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Ripping it up
Join Date: Apr 2005
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yeah, but any adept modder knows this, and if they have a 215/60/16 profile, they go for a 235/xx/17 to minimise the impact!
600 for the shockies doesnt sound too bad, especially rebuildable, and if they last longer, why not! |
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Try being constructive in what you post, instead of leading people up the garden path.
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The Hammer: FG GTE | 376rwkw | 1/4 mile 11.793 @ 119.75mph 1.733 60' (4408lb) 1 of 60 FG MK1 335 GTEs (1 of 118 FG Mk 1 & 2 335 GTEs). Mods: Tune, HSD/ShockWorks, black GT335 19” staggered replicas with 245 & 275/35/19 Michelin Pilot sport 5s Daily: BF2 Fairmont Ghia I6 ZF, machine face GT335 19” staggered Replicas with 245s and 275s, Bilsteins & Kings FPV 335 build stats: <click here> Ford Performance Club ACT Last edited by JC; 30-06-2006 at 06:16 PM. |
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Defnitely go the adjustables for towing ... as you can stiffen up the rear end when having to really put weight on. It is worth the extra if you do a LOT of towing as well.
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The Hammer: FG GTE | 376rwkw | 1/4 mile 11.793 @ 119.75mph 1.733 60' (4408lb) 1 of 60 FG MK1 335 GTEs (1 of 118 FG Mk 1 & 2 335 GTEs). Mods: Tune, HSD/ShockWorks, black GT335 19” staggered replicas with 245 & 275/35/19 Michelin Pilot sport 5s Daily: BF2 Fairmont Ghia I6 ZF, machine face GT335 19” staggered Replicas with 245s and 275s, Bilsteins & Kings FPV 335 build stats: <click here> Ford Performance Club ACT |
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Highway Taxi
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Brisbane
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If am 18 inch tyre & 16 inch tyre have the same profile, the 16 inch tyre will make your car sit lower (FACT & end of story). Why go into legalities about wheel & tyre combinations when each state has their own laws? You are assuming & you what happens whe you make assumptions. A broad ranged, naive statement as such, IS leading people up the garden path. You stated "225/60/16 are legal & STANDARD fitment for the AU?" (???) A standard Au series I Forte has 15 inch wheels & series II & III have 215/60/16.(lol) Not everyone who posts in aufalcon.com owns an XR so don't assume we do. Get your facts straight prior to posting &/or criticizing other people's post.
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Your point about 15s on the AU1 is correct, but given that there were 3 series of AUs, and series 2 & 3 all came out with 16s, and the sales of series 2 & 3 outsold series 1, I think it's fair to say that 16s with 225/50/16 which is the same rolling diameter, within 2%, as 215/55/16 (not 215/60/16) anyway, were standard fitment. You argument is flawed and wrong - as long as janek fits legal wheels (and the standards are now Australian wide, by the way - since 2001) in any size, the rim/tyre combo he fits will NOT affect the ride height of his car.
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The Hammer: FG GTE | 376rwkw | 1/4 mile 11.793 @ 119.75mph 1.733 60' (4408lb) 1 of 60 FG MK1 335 GTEs (1 of 118 FG Mk 1 & 2 335 GTEs). Mods: Tune, HSD/ShockWorks, black GT335 19” staggered replicas with 245 & 275/35/19 Michelin Pilot sport 5s Daily: BF2 Fairmont Ghia I6 ZF, machine face GT335 19” staggered Replicas with 245s and 275s, Bilsteins & Kings FPV 335 build stats: <click here> Ford Performance Club ACT |
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