Wheel advice Please

[gladrock]

Found these rime while searching through thousands of rims and think they would look good on My E3 Maloo. Problem is I only found them on US sites, do we have a sponsor on LS1 that can help me out?

I firstly want to know if they will even fit on a HSV, and secondly can I buy them in OZ

Brand is fom American Racing Wheels

NOVA, Gloss Black Machined, 20"

http://www.wheelwarehouse.com/images/Product/medium/5291.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/2784401055_2cacc9060f_z.jpg?zz=1

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3094/2785254746_6bbb49fde1_z.jpg?zz=1

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3285/2784401169_c80f008a8e_z.jpg?zz=1

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3178/2785254702_da4a493180_z.jpg?zz=1

[Hulkssv]

hate to say it, but i dont think they would suit a maloo at all.. GTS rims / pentagon all the way imo.:eeeeek: cost wise if you would have to import them im sure wouldnt be to much difference anyway.

[6_litre_man]

Im tinking the same thing but i would hve to see them first to make up mind, have you tried photoshopping them on to a picture of your maloo?

Cheers
Matt

[Dreamer]

i highly doubt they will fit lookin at the dish, and how close the spokes look to his standard brakes

I wouldnt be game buyin them from american to for a test fit, HSV brakes dont allow alot of option for after market wheels

[calais190]

If you cant buy them here don't worry about it. Freight from the states is insane for wheels. It's around the 1.2k mark.

I'm sure you can find something similar/nicer here.

[tmob]

Did a google on 'American Racing Wheels Nova' and found what appear to be several distributors in Australia. The main sites of interest being
http://americanracing.com.au
and
http://wheelboyz.com/ .
Also stumbled accross
http://www.jegs.com/p/American-Racing/American-Racing-Nova-Series-701-Chrome-Wheels/1503631/10002/-1 which provides full details of the wheels your after ie. offsets / rear spacing etc.
Dont think you'll be fitting these to an e3 unfortunately - the highest offset made on this rim is 38mm..

[Wonky]

That Mustang doesn't look to have very big brakes, whereas the calipers on your E3 are (relatively) massive, so few if any rims with any significant dish will clear them. It also depends on offset but I doubt they'd go anywhere near clearing. I assume you've seen the thread on aftermarket rims to clear VE HSV brakes? :confused:

[ricklloyd]

do you guys get team dymamics wheels over there they are british made wheels ,if so jade r wheels will fit have them on my ve r8 45 offset there is a picture of mine on my first post but hav,nt yet got enough posts to put pics up myself

[kaneo11]

i love them!

[Wonky]

do you guys get team dymamics wheels over there they are british made wheels ,if so jade r wheels will fit have them on my ve r8 45 offset there is a picture of mine on my first post but hav,nt yet got enough posts to put pics up myself

Would love to see them please Rick! :yup: Put them on Photobucket or similar and then post the link on here without the http:// and also possibly leaving a space where there are normally "." or "/" to get them past the parser. Someone like myself will then post them for you. :goodjob:

[tmob]

do you guys get team dymamics wheels over there they are british made wheels ,if so jade r wheels will fit have them on my ve r8 45 offset there is a picture of mine on my first post but hav,nt yet got enough posts to put pics up myself

This the one Rick?

http://i753.photobucket.com/albums/xx176/fishtom/vxr8/3780806137_c5405d4579_o2.jpg

[DCV1NU]

Not sure if your interested but Walkinshaw stock Advance 1 wheels which are forged wheels, the model that walkinshaw stock are called Adv5's.

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w163/DCV1NU/SSL21955.jpg

[6_litre_man]

As other teads have shown those advance 1 wheels cost an arm and a leg, i would hate to see how much walkinshaw are putting on top and charging people for them.

Cheers
Matt

[DCV1NU]

As other teads have shown those advance 1 wheels cost an arm and a leg, i would hate to see how much walkinshaw are putting on top and charging people for them.

Cheers
Matt

http://www.hp-f.com.au/walkinshaw/exterior/wp-adv-20-forged-wheel-tyre-package/

[ricklloyd]

yes thats mine cheers for putting that up ,cost 1500 pounds with tyres have lots off pics but not very good with computers

[Wonky]

With my leaning towards thin spoked rims eg. my current DTM Shines, I quite like those Rick for HSV brakes! :goodjob: Are they silver or chrome? Looks like shiny silver? :confused:

[6_litre_man]

http://www.hp-f.com.au/walkinshaw/exterior/wp-adv-20-forged-wheel-tyre-package/

Just a i thought they would be, 10k for wheels and tyres is insane lol. I just saw they even charge $400 for the carbon fibre mirror scalps lol.

Cheers
Matt

[ricklloyd]

they are shadow chrome very well made wheels i went for 9.5 /20 inch front and rear just clear the front strut by 5 mm had no problems with any rubbing

[ricklloyd]

xhp wheels chipping norton new south wales just had a look for you on the site and found this dealer for the wheels in oz

[kaneo11]

Just a i thought they would be, 10k for wheels and tyres is insane lol. I just saw they even charge $400 for the carbon fibre mirror scalps lol.

Cheers
Matt

all that walkinshaw stuff is INSANELY expensive!

[gladrock]

I finally figured out how to play with photoshop:)

Here is a pic with the wheels

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6121/5957701320_23b6394937_z.jpg

and after I lowered it a tad

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6025/5957700716_a2bfb92922_z.jpg

[ricklloyd]

looks good like the wheels

[701let]

Sorry mate but i reckon they look cheap on that car, the original wheels are so much better!

[Wonky]

Sorry mate but i reckon they look cheap on that car, the original wheels are so much better!

Yeah, afraid I agree. :( I like simple design rims but to me they're too simple and don't do anything for the car. To me the Pentagons are a much nicer rim, however, the only thing that matters is what Simon thinks of them. :yup:

[73.RSR]

do you guys get team dymamics wheels over there they are british made wheels ,if so jade r wheels will fit have them on my ve r8 45 offset there is a picture of mine on my first post but hav,nt yet got enough posts to put pics up myself

Nup, don't sell them over here but you can buy from the UK for well below what we pay here, I bought some for my Golf - proper light weight race rims, I love them.


http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m252/CV8005/VW/gtirims004.jpg

[gladrock]

I'm still not sold on a rim yet, Here is another attemp

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6020/5960871976_ea9a441e38_z.jpg



But I still like the Jet Blacks I had on my last maloo

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5014/5508614227_5ed8083710_z.jpg

[6_litre_man]

Hey mate, i think the rims on the mustang dont suit the new maloo, just dosnt match in with the colour amd shape of the car, however they would look great on your old because of the shape and lighter colour of your vz maloo.

I think if you want to go a light coloured or polished looking rim they need to be more solid looking, thicker spokes. However a darker coloured rim you could get away with skinnier spoke on the rim like the the ones pictured on the blue maloo.

IMO a nice solid looking wheel in either gun metal or shadow chrome will look the best on your new maloo, just my 2c.

Good luck with the decision.

Cheers
Matt