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Eb cruiza
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Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 2:32 pm 
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if i do a brake upgrade on my eb to a ba xr will i be able to put phoon wheels on it?
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if i do a brake upgrade on my eb to a ba xr will i be able to put phoon wheels on it?


its not as simple as just changing the calipers

 

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 Post subject: Re: brake upgrades????
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 2:45 pm 
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yea i know im talkin lines calipers and rotors
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Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 3:17 pm 
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Eb cruiza wrote:
yea i know I'm talking lines calipers and rotors


And front cross members and Diff and suspension and and and... LOTS of work matey.
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Eb cruiza
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Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 6:35 pm 
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oh wow really lol didnt think there was that much in it might just b easier getting custom wheel hubs made up for the right pcd for the wheels :P
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Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 6:49 pm 
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why not just buy the typhoon copy wheels in e series offset??
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why not just buy the typhoon copy wheels in e series offset??


where u get tat fom?
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Eb cruiza
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Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 7:25 pm 
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where from who makes them???
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Eb cruiza wrote:
where from who makes them???


More than likely made in Mainland China like the Genuine Ford/Holden/BMW etc etc ones :D
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Eb cruiza
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Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 7:42 pm 
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would b good to get actuall fpv rims u can tell the difference btween fpv and cheap rip offs
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Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 9:15 pm 
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Well i would rather cheap copies than spend 3-5 times what the whole car is worth on changing all the suspension to ba. just my honest opinion.
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Eb cruiza wrote:
would b good to get actuall fpv rims u can tell the difference btween fpv and cheap rip offs


how can you tell the difference??
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bradley4567
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Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 11:18 pm 
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oh wow really lol didnt think there was that much in it might just b easier getting custom wheel hubs made up for the right pcd for the wheels :P


not even possible have you even bothered to take your existing wheels off to have a look at the setup

 

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