spotted an 'interesting' car in the trading post today

[Torquen]

lol. id give u **** but i think most ppl on this forum probly only hav about that level of mods. exhaust, CAI, K & N filter and lowerd. so realy i cant talk either . lol, meh theres utha things which are much higher 'wank' factor mods than those.

 

[Trennaa]

Whoever knows me/my car.. I've concentrated a LOT more on making a custom interior, and nice sound setup rather than getting from A to B in the quickest time possible.

2,500 is the estimate I put on the Sound System,
3 Spray Cans on the interior,
countless swear words, and hours spent on the interior.

My initial aim was a nice simple, effective cruiser that turned some heads.

 

[vh-holden]

Would have to have at LEAST 17's/18's to keep the traction..

14/15" whatever they come standard with.. would fry the tyres in a blink!

why would 17/18 inch wheels give better grip?

 

[Torquen]

it wouldnt unless u increased teh actual diamter of the rubber surface.

 

[Trennaa]

Yes, there's more diameter of wheel to turn so to speak.

 

[Tasmaniak]

not really...using 17/18 would have to use an ultra low profile...in effect your tyre diameter would end up being very close.

 

[Trennaa]

not really...using 17/18 would have to use an ultra low profile...in effect your tyre diameter would end up being very close.

Ok.. You tell me how it's easier for a car to spin a 15" rather than a 17/18" tyre.

My mate has a midly modified EL XR6, used to be able to pop the thing on a 45 degree angle going about 60-70km/h in 3rd gear, just be jerking the clutch a bit.. He can't do that with his 18" rims now.

Do you think it might have something to do with Tyre width?

 

[EXCESSV]

why would 17/18 inch wheels give better grip?

correct me if i am wrong but 17/18 inch wheels give better grip because the tyres are wider than the 14/15 inch wheels.
so therefore bigger footprint = more grip

 

[vh-holden]

ahhh, Deano makes the most sense. Nothing to do with the wheel diameter, it's the tyre width. You can get wider tyres on small wheels too

 

[Smitty]

some bloke had a gemmy for sale. it was running a worked 05 WRX motor (worked, as in 556HP at the wheels) and a full AWD conversion. he was asking 10,000 for it... it needed paint cos it was an 'unfinished project'. if i had the spare cash i reckon it would have been a fuggin awesome buy!

It would be.....

and for the blokes in Melbourne
another one to watch for.....
I have seen an early model Civic
...with a 2.2litre Ford Cosworth engine mit Turbo in it !!
road registered ...'n alll

It turned up at a drive day at Sandown
....on the day a cupla punters in Porsches were embarassed by it:w00t:



cheers