5x114.3 Conversion

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Re: 5x114.3 Conversion

Postby Mat04 » Thu Aug 23, 2012 10:31 am

That's the same seller as rexnet.
owner and operator of offset Custom welding and fabrications.
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Re: 5x114.3 Conversion

Postby bosc0 » Thu Aug 23, 2012 10:37 am

Copy cat from Ballarat?....
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Re: 5x114.3 Conversion

Postby bigBADbenny » Thu Aug 23, 2012 10:44 am

Luckily the financial controller blocked me on the complete set. :P

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Re: 5x114.3 Conversion

Postby kiks » Thu Aug 23, 2012 1:05 pm

They would come nowhere near fitting. Entirely different rear hub.

You could MAYBE get away with 2008+ STI rear trailing arm set, and undo the bearing cases and ream out liberty trailing arms and screw them in. I have not seen a late model bum end to measure up and see if its an easier way then throwing the spindles in machined gen4 carriers.
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Re: 5x114.3 Conversion

Postby cruisn » Thu Aug 23, 2012 1:09 pm

Im dumbfounded that you would even consider this just to run some average looking ROTA's!! :shock:
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Re: 5x114.3 Conversion

Postby WheelieBin » Thu Aug 23, 2012 3:45 pm

hamish_023 wrote:Your taking off your genuine Enkeis to put Rotas on...Whhaaaaa?

I say get some Advans RS' or Connoisseurs or ADV.1 wheels :D


+1000000...

Aren't those Connoisseurs still up for sale somewhere? :D
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Re: 5x114.3 Conversion

Postby mynameisdaniel » Thu Aug 23, 2012 4:28 pm

Haha thought I'd might as well ask in case it was as simple as replacing the hubs and discs :P

Seems not... I'll probably end up with a set of Rotas or similar cheap wheels unfortunately. It's either $1200 for new rims and use enkeis for the track, or repair enkeis for $1200+ then have to find another set of wheels just for the track...
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Re: 5x114.3 Conversion

Postby bigBADbenny » Thu Aug 23, 2012 4:51 pm

$1200 to repair the Enkeis?
Whats the issue and did you get a quote from Neway in Vic?
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Re: 5x114.3 Conversion

Postby blacktop™ » Thu Aug 23, 2012 4:52 pm

$1200 to fix wheels?!? What's wrong with them?

Street to track just put up some very nice te37sl's. Maybe have a look at them :D
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Re: 5x114.3 Conversion

Postby mynameisdaniel » Thu Aug 23, 2012 4:58 pm

Well $1200 is what it costs here to get some minor gutter rash fixed and have them repainted in the hyper silver colour they are now. Mine have pretty serious gutter rash so I wouldn't be surprised if it costs me closer to $1500... Yet to look interstate at pricing, which will mean I have to drive my other car everywhere :/ So yeah, another set of wheels is really my best option...

Not a fan of TE37s, they've been done to death.
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Re: 5x114.3 Conversion

Postby cruisn » Thu Aug 23, 2012 5:23 pm

Get them redone in a darker color. As you know its the shadow chrome that costs more.

Any other normal color inc repair of rash is $480 from Neway wheels......
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Re: 5x114.3 Conversion

Postby mynameisdaniel » Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:06 pm

cruisn wrote:Get them redone in a darker color. As you know its the shadow chrome that costs more.

Any other normal color inc repair of rash is $480 from Neway wheels......


Yeah, may end up doing that... That still doesn't fix the offset fail though :(
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Re: 5x114.3 Conversion

Postby bigBADbenny » Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:12 pm

Try Kiks mad formula: was it 2012 Sti front lower control arms with nubira tie rod ends, and WL rear control arms.

I tried googling that to no avail, back to you Kiks. I've seen a pair of STi arms up for grabs... Would that setup be compatible with a WL RCA kit? :P
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Re: 5x114.3 Conversion

Postby WheelieBin » Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:16 pm

cruisn wrote:Get them redone in a darker color. As you know its the shadow chrome that costs more.


When I got the quote for mine, they were "only" $25 p/wheel more expensive for Shadow Chrome. The quote overall was much more than I was really willing to pay, but they're about the only reputable place in Adelaide I was aware of, and it was worth it in the end :)
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