Jonno34

Hey everyone, I just bought a set of 18" rims, and planning to fit some Federal 595's SS in a 245/40 The tyres cost 160 from queensland + 115 delivery ... making it a total of 755 Locally, fitted and balanced their 235 each, total of 940 So ultimately, the cost of fitting/balancing will decide if i buy locally or from queensland I was quoted 160 to fit/balance from a place in perth (not too sure if im allowed to name company's) But on the other hand, the company in QLD says that it should cost 10-15 bucks to do so Which is the more accurate quote? If it actually is 10-15 bucks then I'll order from QLD, if it ends up being more than 100 dollars to fit/balance i may as well get them locally Just wondering where to get them fitted at a good cheap price Thanks everyone

hey does anybody know where to get tyres fitted/balanced in perth? a guy at maximum motorsport said that it'd cost 10-15 bucks (not too sure if he meant per tyre though ..) and tyrepower up in osb park quoted me 160 whats the usual prices paid to get the rims fitted with tyres and balanced etc? so far for a set of 595s locally itll cost me 235 per tyre .. 940 total cost fitted/balanced but if i order from option 1 its 160 per tyre, and 115 bucks delivery, so a total cost of 755 for the tyres ... if its gonna cost more than 100 bucks to fit and balance i really might as well just get em locally? Thanks everyone

btw im running 205/55 yokohamas on my 16 inch rims atm the difference should be massive hahaha

yeahh i was looking at the KU31's, they were what was gonna be supplied with the rims im ordering, but heard sooo many good things about the 595's .. and well .. the tread pattern is awesome LOL cheers bomba, ill give them a call/email tomoro during business hours

just checked out option1, they apparently only have 235/40/18 or 265/35/18 i wouldnt mind 235/40 i guess.. any opinions?

thanks for the replies everyone the wheels will be 18 x 9, 5x114.3 +35 so basically the same as yours Bomba our rims also look kind of similar hahaha ill make sure to check out the 255/35, i didnt really want anything too thin though, 255 isnt too wide? i was recommended 245/40s by the guys at tyrepower etc to be a somewhat practical size

Hey everyone, didnt wanna start a new thread Where do I buy federal 595's from? I live in perth, so locally would be nice, but if it was a fair bit cheaper online that would be okay too ... Putting them on ROTA G - Force + 35 offset in gunmetal grey looking at 245/40 for the tyres, all 4, would rather be able to rotate tyres etc cheers everyone

glowstreet the gt-r shocks wont fit im quite sure, i have a set at the moment that i got off a friend for free, took em to a mechanic and asked if it would fit and i found that the front 2 will fit, but the rear 2 will not

Hey everyone, hope this is in the right area of the forum, not too sure where to put it, and sorry if im not in the right place! I got them off a friend who owns a GT-R, originally had these put into his car, but changed for Tein, I doubt they would have run that many km's They are called Nismo S-Tune Shocks They are for a R34 GT-R, and the rears will not fit onto a GT/GT-T, but the fronts will Anybody have any idea what they would be worth? Thanks everyone

hey Mawzy, the kits looking good cant wait to see the whole finished product would you be able to let us know roughly how much the kit will cost and shipment to WA? would love something like this on my car thanks

this has happened with my R34 too, had no idea what was wrong with it, but called up a mechanic and he said the cables were munted and it would cost hundreds to fix as i'd have to pull out half the interior .... if theres a quicker way to fix this please let me know

definitely 2.5 mate, thats what i've got in mine, and it feels great, baysidebluer34, the same thing happened with my system, for the first month or so it was ridiculously loud, and it didnt feel as torquey low down, but now it feels great, it doesnt sound stupid, its quite quiet in normal driving in fact, and pulls harder in the low rev ranges now... not too sure why the change happened though but glad it did, i was getting ready to change back to the stock system just as the change happened as it was just stupidly loud and felt like it was missing too much torque

