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Started by _postal_dood_ , Feb 13 2006 01:15 PM

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#1 _postal_dood_

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Posted 13 February 2006 - 01:15 PM

g'day all. just wondering who out there has custom rims on there rana. ive seen a few and they look nice as.

what are your opinions on them? get them or stay with the clasic's??? as we all know the rims make the car.

cheers michael.

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#2 gtrboyy

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Posted 13 February 2006 - 06:26 PM

Ive seen an lj that had 16/17 sprintmaster copies made by dragway I think,it suited the carb IMO.

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#3 _postal_dood_

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Posted 14 February 2006 - 01:02 PM

lol, ive recently found a nice set of 17's that im considering. there $780 each. which is $3120 for the set. should i???

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#4 _lexa_

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Posted 14 February 2006 - 03:15 PM

post some pics of the rims postal. do 17's fit under an LJ without any mod?

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#5 _postal_dood_

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Posted 14 February 2006 - 03:24 PM

i wouldnt hav a clue.

should look into that b4 i buy them. hahahaha

n e ways. here they are.

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#6 _torana_

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Posted 16 February 2006 - 07:56 PM

im not a big fan of wheels that have an arch or curve ( mag above spokes curve to the left ) that look good on one side of the car but look different on the other side, if you know what i mean. Id love to see cragar prostars in 17inch, now that would rock

cheers julian

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#7 _CHOPPER_

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Posted 16 February 2006 - 08:35 PM

Technically, the ones posted above are a directional rim. Bet you can't get left and right in that pattern, though.

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#8 _high_rpm_

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Posted 16 February 2006 - 09:22 PM

there like vs ss rims... they look odd

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#9 _postal_dood_

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Posted 17 February 2006 - 11:29 PM

lol, well, if i stop spending all my saved money on the sterio that i cant put in yet, ill get the rims. and or paint.

does n e 1 know if u hav to do n e thing to make 17's fit?

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#10 gtrboyy

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Posted 18 February 2006 - 01:15 AM

Ask MODNIZED as I think he can tell you what offsets & tyre size to use with the std front & rear ends unless you are going to use aftermarket brakes & diff.

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#11 _postal_dood_

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Posted 18 February 2006 - 02:08 PM

well, i dont know yet. i would LOVE to change the lot, but finanial restrictions are a bummer. but i am definatly getting disk brakes. after the body works done. lol, that will be a while yet i reckon.

cheers michael.

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#12 LS1LX

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Posted 19 February 2006 - 10:09 AM

Technically, the ones posted above are a directional rim. Bet you can't get left and right in that pattern, though.

They look to be a Intro rim, actually all the Intro directional rims come as a set of 2 Lefts and 2 Rights so the curve is going the same way for both sides.

I ordered a set of custom built Intros for my Torana, but straight spokes not curved.

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#13 _TORANASS_

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Posted 19 February 2006 - 10:35 AM

A mate of my Brothers has 17" SS Cragers on his 57 Chev.. they look magic..

John

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#14 Heath

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Posted 19 February 2006 - 11:43 AM

Keep in mind that having tiny brakes behind any wheels that are that huge and open will look ridiculous. And any brakes that aren't 'Tiny' are going to cost you a fortune.

If you wanna spend big money, go HQ Pattern or something, then upgrade the brakes, and if the brakes are good enough to display, then put some dress wheels on them, if they don't look very good, stick with something mild. Just my opinion, Interceptors for me.

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#15 LS1LX

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Posted 19 February 2006 - 12:18 PM

thats the reason I went 17's as I need 17's too clear the calipers, etc.

you dont upgrade all the running gear ina car and leave the small standard brakes on there

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Posted 19 February 2006 - 09:00 PM

I've got 330mm disks on the front of mine with 18's & the brakes still look too small.With std brakes & 17/18's it looked liked you could change brake pads without taking the wheels off.