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Dude, I just spent $700 repairing these wheels. If I sold them I would even get what I paid for them (which was too much for starters). :laugh:

Will definitely make the wheels wider if it's cheap enough.

whitehorse industries i think its called?

for real, i feel bad for you come in here ask for advice and get burnt to a crisp everytime.

sell the wheels u got now, get the right wheels through streeter or something worth the wait and save ya self f**kin around.

:laugh:

probably the most worthwhile post i've ever made, someone quote this shit.

there

Dude, I just spent $700 repairing these wheels. If I sold them I would even get what I paid for them (which was too much for starters). :laugh:

Will definitely make the wheels wider if it's cheap enough.

make wheels wider?

even if it is possible, it wouldnt be cheap

Sweet! This sounds like a good option..

I really don't want to sell my current wheels after spending so much money getting them repaired and redone in a custom colour.

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Sweet! This sounds like a good option..

I really don't want to sell my current wheels after spending so much money getting them repaired and redone in a custom colour.

except that the wheels that you've got can't be widened. good luck with that.

I won't say the business that I bought the wheels through.. but I was expecting them to be in good condition.

Turns out they were structurally damaged and needed extensive repair work.

Wheels were: $1650

Repair: $700

Tires: $1100

So around $3500 all up. Worth over 40% of the car price haha...

I won't say the business that I bought the wheels through.. but I was expecting them to be in good condition.

Turns out they were structurally damaged and needed extensive repair work.

Wheels were: $1650

Repair: $700

Tires: $1100

So around $3500 all up. Worth over 40% of the car price haha...

why didn't you test fit beforehand? :laugh:

why didn't you test fit beforehand? :blink:

Coz I paid for them before they even landed in Australia.. Plus I knew the rears would be tucked in. These are the wheels that Hamish suggested I get. He said I would want a 10mm spacer though.

N00b question.... Would it hurt to have a little bit of positive camber in the rears? So they look wider than they really are? And then a little bit of negative camber in the front?

Or would that make the car handle like a bag of dicks?

do not run positive camber in the rears. It'll mean when you corner your rear wheels will have minimal contact with the surface. your car is already snap oversteering inclined cos all your weight is on the rear, guess what happens when you have no grip as well in the rear?

Find a 10mm spacer and STFU

10mm/15mm bolt on spacer. then STFU, get your balls in a bunch and roll your guards. do it or I will punch you in your sandy, fickle, good advice ignoring vagina. yes, this justaposition implies you're a hermaphrodite. deal w/ it.

Or cut your losses, sell the wheels and actually buy ones that will fit instead of ghettoing it up, and getting cheap shit on a whim that it may fit.

Where do I get a 10mm spacer with hubcentric rings to suit? I could find any. That's the only reason I went for the 20mm

I really can't afford to count my losses.. I'm running out of cash very quickly. Still need to get a new gearbox and address the rust that is starting to appear.

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http://www.nissansilvia.com/forums/index.p...howtopic=406553

15mm then man up and roll the guard.

you can get 10mm from the US/Japan, but expect to pay a lot more.

Like these:

Ichiba_NS50210_1_12869.jpg

Ichiba_NS50210_2_12869.jpg

http://www.nissansilvia.com/forums/index.p...howtopic=406553

15mm then man up and roll the guard.

you can get 10mm from the US/Japan, but expect to pay a lot more.

Like these:

Rear guards are already rolled. Wouldn't they need to be flared though? My fronts hit the guard like a mofo and they're only sticking out 6mm.

15mm spacers in the rear would mean 10+mm out of the guard.

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