22'S on a street driven Torana!
#76 _LS1 Hatch_
Posted 18 June 2011 - 12:30 PM
#77 _AGGRSV_
Posted 18 June 2011 - 03:09 PM
#78 _Bomber Watson_
Posted 18 June 2011 - 03:53 PM
Putting big rims on cars is pure coppy cat work.
Good thing is for those of us running comparatively small wheels is now days with all the wankers and there monster rims we look "individual" and "unique", so not a bad thing in every respect.
Cheers.
#79 _nial8r_
Posted 18 June 2011 - 03:53 PM
#80
Posted 18 June 2011 - 05:55 PM
And good luck getting on the front cover of street machine without them, but that isn't much justification lol
#81 _Bomber Watson_
Posted 18 June 2011 - 06:05 PM
Like i really like your green machine. Most people bag it out butttt yeah i like it a lot.
Now how many times have you had someone tell you to put different rims on it hehehehee
Cheers.
#82
Posted 18 June 2011 - 06:16 PM
#83
Posted 18 June 2011 - 06:36 PM
Really?
#84 _Bomber Watson_
Posted 18 June 2011 - 06:43 PM
If we were all still running 13 and 14" wheels then they wouldnt be hard to get, but OEM has gone continuously larger and larger....
But i also feel that the phasing out of smaller diameter tyres is partly $$$ motivated by the tyre companies.
For instance 15" tyres on forubies were very very common a year ago. Now there nearly impossible to find. Trust me im trying to find them at the moment.
Everywhere tells you "yep we can get them" and six weeks later and 10 phone calls there still not in yet.
But 16" fourby tyres are readily in stock EVERYWHERE. Oh but you also have to buy a set of rims off us.....
That rant over though, thats still no excuse for going to 20+" on a Torana. I have 15's for mine and i think thats just fine. I'd go to 17 on a box type one. Tyres for both the above sizes are easily obtainable.
Cheers.
#85 _ChevLX_77_
Posted 18 June 2011 - 08:12 PM
#86 _AGGRSV_
Posted 18 June 2011 - 09:21 PM
Just like this one.
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#87 _Bomber Watson_
Posted 18 June 2011 - 09:22 PM
Cheers.
#88 _LS1 Hatch_
Posted 19 June 2011 - 01:54 AM
(I hope not LOL)
My buddy was on his way to a car show in his Road Runner and snapped this pic, timely for this thread I thought.
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#89
Posted 19 June 2011 - 02:25 AM
Cars that pull off a larger wheel:
Cars that have the potential to look awesome on smaller rims and more tyre:
#90 _LS1 Hatch_
Posted 19 June 2011 - 08:03 AM
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#91 _LH8VD69_
Posted 19 June 2011 - 09:15 AM
#92 _ChevLX_77_
Posted 19 June 2011 - 11:09 AM
#93 _LS1 Hatch_
Posted 19 June 2011 - 11:32 AM
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder after all.
#95
Posted 19 June 2011 - 03:08 PM
I think this car illustrates the point
Take the wheels off and put something "normal" on it... and its fairly unexciting in itself
Bling it up with oversized wheels and people notice it
Its about WOW.... not performance
There used to a be a time when bigger wheels were put on to allow bigger brakes... but thats lost on most of todays crowd
And the way they all droop in the rear and have 4wd looks at the front shits me too
#96 _LS1 Hatch_
Posted 19 June 2011 - 03:22 PM
There used to a be a time when bigger wheels were put on to allow bigger brakes...
I tried to fill my wheels as best as possible.
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#97 _AGGRSV_
Posted 19 June 2011 - 10:11 PM
I have chosen these for mine on the left (330mm rotor 4 pot caliper) and on the right (356mm rotor 8 pot caliper). The engineer wouldn't allow me to have small brakes with the power mine will make, therefore a larger rim will be needed indeed.
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#98 _UNVSM8_
Posted 19 June 2011 - 10:21 PM
#99 _LH8VD69_
Posted 19 June 2011 - 10:55 PM
There used to a be a time when bigger wheels were put on to allow bigger brakes...
I tried to fill my wheels as best as possible.
I will go bigger rims at some stage as I will need a brake upgrade all round as I have 4w discs but still only small. I'm probably going to go for a 17" hotwire ... Lol
#100 _AD_75_
Posted 19 June 2011 - 11:13 PM
I reckon this car is just fat!!!
I don't mind the look of this car either, wouldn't wanna go any bigger with the wheels.
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