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Show us your 15's!

Started by _oikurtman_ , Mar 14 2007 08:26 PM

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#51 makka

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Posted 20 March 2007 - 11:26 AM

I know its not flared, but here is one of mine with 15's
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#52 _oikurtman_

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Posted 20 March 2007 - 12:18 PM

so who's mags are torana pattern? i could only find mags available in HQ pattern :huh:

looks like i'll give consulmotive a call and see what the go is with engineering the big rubber. thanks for that tip guys.

keep the pics comin! :spoton:

cheers.

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#53 _oikurtman_

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Posted 20 March 2007 - 12:53 PM

also, could someone please explain the whole backspace thing to me?

what is the general concensus on backspacing for toranas with wide mags and flares? If i'm gonna get some new rims i might need to know about all that!

and if HQ pattern is the only option, what's involved in the conversion?

cheers.

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#54 _EXLXSL_

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Posted 20 March 2007 - 04:51 PM

so who's mags are torana pattern? i could only find mags available in HQ pattern

I forgot to add that bit.

Mine are Torana pattern (Simmons V5s) and came with the car.

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#55 _levis_

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Posted 20 March 2007 - 10:03 PM

mine are also torana pattern

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#56 LXCHEV

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Posted 20 March 2007 - 10:46 PM

for those with wide rubber, 295 etc. how do you find traction? I have heard that wider tyres give less traction due to having less pressure on the ground.

To answer this question - this is basically correct when the road is wet (the wider tyres can aqua-plane across the top of the water).

However, in good dry conditions, the fatter the better! Lots of rubber on the road (ie. a large 'footprint', generally gives improved traction/grip). My 265's have certainly shown excellent traction... I even ran an 11.99 down the quarter on standard BFG's. But you generally get heaps more traction on a drag strip than you ever would on the street too.

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#57 TerrA LX

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Posted 20 March 2007 - 10:55 PM

some people prefer to use the off set which is the bolt up face location in relation to the center of the rim, problem is that off set changes with rim width, i prefer back space which is the distance from the rear rim lip to the bolt up face, ie put a straight edge across the rim and measure down to where the center would bolt to the axle. Simple and stays the same regardless of rim width.
Toranas and HQ's etc usually use 4inch but can get away with 5inch.

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#58 _the gts_

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Posted 21 March 2007 - 09:07 PM

Never had a traction problem with my old orange LH with its 285/60's, the guy a bought the car from had a picture of it with both wheels off the ground at the drags

what g/box & diff ratio and what was the motor HP?

I have 3.5's Th700 and will have approx 520@flywheel when the motor gets back together

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#59 _MRNOS_

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Posted 21 March 2007 - 09:13 PM

350 chev, custom solid cam to suit N20, dart heads, victor jnr, 750dp etc etc, engine made 496hp at the engine-why couldnt it get a extra 4hp!! :cry:

, powerglide with transbrake, 4200 TCE convertor, 3.7 diff, ran 10.60's no gas, couldve got quicker with somemore tuning

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#60 _moot_

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Posted 22 March 2007 - 07:05 AM

Never had a traction problem with my old orange LH with its 285/60's, the guy a bought the car from had a picture of it with both wheels off the ground at the drags

what g/box & diff ratio and what was the motor HP?

I have 3.5's Th700 and will have approx 520@flywheel when the motor gets back together

i'll put money on it that box will have a short life :spoton:

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#61 _oikurtman_

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Posted 22 March 2007 - 07:51 AM

So where are some good places to go shopping for mags in Sydney?

Cheers.

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#62 arrimar

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Posted 22 March 2007 - 04:56 PM

the newsagents are quite expensive so i find the month old mags in doctors surgerys are a bit cheaper. :huh:

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#63 _MRNOS_

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Posted 22 March 2007 - 05:09 PM

You're a shocker Richard...

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#64 A9X

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Posted 22 March 2007 - 05:31 PM

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#65 TerrA LX

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Posted 22 March 2007 - 06:46 PM

LMAO

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#66 _TravsUC_

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Posted 22 March 2007 - 09:13 PM

ebay lol

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#67 _the gts_

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Posted 20 July 2007 - 10:49 AM

moot you might be right about the th700 but it has been built by one of the top perth g/box fellas and he recons should handle 550hp no problems.

he had one in one of the chev trucks with duel wheels at the back and a big block, used to use it to tow his drag car and do burnouts

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#68 _LXBren_

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Posted 05 August 2007 - 03:38 AM

How many people scrub out with the 15's?

Knoath, what mags are those?

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#69 _1BADSS_

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Posted 05 August 2007 - 09:00 AM

Here are a few photos of my LX. 10x15 with 295's on the rear and 7x15 with 245's on the front, yes they both scrub like a mofo( front on full lock and rear when you hit bumps in the road. When I have to replace them, I will use 225's and 275's and I hope that will stop the scrubbing. Mind you I do like the look of the SS as it is.

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