Project Car / Motorbike thread. Let's see 'em.
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leitch
Feelin' a bit rrranty
Still got the Polo, it's getting some new wheels and also coilovers very soon..
The Clio is my girlfriend's car, though I pushed pretty hard for her to buy it
It's cool, the Polo and the Clio are both awesome awesome cars to drive but in very different ways. It means every time I hop in one after driving the other I'm grinning like an idiot because the things I love about them aren't hidden by a sense of "same old same old"... Both have nearly identical peak power outputs but the outright torque of the Polo blows you away every time you push the fun pedal; while the noise of the Clio screaming at 7500 RPM, and the way it handles give you goosebumps.
The Clio is my girlfriend's car, though I pushed pretty hard for her to buy it
It's cool, the Polo and the Clio are both awesome awesome cars to drive but in very different ways. It means every time I hop in one after driving the other I'm grinning like an idiot because the things I love about them aren't hidden by a sense of "same old same old"... Both have nearly identical peak power outputs but the outright torque of the Polo blows you away every time you push the fun pedal; while the noise of the Clio screaming at 7500 RPM, and the way it handles give you goosebumps.
sawtell
The Great White Rooks Hunter
+1 Cai, espeicaly on a stock standard N/A engine isnt always the POWAAAAAAAAAAA delivereyerer that they are made out to be.
good for 51ck induction sound but!
leitch
Feelin' a bit rrranty
Had an MY06 2.0r for a while but it was too sensible.
Ziggy
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My rear tires are about shot from sick skiddz br0 (so much power i can even get the rears to spin). Im keen on getting 225/45's but i don't know how well a 225 will sit on a 7" wide rim. Seems to depends on the manufacturer too, i've got 2 different branded pairs of 215's and i can certainly see that one pair slightly balloons and the other has a little bit of stretch.
Whats some good tires for the cornerz?
Whats some good tires for the cornerz?
seventyseven
percent of Australians blame the bike for their cr
Venciferus
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Bridgestone Potenza RE002!
Ziggy
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My interweb searching seems to tell me 225's are about the max you can go on a 7 wide without any trouble? Hmm i haven't really delved into the world of tires just yet...what would i be looking at for a good tire at each corner new?
Yeh i do fancy the Potenzas...though im not too learn-ed on there models. Is the RE002 the bees knees?
IronPony
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I vote federal 595RS-R in a 205 width. A little stretch is good because the tyre would flex alot less then if it was ballooning.
depends on what size you need 15inch are about $150 a corner
IronPony
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whats your profile size? I've got 205's on my 15 inch rims in a 50 offset and they are sweet.17". Keen on 225's
17 inch wheels would probably suit the 225's well.
fairy1
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I have 235/45/17 on 7.5" rims and they just bulge slightly, they are Sport contact 2 they have a RRP of around 300 each but Conti had a special on and I got four fitted and balanced for $650, It was supposed to be $680 but they had no change and rounded down.
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Continental/Sport-Contact-2.htm
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Continental/Sport-Contact-2.htm
Plow King
Little bit.
Sensible or shit?
Ziggy
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What do you mean by profile size? Rims are +45 offset
Cheers dude, this site looks the goods for some research. Im a little torn...my rears would be considered defective so they do need changing, but my fronts were brand new when i bought the car and have only had about 15000km's put on them. Not happy at all with them though and i think the seller just slapped on the cheapest set he could find to pass a roadie. Do i just go all out and get 225's at each corner orI have 235/45/17 on 7.5" rims and they just bulge slightly, they are Sport contact 2 they have a RRP of around 300 each but Conti had a special on and I got four fitted and balanced for $650, It was supposed to be $680 but they had no change and rounded down.
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Continental/Sport-Contact-2.htm
. There will be some 215/45/17 tires going cheap if i do
fairy1
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If they are very dodgy keep an eye on the sidewalls on both the inside and the outside, I know LingLongs had a habit of cracking around the sidewall after only a short time.What do you mean by profile size? Rims are +45 offset
Cheers dude, this site looks the goods for some research. Im a little torn...my rears would be considered defective so they do need changing, but my fronts were brand new when i bought the car and have only had about 15000km's put on them. Not happy at all with them though and i think the seller just slapped on the cheapest set he could find to pass a roadie. Do i just go all out and get 225's at each corner or
Wow this forum auto saves your post if you stop typing.
IronPony
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i meant to say 50 profile the profile is the height of the tyre. So your saying you need a 225/45/17 so the profile is 45
Sam.
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wespelarno
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When I was in the US I was running 350 bf goodies on a set of 12x15 rims on my camaro17". Keen on 225's
. Didn't corner for shit but was real baggy and hooked up nicely from the start line. but burn rubber, go like hell in a straight line and corners be damned! Australia is a lot tighter on wheel/tire combinations-check with the RTA vehicle standards bulletin that what you are putting on is legal with the wheel size you have. If not and you are in a crash it will void insurance and potentially put you at fault. I'm now running 8x15 which is nowhere near as much fun.
Steve-0
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Go buy a K&N panel filter for it. They work well!
Skyline is gone. It was a horrible car.. I didn't look hard enough when I bought it. Now driving a slow family car and spending money on bikes instead