearance, but its all good now. so i thought id post up some pics, and let me know what you think! im plannin to get a kit for it soon, and iv allready ordered some body parts, so hopefully it wont look too high! il post up better pics once i wash an polish it.

15-05-2008, 01:57 PM	#2
RedLineResident Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Car: BA V6 Hardtop 5 Speed & 97 Prelude VTIR Posts: 1,518 View Photos By: RedLineResident	thats sweet. i like how it has no guard clearance but still a fair bit of ground clearance. i hate scraping the exhaust on the ground how about the guards, do they scrape when you turn/corner? __________________ "Amateurs practice until they get it right." "Professionals practice until they can't get it wrong."

15-05-2008, 02:03 PM	#4
Rupewrecht Administrator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: melb.vic.au Car: AZ-1, Astina Hardtop Turbo, BJ Protege, Beetle Posts: 16,525 View Photos By: Rupewrecht	Nat bad at all! __________________ jdmparts.rupewrecht.com Sourcing your not-quite-overnight parts from Japan WRECHT--\|--SLOWTEGE--\|--BEETLE--\|--SUBSTITUTE--\|--AZ-1

15-05-2008, 02:10 PM	#6
RedLineResident Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Car: BA V6 Hardtop 5 Speed & 97 Prelude VTIR Posts: 1,518 View Photos By: RedLineResident	have you sold your 17's yet i would love them if they were 5 stud __________________ "Amateurs practice until they get it right." "Professionals practice until they can't get it wrong."

15-05-2008, 02:32 PM	#8
marcs_sp20 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ipswich, Queensland Car: 2002 Mazda Astina SP20 2006 Mazda 6 GY Wagon Posts: 9,769 View Photos By: marcs_sp20	Looks good from what I can see, would be cool if you could resize ure pics, i use a program called irfanview, you can download it at www.irfanview.com Needs to be dumped __________________

15-05-2008, 02:04 PM	#5
02-KQ-LASR SHO~247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SA Car: laser kq 2002 Posts: 2,024 View Photos By: 02-KQ-LASR	heres a pic of the rims to give a better image http://www.thewebconsole.com/scripts...60ab4e2643.jpg

15-05-2008, 02:20 PM	#7
02-KQ-LASR SHO~247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SA Car: laser kq 2002 Posts: 2,024 View Photos By: 02-KQ-LASR	pretty much sold them, the member buzz_lightyear is gonna get them sent up to QLD. were still organising it all though.

15-05-2008, 04:48 PM	#9
phly AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Sydney Car: 97 BA Astina Hatchback Posts: 384 View Photos By: phly	Looks niceeee. What style of rim is it? and how much did engineering cost. I should probably get my wheels engineered too if its cheap

15-05-2008, 06:13 PM	#11
newman Banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Brisbane Car: KF Laser fwd BPT Posts: 707	i like

05-06-2008, 08:38 PM	#14
project.r.racing Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: n/a Car: n/a Posts: 10,929	why did you get them engineered? do they have hard laws in S.A. about larger wheel diameters?

05-06-2008, 10:00 PM	#15
andrewck Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Alstonville Car: Ford Focus LV XR5 Posts: 196	I think the car comes standard with 14's so increasing the diameter to 18s may have been an issue

05-06-2008, 10:10 PM	#16
Orion SP20 Member! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Car: Mazda SP20 sedan Posts: 1,769 View Photos By: Orion	It might have come with 15's but, yeah, going to 18's is a big step either way. I think that there might be a rule/law that says that you can't go more than 2 inches bigger than the stock wheel size.

06-06-2008, 03:02 PM	#17
02-KQ-LASR SHO~247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SA Car: laser kq 2002 Posts: 2,024 View Photos By: 02-KQ-LASR	in sa the ruleat the moment is two inches higher and one inch higher. my car came out with 14's, and i just didnt wanna run the risk of being defected, or if in the case of an accident it would have voided my insurance coz it was illegal. once the car has a kit on it, i dot want to get defected for something as easy as rims..

06-06-2008, 05:04 PM	#18
mussing Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sydney Car: 1990 323 Astina BG SP Posts: 1,071 View Photos By: mussing	What kind of kit / body parts did you order? I really like how it looks as stock, but lowered and with bigger rims. I think the whole kit thing's a bit too ricey.

03-07-2008, 09:39 PM	#19
Ripper323 Carless Bum Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Shanty town of Darwin Car: whatever I can borrow Posts: 1,044 View Photos By: Ripper323	Hey mate nice wheels. What size tyres are you running and what offset are the rims? __________________

03-07-2008, 09:48 PM	#20
02-KQ-LASR SHO~247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SA Car: laser kq 2002 Posts: 2,024 View Photos By: 02-KQ-LASR	the tyres are 35's and im unsure about the offset. i can check tommorro...