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jamie *
Joined: 22 Jun 2010 Posts: 30 Location: gloucester
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 11:12 Post subject: |
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i was exactly the same, i love the way it looked with the wider rims, ive fitted a snorkel now which has sealed the cars fate as an off roader, it cant have the wide arches on unless i carve the front 1 up to go round the snorkel, so im selling the whole wideboy lot now.... |
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Ben Newbie
Joined: 08 Feb 2010 Posts: 6 Location: London
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 15:50 Post subject: |
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jamie wrote: |
MacSmurf wrote: |
silly question but... does it drive better with the thinner wheels? (rather than the original fatboy rims) |
um....yeh, id say it does, it can hold a straight line now!!!
it doesnt feel so harsh and bumpy either,
altho the wider wheels did look awsome!!!!!!! |
what do you mean hold a straight line?
as in wander around the road? if that's the case them I'm relived! I thought i needed to get some new bushes! _________________ Suzuki Vitara Fat Boy |
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jamie *
Joined: 22 Jun 2010 Posts: 30 Location: gloucester
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 16:15 Post subject: |
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lol, wideboys are all over the place, 70mph is an adventure!!!!!!! |
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Ben Newbie
Joined: 08 Feb 2010 Posts: 6 Location: London
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 19:02 Post subject: |
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that makes so much sense!
whats the reason for it? _________________ Suzuki Vitara Fat Boy |
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MacSmurf **
Joined: 25 Feb 2010 Posts: 119 Location: Brighton
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Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 12:26 Post subject: |
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Ben wrote: |
jamie wrote: |
MacSmurf wrote: |
silly question but... does it drive better with the thinner wheels? (rather than the original fatboy rims) |
um....yeh, id say it does, it can hold a straight line now!!!
it doesnt feel so harsh and bumpy either,
altho the wider wheels did look awsome!!!!!!! |
what do you mean hold a straight line?
as in wander around the road? if that's the case them I'm relived! I thought i needed to get some new bushes! |
Yes mate, mine is all over the place sometimes _________________
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Ben Newbie
Joined: 08 Feb 2010 Posts: 6 Location: London
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Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 19:41 Post subject: |
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any way of stopping it? _________________ Suzuki Vitara Fat Boy |
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w1ldstar **
Joined: 20 Aug 2009 Posts: 66 Location: Upper Wick, Nr Worcester
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MacSmurf **
Joined: 25 Feb 2010 Posts: 119 Location: Brighton
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:00 Post subject: |
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Ben wrote: |
any way of stopping it? |
Yeah, change the wheels for standard Vitara wheels... but it will look odd with the wide arches. _________________
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jamie *
Joined: 22 Jun 2010 Posts: 30 Location: gloucester
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 19:49 Post subject: |
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w1ldstar wrote: |
i see ya selling ya wideboy stuff on the bay! |
yeh, got loads of people wanting the wheels so have sold them seperate, will relist the arches and the side steps,the a-bars still on the car so might hold on to that till i get a bull bar.. |
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jamie *
Joined: 22 Jun 2010 Posts: 30 Location: gloucester
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 19:51 Post subject: |
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MacSmurf wrote: |
Ben wrote: |
any way of stopping it? |
Yeah, change the wheels for standard Vitara wheels... but it will look odd with the wide arches. |
looks bloody odd with wide arches and standard wheels.... my spare was a stock vit wheel with a skinny little bald tyre on it...am so glad i never got a flat and had to use it!!!!! |
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jaminfb Newbie
Joined: 03 Nov 2010 Posts: 3 Location: norfolk
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Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 20:36 Post subject: wide wheels |
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Hi
has anyone thought about this. if you keep the steel wheels and add bolt on spacers to the hubs then you get to keep the skinny wheels and fill the arches. you also get a wider track that should make it more stable on sideways hills as it would alter the center of gravity. i'm not sure if it would alter the road manners but i have seen it done on normal road cars and it seemed to work. does anyone out there have all the gear they could test the theory and report back. i would but my car is dead at the moment.
just a thought but take it with a pinch of salt as i am manwell i know nothing. any ideas???
he he
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me and the wife *******
Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 1013 Location: gosport
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 7:27 Post subject: |
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my wheels on my vitara were offset by 2" and they hung out of the arches a bit. rhino ray is where i got them from |
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MacSmurf **
Joined: 25 Feb 2010 Posts: 119 Location: Brighton
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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 1:59 Post subject: |
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this is a long shot but.... this picture:
what are those wheels called? I know they are standard but I could really use a set of these and would love to know if they have a specific name _________________
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