YellowTurbo Member 163 Member For: 18y 5m 21d Gender: Male Location: Darwin Posted 17/05/09 10:22 AM Share Posted 17/05/09 10:22 AM Well I've got off my bum to take a picture of my 18*8.5 work rims on my FG.Not the best picture. The rims suit the car, the aim of this thing was to geta quick street car and set it up for track. Brembo pictures to follow Whats do you guys think?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelsonian101 Donating Members 961 Member For: 16y 8m 16d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 17/05/09 10:47 AM Share Posted 17/05/09 10:47 AM Look FANTASTIC mate!!They really suit the car and should be functional too, reducing unsprung weight nicely and the 8.5's should stop the tyres rolling on the circuit at the front compared to the 8" rims.I was going to go this way too but they were a bit too pricey so I have settled for some BA Typhoon rims. Also have Brembos (4pot) waiting to go on at the front.I've also got the lower FG XR8 intake and am still waiting for the K&N filter to fit in it (group buy on another forum)I'm very interested to hear how the Pedders coilovers do at the track too, as these will very likely be my next mod.(You have definitely done your homework in making a great car even better without spending big $$$) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowTurbo Member 163 Member For: 18y 5m 21d Gender: Male Location: Darwin Posted 17/05/09 11:30 AM Author Share Posted 17/05/09 11:30 AM thanks dude..The steering is alot quicker now and you can feel the thing pull harder without the extra weight from the rims.They weren't too bad because I used my Dunlop sports and fitted them to the wider rim I'll go to a semi slick nextI weighting for an K&N filter too, but I might go abit futher with an exhaust and flash tuner in the nest few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seventytwo Still have a turbo, it's just on a diesel. Lifetime Members 5,368 Member For: 19y 8m 6d Gender: Male Location: The 8th Dimension Posted 17/05/09 11:32 AM Share Posted 17/05/09 11:32 AM Sorry but you cant beat mat black terri rims and open pipes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowTurbo Member 163 Member For: 18y 5m 21d Gender: Male Location: Darwin Posted 17/05/09 11:41 AM Author Share Posted 17/05/09 11:41 AM I don't think anything can beat that.lolI've got to give Doug (new owner) the dump pipe for that yellow car.I miss the bloody thing :( Life goes on though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erko Donating Members 1,079 Member For: 21y 5m 11d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 17/05/09 11:28 PM Share Posted 17/05/09 11:28 PM Looks tough dale........whats this I hear about you considering 9.5 rears now? Im stoked with mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowTurbo Member 163 Member For: 18y 5m 21d Gender: Male Location: Darwin Posted 18/05/09 10:01 AM Author Share Posted 18/05/09 10:01 AM yeah thinking about it Well the rears are plenty grippy enough with the stock power but I'm thinking aboutexhaust and flash tuner. So 9.5 might be useful. Got to be sure they will fit though, the8.5 have about a inch of clearance behind them.I'm very happy with them and the best thing is the brembos go on tomorrow.thanks again mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mic Donating Members 1,725 Member For: 17y 1m 23d Gender: Male Posted 18/05/09 10:35 AM Share Posted 18/05/09 10:35 AM looks awesome mate !! love it !! great 2 see some high quality wheels on these things, rather than the usual. and get 9.5 rears 4 sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locomick AK47's for everybody Donating Members 131 Member For: 19y 4d Gender: Male Location: somewere Posted 18/05/09 10:37 AM Share Posted 18/05/09 10:37 AM mmmmmmmm work goodness.iv been looking at the work xd9's ina 8.5 and 9.5mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowTurbo Member 163 Member For: 18y 5m 21d Gender: Male Location: Darwin Posted 18/05/09 11:02 AM Author Share Posted 18/05/09 11:02 AM Talk to Erko about work rims. He is the man in the know how Yeah I can see I'll be getting some 9.5 when the offsets are workedout on the FG. I might slide my rims over to my partners Raliart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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