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Can Mags be made wider?

Postby Barark » Wed May 05, 2010 7:44 am

So can mags be machined wider, has anyone had any experiance with this?
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Postby iOnic » Wed May 05, 2010 8:23 am

What sort of wheels are they?
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Postby Barark » Wed May 05, 2010 8:42 am

A set of factory toyota Alloys.
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Postby eskimo » Wed May 05, 2010 8:46 am

I dont think the factory ones can be. Depends what they are made from

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Postby Barark » Wed May 05, 2010 8:58 am

Cheers!
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Postby mr30%jr » Wed May 05, 2010 10:41 am

usually only 2-3 piece wheels can be made wider.
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Postby B_giB » Wed May 05, 2010 10:56 am

mr30%jr wrote:usually only 2-3 piece wheels can be made wider.


And steel wheels
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Postby pjay » Wed May 05, 2010 2:04 pm

Steelies +1

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Postby tsoob » Wed May 05, 2010 3:10 pm

why would you bother? it would be cheaper to get an aftermarket wheel
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Postby metal_sean_head » Wed May 05, 2010 3:37 pm

pjay wrote:Steelies +1

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That looks fricken awesome!!
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Postby Al » Wed May 05, 2010 3:56 pm

This is hot, and they are steelies.

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Postby 1I1 » Wed May 05, 2010 3:59 pm

That MR2 is ........



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Postby Akane » Wed May 05, 2010 4:41 pm

1I1 wrote:That MR2 is ........



Frecken awesome! Well apart from the shoddy front bumper


And a Gen 2 (or 1 with a lip and a respray).
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Postby Snoozin » Wed May 05, 2010 8:01 pm

Diamond Racing steel wheels can f**k right off. Might as well have freakin modgies on it.
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Postby Bling » Wed May 05, 2010 8:17 pm

Aren't those widened trailer wheels on the mr2? :lol:
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Postby pjay » Wed May 05, 2010 9:13 pm

Snoozin wrote:Diamond Racing steel wheels can f**k right off. Might as well have freakin modgies on it.


TE37's might as well $&#$% right off too, and Meister SP1's, and Enkei Tarmacs.

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Postby Dell'Orto » Wed May 05, 2010 11:34 pm

Enkei Tarmacs can $&#$% right off TBH
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Postby cogent » Wed May 05, 2010 11:52 pm

Trying to find a nice set of 14x7.5s, 0 offset, 4x100 in NZ for my ~Miater~

At this stage its looking like sportmaxes or konig bbombs off ebay :/
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Postby Snoozin » Thu May 06, 2010 12:00 am

pjay wrote:
Snoozin wrote:Diamond Racing steel wheels can f**k right off. Might as well have freakin modgies on it.


TE37's might as well $&#$% right off too, and Meister SP1's, and Enkei Tarmacs.


Pretty much, G Zeros or nothing homie.
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Postby xsspeed » Thu May 06, 2010 12:18 am

Snoozin wrote:G Zeros or nothing homie.


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