Hey all wots up um i've just got a few idea's i think bout 4 my vrx like:

- new set of rim's - 19's so any ideas or foto's 'd be great
_ any 1 got any recomendation's and prices 4 window tinting
i live in vic- outer eastern suburbs.
- i know it always come up but any recommendation's 4 extractors and pricing
also any diffreences between brands.
- plus i'm thinking bout interior retrimming so any advice would b helpful.

cheers all :stoopid: :poke:

Hey all wots up um i've just got a few idea's i think bout 4 my vrx like:

- new set of rim's - 19's so any ideas or foto's 'd be great
_ any 1 got any recomendation's and prices 4 window tinting
i live in vic- outer eastern suburbs.
- i know it always come up but any recommendation's 4 extractors and pricing
also any diffreences between brands.
- plus i'm thinking bout interior retrimming so any advice would b helpful.

cheers all :stoopid: :poke:

19's are choice! i wouldnt go back.. check out my site for rim pics (cos im sure everyone is sick of me posting pics of my car by now :P) www.booyamotorsport.com

Window tinting is also a great choice, darker the better,

extractors, A lot of people have had good experiences with Pace maker extractors, will set ya back around 380 but its 380 well spent (not including labour)

Talk to liquid hot magna about retrimming, he got his ride done in green (dark rainforest kinda) green to match his dark green exterior, and its bloody brilliant!!! cos around 3,500 but it looks the part!!!

Ben.

g'day benno,
try www.onautos.com.au speak to trevor, and tell him you're after pacemakers.

which particular suburb? there are a few of us in the eastern subs

Trevor from On Auto's is a top bloke, you won't have any trouble getting pacemakers through him :D

Hey thanx guys, with putting 19's on do i have to make any mod's to the car, it's
currently factory hight but i was thinking more along the lines of engineer cert????
I also live just out of lilydale but i not fussed if i have to travel into the suburb's 4 my car,i'm just interested in getting my Magna looking and sounding good....

Hey Benno, are you the guy in the silver VR-X that was on the last Vic cruise?

19's rims are not too heavy? it doesn't affect the performance?

The main concern with 19's is load rating.

Magna's have a load rating of 95 I think it is (my VRX does anyway) and you won't be able to get ur hands on any tyres with a load rating of more than 91 (I couldn't). Putting tyres with the incorrect or lower load rating on a car is defectable, gives your insurance company reason to void your claim and can be dangerous.

This is why i've decided to settle for 18's on my VR-X as tyres are just too expensive and I really give my tyres a hard time so in the long run it just wasnt worth it.

Blake

Magna's have a load rating of 95 I think it is (my VRX does anyway)
You're kidding right? Series 2 VR-X's come from factory with tyres with a load rating of 94. I'm pretty sure that all TJ's have a load rating of 94. Have a look at your placard and I think you'll be fine. You're advice is spot on though, check to see what tyres are available before committing as load rating is an issue with Magna's.

there's no point putting 19's on without lowering it as your brand new wheels will still look like 17's. trust me.

arun- 19's are heavier (just for the pimp/bling bling factor), the lightest IMO is to go with stock steelies (unless you've got some hardcore Enkei's lying around...)

19's rims are not too heavy? it doesn't affect the performance?

Chances are 19 inch wheels are going to be fairly heavy, but its not the overall weight gain that is the problem. Its more the gain to outer weight, that is weight towards the outer diameter of the wheel.

It takes energy to get wheels spinning (similar to a fly wheel, hence why a lightened fly wheel equals improved acceleration), ie: energy your engine has to produce, the more energy required to get your car moving the slower the acceleration rate. A 19 inch wheel when compared to a 15 inch steelie, is not only generally heavy, but more of its weight is positioned closer to the outer diameter of the wheel, hence it requires more energy (horse power) to get the wheel spinning. Could give an example but this post would get too long and Im lazy.

This also explains why a 3.5 TJ magna here in Townsville was only running 17's out at the drag strip, although Im sure he loves his 18 inch fully blinging chromies :nuts: .

This also explains why a 3.5 TJ magna here in Townsville was only running 17's out at the drag strip, although Im sure he loves his 18 inch fully blinging chromies :nuts: .
interesting time:shock: , i reckon its because the staging lane is wet and the track is beyond siht :rant:

Its more the design of the wheel than over all weight. as sexed said its about the inertial of the wheel and the material made. if they are good 19" wheels then they will be fine. if they are cheapish chrome wheels which are sometimes just heavy aloy with chrome coating then they will probably slow you down a little.

Keep the same rolling circumference and the effects will be minimal

hey all i am looking at going lower with my car but as of yet i'm a bit short of funds as yet but thank's all 4 the info, in respect any ideas as to wot a decent brand in 19's would be help i was a four wheel drive nutter, so wheel's weren't the isssue it was tyres. i'm aslo pretty sure now that i'm gonna go pacemakers wit a Magnaflow.. :bowrofl:




Also another question can i put the chrome door trim's on my VRX?

chrome door trims? you mean the ones around the windows? why? whatever for? people with them are trying to get rid of them... meh, whatever floats yer boat

Also another question can i put the chrome door trim's on my VRX?
PIMPIN!
:cool: thats style for ya, get chrome wheel archs aswell and MEGA dark tint :cool:

oh and spinners :cool:

also something to think about too.

a) with 19's if your increasing the overall dia (i know - in theory, the profile of the tyre should not increase its overall dia) then you will actually be making more torque at the wheels then in a lower dia 16/17" rim - more driving force...

b) increaing overall dia of your wheel size, can also help with traction issues - as there is more tyre connecting with the road

c) generally speaking a 19' wheel is not much more heavier then your set of 7k bling bling valk kristals in real chrome - unless you get your fully sick volk kristals in chrome with 19" profile :doubt:

d) why do ferrari's have big mo-fo rims on the drive wheels - answer, refer to (b)

e) heavier wheels need bigger brakes - refering to above posts about inertia. again, a ligher 17" wheel will out brake a 19" counterpart given all the circumstances equal.

fire at will

Ben.

no, you're correct benji....
ceasefire. safety's on

booya does fwkw to you mean front wheel kw? cos to me its flywheel kw :?:

booya does fwkw to you mean front wheel kw? cos to me its flywheel kw :?:


unless you get your car on a chassy dyno (which ive never really heard of - as far as people going out there to get one done) where every i see FWKW i interperate as front wheel kilo-watts, if i see RWKW i think of rear-whell kilo-watts;

soo.. to answer your question, i have 250kw AT THE WHEELS - more then a SS has at the fly, and 427nm of torque - well, matching a GTS while im at it :cool:

unless you get your car on a chassy dyno (which ive never really heard of - as far as people going out there to get one done) where every i see FWKW i interperate as front wheel kilo-watts, if i see RWKW i think of rear-whell kilo-watts;

soo.. to answer your question, i have 250kw AT THE WHEELS - more then a SS has at the fly, and 427nm of torque - well, matching a GTS while im at it :cool:
how can u get torque figures thru gears? gears amplify torque mate.

fwkw means flywheel kw. u probably dont need to tell people that you ahve a front wheel drive on this forum.

still thats dam impressive :redface: its gotta be a dream to drive with that much toqrue

Ben... a chassis dyno is what most of us use, I think you mean engine dyno. A chassis dyno records the tractive effort which is used to calculate torque which is used to calculate power.

I consider 250fwkW as Front Wheel, cuase most people used either roller or hub type chassis dynos :D when quoting power figures from aftermarket mods