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09-03-2006, 12:16 AM
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what is required to fit au xr 18's on an ea? do i need an offset? if so how much are they worth?
is it legal? cheers guys
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09-03-2006, 12:48 AM
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You need spacers to fit AU rims onto an E-series, spacers are around the $250 mark last time I priced them; my AU rims onto my sisters EF.
Spacers are illegal as the rim sits on the studs, not the hub itself... people still do it though. The off-set is different. (the reason for spacers) 18's on an EA, may need the guards rolled? Not sure of any other clearance issues. |
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09-03-2006, 01:53 AM
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Team Urinal Cake Racing
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au xr 18's??? wtf are they??
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09-03-2006, 03:16 AM
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typo, ment to say 17's. is there a legal way off doing it?
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09-03-2006, 08:27 AM
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Sure is, i have them on my ED.
I had to find some that had been made with the e-series offset. If you want to buy them new there is an eBay store called Wheels-Direct that sell them. But for a set of rims (no tyres) it will set you back $800 i think. I was lucky enough to get mine second hand and in good knick. Still pricey though. But hey, they look good.
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No longer a Stock 5sp ED Falcon  : Pacemaker Headers 2.5" Redback Zorst 17" AUIII Tickford Copies What next?  : |
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09-03-2006, 08:31 AM
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for the love of god and the safety of anyone in your car dont use spacers. $250 will get you a quality set of hub adapters. the adapters sit on the wheel hub, not the studs and the rims sit on the adapters hub. still not legal but 100x safer.
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09-03-2006, 08:34 AM
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To get the pre-au offset is only an extra $100 from wheels direct.
That way you won't get bent over by the cops.
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No longer a Stock 5sp ED Falcon : Pacemaker Headers 2.5" Redback Zorst 17" AUIII Tickford Copies What next? : |
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09-03-2006, 12:07 PM
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the wheels i have are from a mate who has a wrecked an au, so they wont have the pre-au offset, however these hub adapters sound good, are they not as safe because the amount of wheel over the hub is smaller?
cheers Dan
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09-03-2006, 04:59 PM
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White Lightning
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i'd almost go as far as saying, buy a set, get new arp studs or something with a reputation from repco and get those pressed in. |
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09-03-2006, 06:33 PM
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they do make AU XR's in 18"s.. obviously they are copies but they come in the pre-AU offset! i actually got a price for them the other day
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