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Nov 25, 2009 20:17:44 GMT
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Hi! Sorry for not posting for a while! anyway, recently I bought a Suzuki Vitara. It was cheap and easy to fix. To celebrate its completion I bought a set of big wheels (£10 from ebay!  But had to drive 200 miles for them!) got them painted, (for nothing as Hugh the painter owed me a favour! ) then paid a small fortune for tyres!  Anyway, there was something I overlooked, have a look at the piccies...     D'oh! |
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Too wide!retrowagen1234
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Nov 25, 2009 20:20:25 GMT
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pull the arches  or better option... sell the tyres .. buy some lower profile thinner ones... and slam the vit, stretch and slam on a vitara, whats not to like? |
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Nov 25, 2009 20:21:05 GMT
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There is no such thing as too wide. Crack out the arch extensions ;D
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...proper medallion man chest wig motoring. |
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Nov 25, 2009 20:23:56 GMT
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I'll get some extensions. I think it looks quite cool but everyone else laughed and called it a sit on lawnmower!
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Too wide!retrowagen1234
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Nov 25, 2009 20:28:27 GMT
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personally i think it looks great... but youll get pulled for it... (in theory)
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Stiff
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'kin 'ell
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Nov 25, 2009 20:45:52 GMT
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The stretch idea would look ace but you've already bought the tyres.
Get the Fatboy arches, they're usually readily available on ebay.
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Lawsy
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Nov 25, 2009 21:06:20 GMT
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as said, that'd look awesome slammed, lol
but fatboy arches would do the trick
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Rich
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Too wide!Rich
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Nov 25, 2009 21:23:22 GMT
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That will look great with the extensions. IIRC there are 2 types of extension, get the smaller of the 2 otherwise I think they might be too wide. A family member has a vitty on wheels about that wide and its quite cool! Good stuff!  |
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Nov 25, 2009 22:27:59 GMT
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There's a bloke on here who does bits for Vitara's. Mudbitz I think. On a related note, my local auction had a pink Vitara going through tonight. Must've been a special. Rossini I think it was called. I was almost tempted just to see the look on SWMBO's face when I got it back. Not that tempted though . . . |
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Too wide!Deleted
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Nov 25, 2009 22:29:40 GMT
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That's not too wide! have one of my 90 - I'd say this is too wide for what it gets used for, but the tyres cost a bloody fortune so I might as well wear them out before changing. Monster offset and wide rubber (cross-ply!) give it a whole mind of its own on the road ;D  I'll get you a better shot tomorrow! Joe |
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Mr S
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Too wide!Mr S
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Nov 25, 2009 22:40:55 GMT
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Are they pitbull rockers Joe? 35s? I've got some 37s for my Chevy - what size are the rims they are sitting on?
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Too wide!Deleted
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Nov 25, 2009 22:50:11 GMT
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Yeah - rockers 35 14.5 x 15s, they're on 10" cheapy steels with external beadlocks - which puts them out just over 11". they're balanced up with ballbearings, which helps, but they're still a pig on the road!  joe |
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Chris™
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This is clearly filler material.
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Nov 25, 2009 22:50:47 GMT
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1989 Volvo 340
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I like the wheels, like a cross between a 5 spoke and a slot mag. Similar looking wheel to the Centerline Hammer.
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Nov 26, 2009 19:31:38 GMT
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havent got any arches at the moment
trying a set from fleabay when they arrive
if they are any good will add to my product list once thoroughly tested
anything vitara is good
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Dec 13, 2009 21:41:20 GMT
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FIXT! 50 bucks from ebay got me 4 big strips of rubbery plastic. 30 mins with cordless drill and self tappers and we were ready to roll!  |
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Dec 13, 2009 21:50:23 GMT
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I need to get some of those or something similar for my sj
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But had to drive 200 miles for them!) got them painted, (for nothing as Hugh the painter owed me a favour! 
