got dish?

Wheels, Suspension, Brakes & Tyres questions and answers

Moderators: timk, Stu, -alex, miata, zombie, Andrew

Sheck
Racing Driver
Posts: 550
Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2004 9:54 am
Vehicle: ND - 2 GT
Location: South East Brisbane

Postby Sheck » Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:39 pm

they have a new model out now 005 which are kind of similar but have straight spokes and only 6 of them. They come in 16x8 +15 offset - very hot too!!

If these came out here i'd have a set on already, the US sellers i've contacted havent replied to me about shipping :frown:
That was about 2 mths ago too.

Dave

Sheck
Racing Driver
Posts: 550
Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2004 9:54 am
Vehicle: ND - 2 GT
Location: South East Brisbane

Postby Sheck » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:10 pm

yea that looks like them!! soo hot, why dont any companies make those kinnds of wheels here!!! silly ppl!!

Dave

User avatar
green_comet
Car Detailing Guru
Posts: 1848
Joined: Tue May 24, 2005 1:41 am
Vehicle: NA8
Location: Melbourne

Postby green_comet » Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:42 pm

Now this is big dish!!



Image

RG.net
Racing Driver
Posts: 1692
Joined: Thu Apr 06, 2006 7:48 pm
Vehicle: NA6
Location: Sydney
Contact:

Postby RG.net » Tue Mar 06, 2007 11:01 pm

:lol:
http://Run-It-Hard.com - We're here to have fun!

User avatar
RaYmO
Racing Driver
Posts: 587
Joined: Tue Mar 07, 2006 6:45 pm
Vehicle: ND - 2 GT
Location: Sydney

Postby RaYmO » Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:54 am

Dont think they're watanabes Mike....
Image

Rob E
Fast Driver
Posts: 485
Joined: Wed Apr 23, 2003 11:00 am
Vehicle: ND - 2 GT
Location: Sydney
Contact:

Postby Rob E » Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:08 am

I just got my Work Nezart 15x7 et 35 from Japan......will get some pics on car soon.....theyve got some nice dish 8)

User avatar
Andrew
Speed Racer
Posts: 2630
Joined: Wed Apr 23, 2003 11:00 am
Vehicle: NC

Re:

Postby Andrew » Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:14 am

green_comet wrote:Now this is big dish!!


thats nothing.....check this out -

Image

Sheck
Racing Driver
Posts: 550
Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2004 9:54 am
Vehicle: ND - 2 GT
Location: South East Brisbane

Postby Sheck » Wed Mar 07, 2007 1:16 pm

those arent the same, the ones that guy is selling are rota rb wheels and the nice ones are sportmax 002 wheels. Sprotmax are wayy nicer!!
Rota are still ok though, but i wouldnt buy them.

Dave

User avatar
Garry
Speed Racer
Posts: 3481
Joined: Sun Apr 27, 2003 11:00 am
Vehicle: NB SP
Location: God's Country
Contact:

Postby Garry » Wed Mar 07, 2007 3:14 pm

(and they arent heavy either, bout 7kg each)


Except that your \"light\" 7kg wheels will feel heavier to the rest of the suspension componentry spaced 40 to 45mm further out than they are supposed to be.
Shiney black one with added red bits. Member of the fart club. Now with extra doof and Sunlong. - deceased and gone to heaven

Sheck
Racing Driver
Posts: 550
Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2004 9:54 am
Vehicle: ND - 2 GT
Location: South East Brisbane

Re:

Postby Sheck » Wed Mar 07, 2007 4:29 pm

lil_mike wrote:click on th AS trading link. look at the second topic he has posted. they are the sportmax 002's. i just thought i'd put up the rota's as well.


Oh hell yea!!! i think that'll be my next set of wheels!! I might have to sell a set or two though! --> 15x7 +25 Intra wheels anyone? :mrgreen:

Heaps of the US drifter guys run these wheels on their NA's and NB's. The NA's need some megga rolling/some flareing to make them sit under the gaurds but the NB's get away with much more and just need rolling with a touch of flaring (which is just megga rolling anyways).
When i flipped out my gaurd to test if a +0 would fit, it worked well, i've flipped it back in now and rolled it and looks like it'll fit, i'll test it on the weekend when i can be arsed.

Dave

Sheck
Racing Driver
Posts: 550
Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2004 9:54 am
Vehicle: ND - 2 GT
Location: South East Brisbane

Postby Sheck » Wed Mar 07, 2007 5:50 pm

all i did was get two bits of pipe and stick them under the gaurd (had to jack car up, then drop it down). Then you roll the car back and fourth to get the pipe moving (i just move the pipe) and it'll squash back the rib then i went to a larger one and done it again and that'll squash it completely and i also pushed on it heaps to get the gaurd flared out a bit.

I'd recomend doing this with a heat gun if you car about the condidtion of your paint and gaurd - sine i didnt really care i just done it at room temp. I'll get some pics up when i put the spacers on the car (25mm spacer and a +25 rim = +0 offset :mrgreen: )

Dave

Adam_NAclubman
Racing Driver
Posts: 1418
Joined: Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:39 pm
Vehicle: NA8 - Turbo
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Contact:

Re:

Postby Adam_NAclubman » Thu Mar 08, 2007 5:20 pm

lil_mike wrote:mmmm, big fat wheels (and they arent heavy either, bout 7kg each)


7 isnt light (well, for the size its not bad but compared to stock, plus bigass wheels = bigass tyres and theyre not light, plus theyre sticking waaaaaaay out which makes them feel heavier again. I still think if you do all this stuff you want to do to the car its going to turn into something you really wont be happy with

Adam_NAclubman
Racing Driver
Posts: 1418
Joined: Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:39 pm
Vehicle: NA8 - Turbo
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Contact:

Postby Adam_NAclubman » Thu Mar 08, 2007 6:34 pm

Can you imagine how out of place your driving wheels will look if you go for a widebody though

Sheck
Racing Driver
Posts: 550
Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2004 9:54 am
Vehicle: ND - 2 GT
Location: South East Brisbane

Postby Sheck » Thu Mar 08, 2007 7:16 pm

dont need wide body, they'll fit with some good old flaring.

I'm running +0 right now (done it this arve, i'll post pics up early next week) the extra 1/2 inch can be accomodated by some more flaring and if you keep the tyres down to a 195 width they'll fit in nicely especially if your not that low. Besides if you've got a second set of wheels for track/spirited driving then you dont really car about looks do you.

But on the same note i think i might rather the sportmax 005 cause they are a +15 offset in the 8 inch wide. That way you dont need to go crazy with the flaring.

Dave


Return to “MX5 Wheels, Suspension, Brakes & Tyres”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Bing [Bot] and 11 guests