davidsmith1307
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Can we have a pic from the side to judge the clearance? Looks pretty handsome.
Lee1983
Member
I'll get a photo for you tomorrow, not taken any side on yet. Thanks
Alibro
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Hi mate, fitted the wheels properly today at work, all clear on lock-to-lock and not heard any rubbing or catching so far. They are noisy though! No need for spacers with the ET35 offset on the modulars. Just a lift to do now and it will be ready for some action. Looks the part now though...
Very nice, love the colour.
Did you try measuring from the centre of the wheel straight up to the wheel arch yet? Would be interesting to know the difference.
Lee1983
Member
I measured from the floor up to the wheel arch and I have gained approx inch and a half in height with these tyres compared to when I had the 18s on with road tyres. I love the look of it now, just have to get used to the noise of them! Sounds like all four wheel bearings are shot!
Alibro
Well-Known Member
Where did you get the wheels? I've seen a few for sale but the offset wasn't mentioned or the hub size.
Lee1983
Member
I got these ones, bargain price too, they are the same as the ones I have fitted. They are 16x7 ET35 5x114.3 so will fit straight on and the offset means you don't need to use spacers. You can then run 235/70 or 225/75 tyres on these wheels, i went for the widest option I could run.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282139884673
Alibro
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That's a good price but they don't post to Northern Ireland. Unfortunately lots of mail order companies refuse to post to NI or charge silly money for carriage.
Lee1983
Member
That's a good price but they don't post to Northern Ireland. Unfortunately lots of mail order companies refuse to post to NI or charge silly money for carriage.
That's a bit of a bugger then, is it just really expensive to post to NI then?
Alibro
Well-Known Member
Only parcels. If you look at many ebay listings they state "GB mainland only, highlands and islands are extra"
davidsmith1307
Well-Known Member
Is there nothing available in the Republic? Or are they still horse-based?
Alibro
Well-Known Member
Pretty much.
The exchange rate isn't very favourable at the minute so would be no cheaper.
Joe_H
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Pretty much.
The exchange rate isn't very favourable at the minute so would be no cheaper.
What is the Pound rate against the Potato at the mo ?
(or as it is known in financial circles) - the Southern Provinces Unified Dollar (SPUD), or the Centralised Republic of Ireland System of Purchase (CRISP)
Also, I would have thought things might have improved after the South's unique version of 'Quantitative Easing' (emergency planting of an extra 1,500,000 acres of Potatoes) .... tum te tum te tum....
Alibro
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LOL, you can laugh but the ROI turned their economy round from being almost bankrupt a few years ago to being thriving again.What is the Pound rate against the Potato at the mo ?
(or as it is known in financial circles) - the Southern Provinces Unified Dollar (SPUD), or the Centralised Republic of Ireland System of Purchase (CRISP)
Also, I would have thought things might have improved after the South's unique version of 'Quantitative Easing' (emergency planting of an extra 1,500,000 acres of Potatoes) .... tum te tum te tum....
Spuds an all.
