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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 12:21 PM
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Default IS THERE A WAY TO FIT 380's ON 17INS RL7'S

as above, dont wanna sell me wheels but quite fancy 380mil discs and wondering if i can do it on 17ins rl7's or is there totally no chance at all

355's are the plan so far but i want a little bigger if poss

if so what actual calipers would i then need as i got evo8 brembos at the moment
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 09:25 PM
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 09:29 PM
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No chance bal!
I had 355's under 17" comps and they only just fitted and i mean only just!
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 09:30 PM
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355's are big enough
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 09:32 PM
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ah well,,,,,,,,, the other option was to get some 18ins RL7's,,,,,,,,,,, but andy made that choice impossable
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 09:34 PM
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Royal mail vans got 380`s fitted as standerd
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 09:41 PM
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they may have but unless i have your address you will never get to see em

PM me your fooking address like the pm i sent and ill send the parcel of cocaine samples i promised ya
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they may have but unless i have your address you will never get to see em

PM me your fooking address like the pm i sent and ill send the parcel of cocaine samples i promised ya
You got PM
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 09:46 PM
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ill get it franked and sent off first thing next year
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by b19bal
ah well,,,,,,,,, the other option was to get some 18ins RL7's,,,,,,,,,,, but andy made that choice impossable
you wouldnt even get up under then 18s would you

I am not even using mine

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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by rsnissan
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ah well,,,,,,,,, the other option was to get some 18ins RL7's,,,,,,,,,,, but andy made that choice impossable
you wouldnt even get up under then 18s would you

I am not even using mine

they go under 18 rl7's for a fact

if you aint using yours then you may aswell let me have em
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 08:48 AM
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might fit without calipers
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 08:54 AM
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they might go.

brom's are the largest i've seen under 18" RL7's

and marcos for 17"

your best bet is to ask.

380's fit under my 18's though
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by 3dr-rally-slag
might fit without calipers
Damn, you stole my punchline .
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 09:08 AM
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ginge - ur the first to talk about overkill. 380's are going to reduce performance/increase unsprung weight, whilst not improving the stopping distance from say a 330.
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by 3dr-rally-slag
might fit without calipers
he don;t drive fast enough to use them anyway so it shouldn't be a problem!!!
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 09:26 AM
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Bal

you will get a 380 disc , under 18" RL7 pretty easy


I think the most you can get on a 17" Rl7 is a 360mm disc you have to use the Big AP 4/6 pot caliper for a 355 min 380 mm max disc

I have 356mm x 36mm discs with the Big Ap 6 pots fitted under there with a good few mm spare

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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Ryan
they might go.

brom's are the largest i've seen under 18" RL7's
Brom runs 17's
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 09:39 AM
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may be now porkie, but i seem to remember when his was showing his car at pod "half done" that it was on 18's?

not to worry.

oh and simon is now painting my car
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 10:04 AM
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no need for any bigger than 330's on a road car
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by rsnissan
Get them sold to me boyo
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 01:12 PM
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lol you'll only change them for something else for the umpteenth time in a week anyway
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Ryan
may be now porkie, but i seem to remember when his was showing his car at pod "half done" that it was on 18's?

not to worry.

oh and simon is now painting my car
his brembis where 355's and his wheels where 17's mate,,,,,,,,,, as i was gonna buy his brakes and thats why i got the 355's now

just thought that 380's might look nicer


as for overkill,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, its NOTHING to do with performance,,,,,, its PURELY cause my brakes look like this



and broms old ones looked like this




and i ACTUALLY prefer em to look alittle like this


if you get what i mean

NOTHING about my car is performance based,,,,,,,,,, as the thing has never turned a wheel since april last year
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by rsnissan
lol you'll only change them for something else for the umpteenth time in a week anyway
Oh i wont mate, soon as i find a decent set of RL7's there staying on the car

So when can i pick them up LOL
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 12:26 PM
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a 356 mm disc in a rl7 wheel



just to give you an idea thats all
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 08:08 PM
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marco i love you,,,,,,, as ive just had my faith restored
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 09:24 PM
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POSTMAN PAT
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 10:36 PM
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ive put it in a dam jiffy bag,,,,,,,,,, just need to visit the post ofice but its closer than before
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 06:12 AM
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Atleast i know my 355's will fit inside some 17''wheels if i get a spare set

Goda get them fitted asap now ive seen this post
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 08:57 AM
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Paul i think i will turn them into a modern art sculpture in the garden and get some 380s as well to sit in them just to piss Ginge off
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 09:34 AM
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Now thats just cruel

But it would make a nice garden feature LOL.
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