PhilMeUp Member 1,045 Member For: 16y 5m 3d Gender: Male Location: Perth, Western Australia Posted 13/11/15 04:04 PM Author Share Posted 13/11/15 04:04 PM Were all 4 junk? He said only 2 were 'slight camber' and other 2 'perfect'Or is he just full of sh*t???Absolutely full of sh*t.He knows they're crap, but he wants his $200.Some sucker will buy them.Damn long way to drive for bullsh*t, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboknapp Donating Members 783 Member For: 17y 8m 26d Gender: Male Location: perth w.a Posted 14/11/15 12:29 AM Share Posted 14/11/15 12:29 AM Im kinda reading all this effort for potential "bargin" tyre sets, based on time/effort and general dicking around why not just buy from a tyre shop.Good quality 18's for a set can be had for under 1000 bucks, not that much to pay is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tocchi Sandtrap Motorsport Donating Members 2,055 Member For: 16y 25d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 14/11/15 02:06 AM Share Posted 14/11/15 02:06 AM Im kinda reading all this effort for potential "bargin" tyre sets, based on time/effort and general dicking around why not just buy from a tyre shop.Good quality 18's for a set can be had for under 1000 bucks, not that much to pay is it?To be honest, I thought the same.But Phil tends to have a master plan so I'm sure that will unfold soon enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eff xr6t Member 569 Member For: 11y 2m 20d Posted 14/11/15 02:22 AM Share Posted 14/11/15 02:22 AM I get my brand new 18's for $85 a tyre cheap as. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMeUp Member 1,045 Member For: 16y 5m 3d Gender: Male Location: Perth, Western Australia Posted 14/11/15 07:01 AM Author Share Posted 14/11/15 07:01 AM (edited) Im kinda reading all this effort for potential "bargin" tyre sets, based on time/effort and general dicking around why not just buy from a tyre shop.Good quality 18's for a set can be had for under 1000 bucks, not that much to pay is it? To be honest, I thought the same.But Phil tends to have a master plan so I'm sure that will unfold soon enough I haven't got a set of rims that I'll be using permanently on the car, yet.The AVS rims that I bought didn't clear on the front, so I resold them and bought some other ones that need repair and painting/powder coating.I needed a set of wheels and tyres that would a) get the car through an inspection, and b) be usable for a month or two until I get the other wheels ready.Those are the short-term objectives. As Tocchi noted, I tend to have a master plan for everything.Hence the need to not spend much on something that has a limited-time use. These are temporary.The tyres on the ROH rims were on the indicators. Those rims are all 18x8, but I'll end up with 18x9 or 18x10 on the rear, which means that if I bought good 235 or 245 tyres now then they wouldn't be usable later.Once I get some permanent wheels ready then I'll be getting good new tyres. This thing needs traction on the rear tyres.For tyres, I want to go with something top-end, such as Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2, which will cost well over $1,000, but I've been reading a lot of positive reviews about the Nexen N'Fera SU1. They're a lot cheaper, but still good, so I might end up settling for them. Not completely decided yet, which was another reason to get something temporary. I get my brand new 18's for $85 a tyre cheap as. That's cheap, but they'll be Chinese generic ones (eg Ling Long). Zero traction at the first sign of rain. Edited 14/11/15 07:16 AM by PhilMeUp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboknapp Donating Members 783 Member For: 17y 8m 26d Gender: Male Location: perth w.a Posted 14/11/15 09:06 AM Share Posted 14/11/15 09:06 AM If they get you over the pits they work, why not have some fitted to the blue ute rims get green car over pits and go from there? At least you can swap and change with blue/green tornado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMeUp Member 1,045 Member For: 16y 5m 3d Gender: Male Location: Perth, Western Australia Posted 14/11/15 12:24 PM Author Share Posted 14/11/15 12:24 PM If they get you over the pits they work, why not have some fitted to the blue ute rims get green car over pits and go from there?At least you can swap and change with blue/green tornadoThat's what I'm doing.I don't like low profile tyres. I'm the opposite to everyone else - I want high profile tyres and a more comfortable ride. I don't want to crack a rim every time I cross a railway line. Blue ute: Currently got 18" ROH rims. Now that I've put legal tyres on them, those wheels will go on the green ute to get through an inspection.Green ute: Currently has the original 19" FPV Twisty wheels. They'll go on the blue ute, which will be sold. The green ute will spend the next couple of months with the 18" ROH wheels, along with the secondhand tyres that were fitted yesterday.Long term: I bought some very scratched AVS 18x8 and 18x9 rims last week. I'll get them fixed and painted or powder coated. They look terrible right now, hence not using them yet. They were cheap ($200 for the four) and should look good once I get them repaired and painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTR_NITRO_FG Donating Members 3,214 Member For: 11y 6m 24d Gender: Male Location: NOR Perth Posted 14/11/15 02:37 PM Share Posted 14/11/15 02:37 PM Pics of AVS rims Also if you want the cheapest option...just plastidip them black.But powdercoat would be better....the cheapest I found was a mob in Malaga who will sandblast and coat for $380. that's supplied to them with tyres stripped....but im sure you'll find some hook up for cheaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tocchi Sandtrap Motorsport Donating Members 2,055 Member For: 16y 25d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 15/11/15 01:17 AM Share Posted 15/11/15 01:17 AM Suggest using another place peter, $95/wheel is a rip,I was paying 45/wheel for 17s and 50/wheel for 18s ... Including sandblasting, priming and powdercoating.Mob also did engine parts in candy red too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTR_NITRO_FG Donating Members 3,214 Member For: 11y 6m 24d Gender: Male Location: NOR Perth Posted 15/11/15 02:18 AM Share Posted 15/11/15 02:18 AM ^^^ Yeh this guy always has best hook ups Should have known to ask you when I tried asking in the WA thread a while back Ended up spending $70odd for a rattle can job that is sh*t up close lol meh....when I resell ill say "previous owner did average paintjob" lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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