Revelation in drying everybody, im not too sure what you guys think of this but its basically a soft silicone squeedgee You can pick a turtlewax one up from SCA for about 20 bucks or so, and its worked great so far for me and really speeds up drying time, i just go over the large areas of the car with this, and then go around it with a waffle weave MF i am a bit worried about there being leftover dirt and scraping that along my paint though, and if you do try using one do not use it on surfaces that are somewhat drier, just keep it for the really wet surfaces, as it does tend to make some unpleasant squeeking sounds on the dry surfaces and it sounds pretty bad .. not too sure what it does to your paint but so far has not scratched mine or anything i think it saves a bit of water too since i use it rather than "drying with water" now, although that did work pretty well too and anyway heres my detail process : For a quicker detail 1. Depending on the condition of the car ... if its pretty good i just use my old leftover Turtlewax ice wash, if not then i use the Meguiars wash and wax 2. Dry - use the squeedgee, get most water off, quickly go over with Waffle weave MF 3. Meguiars tech wax - love this stuff, used to use TW ice wax, but this gives it a much longer lasting layer of wax For a full detail: 1. Wash - as above 2. Dry - as above 3. Meguiars quik clay kit clay bar 4. Meguiars deep crystal polish (if it needs it) 5. Meguiars tech wax Im thinking i need to get some kind of sealant now, i find myself waxing almost every month ... oh and btw, for wheels, I just blast em with a pressure washer, works good and if i need ill just give it a bit of a brush with soft bristle brushes with a bit of water and for bad bad build up of break dust, try Autosol, it comes in small little tubes, its brilliant on horrible brake dust build ups, but its quite slow work to use it

Hey everyone, been asking around, some boys at the flying college in Jandakot sharing their experiences with bunkies Its scared me haha, they generally seem to spend 1000 on maintenance for every 100 they spent on the car (slight exaggeration) bit worried, if i do pick a bunky up ill definitely get it checked out with a good mechanic etc before I buy it.. might delay buying the car and just pay slightly more for something less likely to cost me billions to fix every few weeks

good ideas guys, i need to get my ass working to make the money for the car thanks everybody

Erik I'm a bit worried about the fuel consumption on an R31, part of the reason why I'm looking for something like a corolla is to have a car which is a bit cheaper to run as i do need to drive quite long distances, My R34 that i get to drive sometimes now drains fuel like mad

sweet thanks ten four, ive always wanted to go to a car auction actually hahaha

rooster the datsuns wouldnt be a problem, I actually quite like the look of the Pre 1983 120y's and I dont really care what people think i just need it to be reliable and cheap I'll have a look at them and I'll try to find a non rusty pulsar too thanks again everyone and congrats on the sonata ten four

thanks heaps i was actually looking at the first one, my search didnt include the second link since i put the price limit to 1000, but it does look like its in pretty good condition thanks nah not just on corollas, they do seem to be good for reliability etc though, but ill have a look at the pulsar thanks

hey everyone, thanks for all the advice The corolla seems great, just gotta hunt around for awhile for the right one

anyway back onto topic .. does anybody think i'm likely to have alot of difficulties with running a car like this? *also does anybody know any other cars to look at?

hahahah yeah a/c would be nice to have, I have a horrible heat tolerance hahah dw ten four reds not really my colour anyway which corolla you looking at? im thinking of a 90s seca thanks guys, will not get a unrego'd car in that case

syfon are the 80s corollas very reliable? Its not really a big deal if its RWD or FWD or AWD, performance etc isnt a big thing for me Do you guys recommend buying from a dealership or somewhere like the quokka? (ive found alot of the quokka cars are unlicensed.... would cost about another 100-200 for registration?) also ten four, where are you looking around for your car? carsales.com doesnt have many under 1000 I was thinking of going to Uni's and checking out their boards haha, should be alot of kids selling their cars cheap

Hey everyone, about to get my P plates soon, and just looking to get something small, cheap, reliable and easy to run Looking at a Toyota Corolla, looking in the quokka for about 1000 bucks i can get a very early 90s corolla seca ... But kinda worried about buying a car for this price Has anyone owned one of these cars before? If you have did you find alot of troubles with maintaining the car and breakdowns etc? Also does anybody know any other very cheap/reliable cars? (sorry for the low budget guys i know its not much to work with) thanks everybody