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Rallyrep **
Age: 60 Zodiac: Joined: 23 May 2016 Posts: 56 Location: gloucester
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 15:59 Post subject: My first mod 16x8j modulars |
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My first mod and not a direct fit,I can't lift the car due to spinal injury so it stays at this height, but the coopers STT,s have lifted it a fair bit,
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scoots *****
Age: 49 Zodiac: Joined: 17 Jul 2010 Posts: 636 Location: chorley
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 16:59 Post subject: |
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looks good mate |
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Simon_W *******
Joined: 21 May 2013 Posts: 4881 Location: Watford
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 17:54 Post subject: |
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That does look good and I am glad that you managed to get them on. Did you need to grind much off the calipers?
What size tyres are they, and what's the offset on those wheels? |
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Rallyrep **
Age: 60 Zodiac: Joined: 23 May 2016 Posts: 56 Location: gloucester
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 18:54 Post subject: |
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Simon_W wrote: |
That does look good and I am glad that you managed to get them on. Did you need to grind much off the calipers?
What size tyres are they, and what's the offset on those wheels? |
Hi Simon yes I had to grin a couple of mill of the top edge and they went straight on, there negative -35ET and 8j rims regards Andy |
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dramaone Newbie
Age: 47 Zodiac: Joined: 20 Mar 2015 Posts: 4 Location: nottingham
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 9:48 Post subject: |
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Looks great. I've also a Shogun sport warrior on a 55 plate standard.
I would like to change the wheels to the same as what you have done.
Ive not any experience of this so would appreciate a bit of help please.
What is the tyre size?
When you say -35ET after googling I see it refers to the offset, is that what offset I require when I purchase the rims?
Many thanks |
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Rallyrep **
Age: 60 Zodiac: Joined: 23 May 2016 Posts: 56 Location: gloucester
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 11:47 Post subject: |
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dramaone wrote: |
Looks great. I've also a Shogun sport warrior on a 55 plate standard.
I would like to change the wheels to the same as what you have done.
Ive not any experience of this so would appreciate a bit of help please.
What is the tyre size?
When you say -35ET after googling I see it refers to the offset, is that what offset I require when I purchase the rims?
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Hi if you want the same contact Chris at 4x4tyres.co.uk and say you want the same set as Andy 265/75/16 CooperSTT,s with black modular 16x8j rims wth et35 offset £641 all in,after that it's about 2 hrs work, pm me if you need further help Andy |
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dramaone Newbie
Age: 47 Zodiac: Joined: 20 Mar 2015 Posts: 4 Location: nottingham
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 12:56 Post subject: |
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Rallyrep wrote: |
dramaone wrote: |
Looks great. I've also a Shogun sport warrior on a 55 plate standard.
I would like to change the wheels to the same as what you have done.
Ive not any experience of this so would appreciate a bit of help please.
What is the tyre size?
When you say -35ET after googling I see it refers to the offset, is that what offset I require when I purchase the rims?
Many thanks |
Hi if you want the same contact Chris at 4x4tyres.co.uk and say you want the same set as Andy 265/75/16 CooperSTT,s with black modular 16x8j rims wth et35 offset £641 all in,after that it's about 2 hrs work, pm me if you need further help Andy |
Thanks Andy - appreciate the fast response |
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virtualyoda **
Age: 39 Zodiac: Joined: 07 Jul 2015 Posts: 72 Location: Barnstaple
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 15:09 Post subject: |
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Looks good mate, glad you got it sorted |
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dramaone Newbie
Age: 47 Zodiac: Joined: 20 Mar 2015 Posts: 4 Location: nottingham
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2016 12:10 Post subject: |
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Rallyrep wrote: |
dramaone wrote: |
Looks great. I've also a Shogun sport warrior on a 55 plate standard.
I would like to change the wheels to the same as what you have done.
Ive not any experience of this so would appreciate a bit of help please.
What is the tyre size?
When you say -35ET after googling I see it refers to the offset, is that what offset I require when I purchase the rims?
Many thanks |
Hi if you want the same contact Chris at 4x4tyres.co.uk and say you want the same set as Andy 265/75/16 CooperSTT,s with black modular 16x8j rims wth et35 offset £641 all in,after that it's about 2 hrs work, pm me if you need further help Andy |
Hi Andy
I rang Chris and got a good price from him delivered. Thanks for the link on that one.
