Franks Golf GL (Red Rocket v2.0)

[junyip_69]

Keen to see them fitted! Was gonna buy a set of 17s but feared they'd be too big..

[frankeshh]

Yeah 17's aren't too bad I ran them for a while, they look quite good but handling suffers a bit IMO. It looks like they're about 7 or 7.5" wide with a medium offset so you probably won't scrub. Good buy

You're right they're 7.5", how did you know?! ahha, cheers mate, just too good to pass up!

Keen to see them fitted! Was gonna buy a set of 17s but feared they'd be too big..

I'll be fitting them tomorrow afternoon and ill post some pictures up afterwards. Im thinking i'll need to raise the coils about half an inch so they don't rub though no more lowlife fml #monstertrucklife

[timiteo]

You're right they're 7.5", how did you know?! ahha, cheers mate, just too good to pass up!

After a while you'll get to learn that the standard width for aftermarket wheels is 7 or 7.5" haha.

[Dubba]

Went out and bought a new bolt on wednesday, fits perfect and now its safe to drive again!

Been thrashing it around some of the local nasho parks and it feels great! Pulls a bit to the left, so i definitely need an alignment...
Again some bad news though, going through a Westfield carpark i scraped real bad... Theres a ramp that leads up to the top of the car park with a pretty severe bump at the top. I nearly got beached and now the exhaust sounds like its off its ount or something... Just a really bad rattling noise. Hmmm guess ill need to get an aftermarket exhaust

Any way heres some pics:
Need some new rims ASAP

Not sure if tripping or is that Turramurra?

[frankeshh]

Not sure if tripping or is that Turramurra?

Hahaha, you're not tripping that is Turramurra, you live around here?

[frankeshh]

UPDATE!!
Fitted my new wheels on Tuesday night and they looked amazing! The first picture is without the coils raised, others are with all four corners raised 5cm in the back and 4cm in the front. Scrubbing is a MAJOR ISSUE for the rear because the rims are 17" by 7.5" with an offset of ET15...





Dat credit card gap :O ahhaha

First drive scrubbed both rear tyres horribly, they just scrubbed all the time not only over bumps. So the next day went out and bought a thick round piece of wood and got to work rolling the guards. Took about 45 minutes on each side but did the trick. Only problem is that now the suspension is so high, i look like a monster truck, and all stiffness is just about gone out of the coils.

On the bright side, the rear tyres are due to be replaced anyway and they are 45 section so i can go down to 40 section, hopefully eliminating some scrubbing and so i can dump it again.

And heres what she looks like now, can still go lower in the front, and will do when my next exam is over, but untill then it doesnt look too bad..

[junyip_69]

FCK YEAH! NAICE, thought 17s would just be too big but they sit nice, im sure lowering the front would look even nicer

[veedubMK3]

Looks awesome bud! Good fitment on those reps too!

[Water Boy]

Looks cool!

[anthony--t]

With the 'right' tyres you should be able to eliminate most or all of the scrubbing. 45 is way too big on a mk3 but looks cool.

[frankeshh]

FCK YEAH! NAICE, thought 17s would just be too big but they sit nice, im sure lowering the front would look even nicer

Haha, cheers mate i thought they'd be too big aswell, i think they're growing on me though! Definitely lowering the front and rear soon though.

Looks awesome bud! Good fitment on those reps too!

Thanks man! They fit so flush! Im so happy with them

With the 'right' tyres you should be able to eliminate most or all of the scrubbing. 45 is way too big on a mk3 but looks cool.

Yeah the front rims have 40's on them and they dont scrub at all, and look MUCH better. You're right waaaay too big i reckon, but these did come off an e30, can't complain for $450

[HaydEn]

Looks mad!

Should be able to sort your scrub issues out with some rolling/pulling. I ran a 7" -3 with 195/45 and was pretty close to tyre and hardly scrubbed.


"I only post on Facebook if I know i am going to get likes" - M

[Water Boy]

Reminds me of Manyu's set up.

[frankeshh]

Looks mad!

Should be able to sort your scrub issues out with some rolling/pulling. I ran a 7" -3 with 195/45 and was pretty close to tyre and hardly scrubbed.


"I only post on Facebook if I know i am going to get likes" - M

Cheers mate!

Yeah, rolled them yesterday as much as i could untill the rubber/glue like substance inside stopped it from rolling flatter... Only scrubs over bumps and when i have someone in the back seat, so its not too bad, but its just killed my rear tyres...

Im organising a bloke to come and properly roll, possibly flare my guards with his machine sometime in the next week hopefully

[frankeshh]

Reminds me of Manyu's set up.

Jealous of his lows