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[jakefake]

The rims look nice dude.. Are they 17`s ?

They are 17x9 +44

[vicelore]

Nice..

[jakefake]

Are wheels spacers off Ebay dodgey and cheap? 

 

Will my wheels fall off or do wheels bearings with spacers? 

I'm only after some 10mm slip ons. 

[Mosti]

From my understanding it will decrease the amount of thread needed for your wheel nuts to safely be secured. In saying that, a lot of people run them without having any issues

[bobbyjimmy]

10mm is too big on stock studs, biggest you can do 'safely' is 5mm (thou alot run 8mm with no worries).

Get some extended studs and run whatever size you want.

I use a bloke in Canada called "Novus Tech", alot of options and ships fairly quick - and most of his spacers are hub centric too.

 

You won't doing anything to wheel bearings.

[jakefake]

10mm is too big on stock studs, biggest you can do 'safely' is 5mm (thou alot run 8mm with no worries).

Get some extended studs and run whatever size you want.

I use a bloke in Canada called "Novus Tech", alot of options and ships fairly quick - and most of his spacers are hub centric too.

 

You won't doing anything to wheel bearings.

jimbob, can you send me a link to exactly what you believe I should get then. I think 10mm will make my rims sit absolutely flush with guard. 

[bobbyjimmy]

I've got;

10mm (amongst other sizes) slip on, hub centric spacers; http://novustech.ca/...5x100-cb56-1mm/ or on eBay http://www.ebay.com/...85f1ff0&vxp=mtr

 

ARP extended studs (set of 20 and free shipping from the US); http://www.ebay.com/...83fe423&vxp=mtr

If you get the extended studs, you can run upto a 30mm (or is it 40mm?..) spacer then.

[TSG]

I've seen spacers destroy bearings and more. Especially if they aren't perfect, perfectly machined/balanced/weighted. Also they are a defect on QLD roads, but you probably already know.

[jakefake]

Morning sesh at QR today, funny destroying skylines and majority of v8's much to their suprise!

 

[Adam]

Haha epic sleeper

[jakefake]

[aekOne]

sweet!

[jakefake]

Does anyone know if this will suit a REV D-E 

Can get it for the right price!? 

[bobbyjimmy]

Looks like an A - C, not pointy enough at the ends.

[Bruce]

 

Did you go to the Downshift Circuit and Coffee trackday? Hows the event if so car looks good on the track

[jakefake]

 

Did you go to the Downshift Circuit and Coffee trackday? Hows the event if so car looks good on the track

Sure did, Had an awesome day!

Stayed on track for the whole 1hr 30mins without any dramas, no brake fade nothing. Even let my gf take it for a few laps and we are both still alive after she went full boost, skating across the last corner before pit straight. 

 

I'm a bit devo'd that there is not more photos and videos on the ds website, because people said they got heaps of me. 

Looks like an A - C, not pointy enough at the ends.

yes old mate from Canada finally got back to me and its a A-C uhhh. 

[Bruce]

One day i will go up and attend one. Really should eventually meet the Downshift crew in person since i do work for them time to time.

 

Have you thought about spraying the intercooler or getting some mesh for it?

[jakefake]

Yeah they are a good bunch of guys, 

 

Everything they organise is always big and always run very well. 

I'm a 4th year apprentice electrician and Rory, the owner of downshift works in my office haha, So I get all the inside goss. 

 

I would spray the inter cooler black, BUT I don't know If I would like having it black, It would make my car look stocko again, And I wouldn't be able to go back to the aluminum that it is now. 

Unsure what mesh would look like. 

 

Has anyone got any tips on getting the black out of my rear bar. 

I've tried a few cleaning products but I think its burnt the bar :'( 

[Mitch.]

wax and grease remover?