I spoke to him briefly about the need to reduce caliper size and he said that was because you wanted the deep dish look of that offset modular and although our conversation was short he eluded to the fact that if i went for a smaller/different offset they would be fit without any mods.
Is this true? and if so now you have purchased and completed the mod work do you think the extra worth warrants the look or would you advise me to go with a different offset modular and just bolt them on.
Thanks again Julian |
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virtualyoda **
Age: 39 Zodiac: Joined: 07 Jul 2015 Posts: 72 Location: Barnstaple
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2016 12:16 Post subject: |
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The deep dish of the wheel is not the issue he had, the style of wheel mixed with the deep dish is,
There are lots of types of mod wheels and it just so happens that those type when mixed with the -35 offset meant the wheel came inwards of the rim. I run -35 Mods of a different style and have not had the calliper issue.
either way it is nothing to worry about. The offset is your choose, the higher the offset the more the wheel will sit into the arch the lower the offset " -35 is very low because it is a - not a +" the further it will stick out the arch |
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Rallyrep **
Age: 60 Zodiac: Joined: 23 May 2016 Posts: 56 Location: gloucester
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2016 12:57 Post subject: Wheels |
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Well with all the work to do, skim the calipers,and remove front mudflaps,for someone fit and not disabled like me doing a bit at a time, it's not much of a problem I love the look even if they sit an inch out of the arches,but doing the work made me pretty rough for a few days,So I'll say part of me wishes I'd gone smaller and straight fit and no pain and the other half loves the look and didn't mind the work, If your really bothered go smaller or maybe a different rim as some people have said it may well be the manafacture of the rim., I'll post some better pics up later ,I parked next to a silver sport today at tescos lol and now sits about 3 inches taller. |
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dramaone Newbie
Age: 47 Zodiac: Joined: 20 Mar 2015 Posts: 4 Location: nottingham
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2016 14:54 Post subject: Re: Wheels |
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Rallyrep wrote: |
Well with all the work to do, skim the calipers,and remove front mudflaps,for someone fit and not disabled like me doing a bit at a time, it's not much of a problem I love the look even if they sit an inch out of the arches,but doing the work made me pretty rough for a few days,So I'll say part of me wishes I'd gone smaller and straight fit and no pain and the other half loves the look and didn't mind the work, If your really bothered go smaller or maybe a different rim as some people have said it may well be the manufacture of the rim., I'll post some better pics up later ,I parked next to a silver sport today at tescos lol and now sits about 3 inches taller. |
No doubt its looks great ! and I bet the difference becomes more apparent when sat next to a standard.
For me I want that look and size and substantial difference otherwise there is no point in changing from the nice standard 18" but also ofcourse would love to not have to modify anything if at possible ( yeah best of both world ha )
Id probably want to stay in line with arches rather than sit outside of them but maintain the size of modular and tyre.
Do you think a different offset would on that same rim would give me that, plus no rubbing anywhere else? |
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Rallyrep **
Age: 60 Zodiac: Joined: 23 May 2016 Posts: 56 Location: gloucester
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2016 17:45 Post subject: Rims |
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From the first pic you can see just how wide this is,you could allways get a zero offset then use spacers to get your tyres flush with the arches, I'm personally not a fan of spacers but a lot are.
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Simon_W *******
Joined: 21 May 2013 Posts: 4881 Location: Watford
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2016 18:06 Post subject: |
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What are the noise levels like on those tyres Andy? Have you had it on the motorway yet?
(Of course I understand that it will be relative to the tyres you had on before, which probably weren't MTs) |
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Rallyrep **
Age: 60 Zodiac: Joined: 23 May 2016 Posts: 56 Location: gloucester
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2016 20:23 Post subject: Hi |
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Hi Simon I had Dunlop road tyres on before, but yes I've had it at 70mph on the motorway and yes you can here a weeeer from the tyres but I wouldn't want to go any faster with them on ,but the grip around town is very good in the dry, on the whole around town great but I wouldn't want to do 100 mile trip with them on the motorway. |
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