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Brian Friend (Brianfriend)
| | Posted on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 02:26 pm: | 
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I posted about this before but as i sit around thinking I thought about it again. I was thinking.....oooppsss...I mean a friend of mine asked me what would happen if he turned his wheels inside out for a wider stance and better turning?
I think there is the issue of counter sinking for the lugs but is there any other reason you couln't do it besides it looking uglyer than the Pontiac Aztec?
my friend eagerly awaits your informed responses. |
Brian Friend (Brianfriend)
| | Posted on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 02:41 pm: |
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BTW....I am using Land Rover spare type steel wheels. |
R. B. Bailey (Rover50987)
| | Posted on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 03:13 pm: |
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Because it would look stupid. |
Bob Foster (Coppertop)
| | Posted on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 03:15 pm: |
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It would look awfully.........(thinking how to sound politically correct)..........Urban. Thats it Urban. |
Jim
| | Posted on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 03:27 pm: |
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Aside from looking urban (good way to put it Bob) you'd probably have clearance issues. Wheel travel and articulation are tremendous in these vehicles, which is one reason for their off-road-ability. If you got onto lumpy ground you'd be bouncing your wheels off the lip of your wheel wells, cutting up the rubber and trashing the vehicle body.
That, and it would look pretty urban.
-Jim |
Glenn Guinto (Glenn)
| | Posted on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 03:45 pm: |
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It would look phat!
-glenn |
Sean Hanagan (Seanh)
| | Posted on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 04:00 pm: |
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Your friends will stop wheeling with you |
Brian J. Rohan (Rover_Wannabe)
| | Posted on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 04:24 pm: |
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Stop wheeling with him? I would never claim him as a friend or an acquaintance. If you wanted to do an offset that bad, they make generic one size fits all wheel spacers you can try. Or maybe your "friend" is going for the ghetto look, with 12" wheels that stick out 15", hmm now that is a possibility. If your "friend" goes that route then maybe some hydraulics are in order as well. |
Brian Friend (Brianfriend)
| | Posted on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 04:48 pm: |
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You should see "my friends" gallery...he doesn't seem to care about how it looks.
Although, the hydrolic idea is kinda phat.
And where do you get the generic spacers? |
Brian J. Rohan (Rover_Wannabe)
| | Posted on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 05:00 pm: |
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usually race shops will carry them. They are pretty common for weekend racers and autocrossers looking to get a bit wider stance. Sometimes local auto parts stores will have them. |
muskyman
| | Posted on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 05:46 pm: |
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???? I think I remember reading where guys over the pond have done this?????
really no shit |
Brian Friend (Brianfriend)
| | Posted on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 06:30 pm: |
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Well,
It seems like a logical and extreemely inxpensive way to acheive off set rims. 1$ to anyone willing to try it. |
Blake Luse (Muddyrover)
| | Posted on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 06:34 pm: |
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whats his gallery name? |
Brian Friend (Brianfriend)
| | Posted on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 06:39 pm: |
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Uuuuhhh....Blake, you caught me. |
Blue (Bluegill)
| | Posted on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 06:55 pm: |
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now why in the fuck would you want to do that? Maybe you can also remove your doors and mount them inside out on the other side of the truck....but why? |
Glenn Guinto (Glenn)
| | Posted on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 07:04 pm: |
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You know what would be real good if it's possible, move the hinges of the rear cargo door to the driver's side so it opens the 'right way'. I hate loading stuff from a curb and have to go around the fucking door 
-glenn
I'm okay now ....whew! |
muskyman
| | Posted on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 07:08 pm: |
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it is on the correct side...for the Damn Brits! |
Brian Friend (Brianfriend)
| | Posted on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 07:12 pm: |
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Blue...for a wider stance of course and better turning radius with 265/75. Come on man, think out of the box. I might be on to something here and if I am i might be able to sell them on e-bay as real off set rims. I could be as industrious as the guys that were selling the interior roll cages made of pvc pipe. |
Blake Luse (Muddyrover)
| | Posted on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 07:23 pm: |
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yo B dat be phat rollin' |
Carter Simcoe (Carter)
| | Posted on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 07:52 pm: |
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hey now, I think he made them out of electrical conduit. |
muskyman
| | Posted on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 10:42 pm: |
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nope that honda cage was good old screw togather Galvanized pipe. |
Sean Hanagan (Seanh)
| | Posted on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 10:57 pm: |
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Brian,
Don't be a puss! What you need is 37"s and F the doors they dont close as it is. You sure your up for Independance on Sunday? It is the toughest trail in Colorado. |
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