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jayjay99
11-07-2007, 05:04 PM
Can anyone recommend any good alloy shops, either online or offline?

Nutter_John
11-07-2007, 05:17 PM
try any of the MAX Power type magazines or even good old flea bay

jayjay99
11-07-2007, 05:32 PM
Oh dear, do I actually have to go in a shop and buy Max Power..... oh the shame! lol

Nutter_John
11-07-2007, 05:35 PM
nah just go in with a baseball cap on and read on the shelf ( you know like the adult mags on the top shelf ) /lol

jayjay99
11-07-2007, 05:47 PM
Ah ok, and when I buy it ask for them to put it in a brown paper bag! /haz

djwarden
11-07-2007, 07:24 PM
http://www.maxpower.co.uk/shop.asp

To save yourself the public humiliation :afro:

Nutter_John
11-07-2007, 07:49 PM
And please do tell sir how you know of such a link !!!!!

ANTHONY
11-07-2007, 08:32 PM
And please do tell sir how you know of such a link !!!!!his got an Astra. comes with the territory/pan

ANTHONY
11-07-2007, 08:34 PM
honest guv i didn't look:pimp2: but they have babes on that site

jayjay99
11-07-2007, 08:39 PM
his got an Astra. comes with the territory/pan

/haz /haz

MPBVr4
11-07-2007, 09:29 PM
Leave him alone./pan If he lives in Wells it's got to be a posh Astra.
(We Somerset peeps got to stick together):happy:

ANTHONY
11-07-2007, 09:37 PM
back to the alloys. have your tried Mr.Voodoo? his from your neck of the woods. i'm not sure if he does alloys but he may be able to point you in the right direction

djwarden
12-07-2007, 12:17 AM
Yeah yeah lets all have a laff at my ashtray:/pan /pan /pan

djwarden
12-07-2007, 12:18 AM
Haha you didnt really think that was mine did you?!?

And thank you for sticking up for me MPBVr4

MPBVr4
12-07-2007, 10:11 AM
Here's a couple of mail/internet companies for you.

www.rochfordtyres.co.uk

www.swtyres.co.uk (I have been to this one and they are very switched on
with great facilities.)

jayjay99
12-07-2007, 10:13 AM
Cool, thanks for the info, I have been down to see Mr Voodoo before, might have to give him a bell. Cheers.

Wodjno
12-07-2007, 10:20 AM
Cool, thanks for the info, I have been down to see Mr Voodoo before, might have to give him a bell. Cheers.

Wheelbase is about largest you'll find .. Endless amounts of wheels and packages ..

http://www.wheel-base.co.uk/


They got Flea Bay shop to: http://stores.ebay.co.uk/wheelbase-direct

jayjay99
12-07-2007, 10:23 AM
Here's a couple of mail/internet companies for you.

www.rochfordtyres.co.uk

www.swtyres.co.uk (I have been to this one and they are very switched on
with great facilities.)


I just looked at those sites, swt looks good but they don't prices or info on 95% of the wheels which is annoying as it's quite far to just pop down and have a look.
I quite like the other shop, seen some wheels I like, although it has these fitments: 4x100 et42, 4x108 et42, 4x114 et42, 5x110 et42.

Ours is 5x114.3, right?

Wodjno
12-07-2007, 10:25 AM
Ours is 5x114.3, right?

KeeRekt :happy:

jayjay99
12-07-2007, 10:37 AM
KeeRekt :happy:


There's others saying 5x114, is that the same?

These are two I like

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MPBVr4
12-07-2007, 10:57 AM
That's OK 0.3 mm makes no difference. I like the look of the first one:2thumbsup

Are you going for Brembo upgrade at any time? If so be careful with the offset
they won't all fit.

Wodjno
12-07-2007, 11:00 AM
I like No1's aswell.. Not sure bout the writing round the rim thou ??

This is another site i have browsed a Time or 86 :inquisiti

www.performancealloys.com

jayjay99
12-07-2007, 12:30 PM
Cool guys, thanks, I prefer the first ones too, I do want brembos so am looking for a 35-40mm offset, I'll have to enquire.

Under fitments it says:
5x100 et35, 5x108 et38, 5x112 et38, 5x112 et50, 5x114 et42, 5x120 et38.

Does the et42 mean an offset of 42? Or is that something completly different.

Nutter_John
12-07-2007, 12:34 PM
The offset does not always prove that brembos will fit , think the simple question is to get them to confirm that they will fit on an Mitsi EVO

jayjay99
13-07-2007, 11:15 AM
Ok, I think I'll go for those momo alloys, I selected on their site that I had an evo and it came up with those alloys, I will again confirm by phone before I order.

I will be lowering my car with these springs (http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m22b0s1405p6895)from camskill, when my car is on these do you reckon I'll be ok on these wheel/tyre sizes?

18"x7" alloy, 225/40/18 tyre

Or do you think I can stretch to these:

18"x8" alloy, 225/40/18 tyre (I did think about 235's but heard bad reviews on tramlining)

d i c k i e s
16-07-2007, 04:50 AM
i have 225/40R18. these seem good, i thought ill be buying tyres like every 6 months. its not the case... i can drive em for a whole 12months and the front ones only needed doing. i havent replaced, my rears since.. i brought my car 2 years ago. still got pleanty of tread left.

bradc
16-07-2007, 08:22 AM
You will be fine with 18x8" and 225/40/18 as long as the rear guards are rolled.

What offset are they recommending? You aren't going to want to go with 42mm offset on those, you will be very very close to the rear suspension arm, and they may not fit over Brembo's. (yes I read the post about evo fitment above, just making sure). I would try and stick with something between 35mm and 40mm

jayjay99
18-07-2007, 11:26 AM
You will be fine with 18x8" and 225/40/18 as long as the rear guards are rolled.

What offset are they recommending? You aren't going to want to go with 42mm offset on those, you will be very very close to the rear suspension arm, and they may not fit over Brembo's. (yes I read the post about evo fitment above, just making sure). I would try and stick with something between 35mm and 40mm


What is "rolling the arches" I've heard it before but never knew what it was. Is it easy to do? Can I do it? the alloys I want are 45mm but I was gonna put 5mm spacers on each side, think that'll work? The ones I found are 18x7.5.

bradc
18-07-2007, 08:08 PM
putting 5mm spacers on will be fine, but spacers can cause vibration issues if they aren't *perfect*

Rolling Arches on Legnums is simply pushng the inside of the arch lip up and away from the tyre. You can even push the entire guard out if you really need to, but with those wheels you will be fine if you just roll the lip into the guard. It can be done with a hammer, or you could take it to any tyre place and they should be familiar with it to a point where they won't screw up the paint job!

jayjay99
19-07-2007, 01:29 AM
putting 5mm spacers on will be fine, but spacers can cause vibration issues if they aren't *perfect*

Rolling Arches on Legnums is simply pushng the inside of the arch lip up and away from the tyre. You can even push the entire guard out if you really need to, but with those wheels you will be fine if you just roll the lip into the guard. It can be done with a hammer, or you could take it to any tyre place and they should be familiar with it to a point where they won't screw up the paint job!


Hmm, I think I get what you mean, I'll make sure though before I start taking a hammer to my body work :speechles

cheers