STILL looking to buy 4x140 alloys...turbos 2replace stolen VERY ELUSIVE! Help!!

[octopusenvy]

Ive kicked this around for over a year, sorry for boring every1, but im still keen on some 4x140 rims/tyres if anyone has any to fit brumby/leone? Missed out on some tridents that went to queenstown (they were in south island, and went on old school leone), but haven't seen ANY turbos like what i had knicked.

Appreciated the offer of the 'spirits' and might still be interested, maybe flick me another email with a price? Anyone else?? HELP! :-[

[DRFVDR]

I have a couple of spare sets

these

and these MAYBE

[octopusenvy]

mate, those top ones aren't too bad aye?! They alloy too, so way lighter than the steelies. How much for a set if u got spares? Hope its not too much. I paid 200 for the cheviot turbos with decent rubber which also makes the theft sting cuz it was a bargain. I got the subaru centre caps too so might look alright?

Just have to bite the bullet and give up on the turbos being replaced.

CHEERS!

[DRFVDR]

I will take them off the vortex and have a bit of a clean up and measure up...

If they are as good off as they look on then I will be looking at $300 plus freight for the set

[octopusenvy]

 DRFVDR said:

I will take them off the vortex and have a bit of a clean up and measure up...

If they are as good off as they look on then I will be looking at $300 plus freight for the set

gulp, with rubber? where are you again? if i remember correct you are near Ohakune, Raetihi? I got mates who travel through there quite regularly for the ski bach...if it ends up snowing this year. Maybe thats an option 2save freight etc? I assume they're 13s not 14s? Have to decide if giving up on the turbos is the right thing to do for 3hundy.

[DRFVDR]

yes includes the tires,which at first look are at about 80% so near new and a full set,

Yup can organise for your friends to pick up over winter

I think the pricing is pretty good

rims only $50 each Tires $25 each,if i have to take tires of rims then the price of rims only will go up for my time to do that...

Yes they are 13" rims.

I do have 2 sets of 14" but they is not for sale

[octopusenvy]

cheers 4that, appreciate you opening up your treasure chest

are they 185 or 205 and what tyres? sounds pretty good. Just out of curiousity, can u put up pix of the 14s? Im only curious what they did in 4x140 14inch, cuz i havent seen really any. Im still keen on the good set of those alloy stars (what are they called?), just want to confirm with mate that he can collect them 1st.

cheers once again, j

[DRFVDR]

Yeah no worries opening up the the treasure trove have done a bit of it lately as have sold a digital dash and bonnet release to guy in OZ,dizzy cap and rotor to aux so making money back on my treasure trove

Will confirm size today but I think 185's

Here are the 2 sets of 14" i have

[waimaks]

 DRFVDR said:

woah!

[DRFVDR]

and on the RX,fitted with the other set of tires in the other photo above,2 sets of tires and rims

[octopusenvy]

 DRFVDR said:

and on the RX,fitted with the other set of tires in the other photo above,2 sets of tires and rims

whoa alright! So u have 2sets of the black 14s?? hint hint wink wink nudge nudge, lol. I saw a pair of those in the south island, but they were cracked in places, and looking very dodgy. Nice, like a lot! I bet you don't REALLY need 2sets.....

[DRFVDR]

Um no I ahve one set of the black 14" and one set of Gold 14" and um no cant see me selling them anytime soon

[octopusenvy]

actually really hard to imagine those blacks on the brumby! did u ever fit? how'd they look? those other 14s wud b amazing if they were brushed alloy and not white (can't tell in pic). Oh are they GOLD? random.

Cheers for sharing pics!

As for 13s vs 14s on a brumby (not that i have the choice here), any real benefit? Its not a huge diff, its not a huge increase in clearance, and id expect 14in tyres harder to source than 13? what u reckon?

i think i still like the 13s anyway, but something tough looking about those turbos and tridents!

[DRFVDR]

the good thing about 14" are there is some real nice offroad tires avialble ( i sold a set or tires to a guy in wellington for his lifted brumby )

I have not fitted either set of 14" to the brumby as yet,maybe when i figure out how the previous owner has lowered the rear end as its on the bump stops... Oh and actually get it running

[DRFVDR]

Oh and here is one for Waimaks

the 14" mudgrips on the RX

[octopusenvy]

why to these hustlers look so much like they'd fit?! grr. i would think 4x114.5 and 4x140 would look WAY diff...trick photography!

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/wheels-tyres/other/auction-380789753.htm

[DRFVDR]

nah not even close

You could do a 6 stud conversion, this opens up a whole world of rims to choose from

[octopusenvy]

 DRFVDR said:

nah not even close

You could do a 6 stud conversion, this opens up a whole world of rims to choose from

yeah i thought about the 6stud conversion, but havent seen any conversion plates around to tell you the truth. I'd b happy to sneak thru wofs with the plate and not bother with the cof and the cost, if only i could find some. I know they sell in oz, but not cheap there! Saw a set go for 150 on TM, but i missed it sadly.

[DRFVDR]

You don't need plates as such, you just knock out 2 wheel studs out of your hub and drill 4 extra holes and install new studs I have one hub done at work I may take a pic tomorrow

[octopusenvy]

 DRFVDR said:

You don't need plates as such, you just knock out 2 wheel studs out of your hub and drill 4 extra holes and install new studs I have one hub done at work I may take a pic tomorrow

Would b interesting to see...but no going back from there. The brumby is in pretty good knick, and altho i dont ever intend on selling it (vtnz still thinks its a 64, so its a pearler AND its cheapest car on the road), i was thinking if i did adapter plates i could always go back to 4x140. But the 6stud range is tempting!

As for the hustlers...i think my mind just looks at them and does some jedi trick to my eyes making me want to see a similar pattern! i realise they're way off (by 25.5) but wud b mean 2c hustlers on a brumby!!

Id say im keen on the alloy 13s if u got a good set with good rubber. Just gotta retrieve them. Payment can always happen via the net. My mate's brother has a bach 1km past the BP at Ohakune towards Raetihi...how far u from there? Its yellow bach green roof on about an acre (last time i was there which was ages ago) on the corner of the main road and a side road.

again, appreciate all the info. j

[DRFVDR]

it not that hard to mod a spare set of hubs,then u still have the originals if u want to go back to them...

I think i know the place can drop them off there if we decide to go ahead with the deal

[DRFVDR]

And the RX with the gold 8 spoke rims on it (just found the pic )

[waimaks]

http://page5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e106542196

Some 14' rims like Drfvdr's, shipping from Japan can be quite easy/affordable if you talk to the right people.

These are a bit more spendy, but BRAND NEW!?!

http://page19.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/x179475445

These are quite cool I think. 13x5.5'

http://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k139797539

Some factory alloys.

http://page2.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b104700322

Unsure of these ones origin, possibly factory? 13'.

http://page18.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/w55102827

Some food for thought anyway.

[octopusenvy]

 waimaks said:

http://page5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e106542196

Some 14' rims like Drfvdr's, shipping from Japan can be quite easy/affordable if you talk to the right people.

These are a bit more spendy, but BRAND NEW!?!

http://page19.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/x179475445

These are quite cool I think. 13x5.5'

http://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k139797539

Some factory alloys.

http://page2.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b104700322

Unsure of these ones origin, possibly factory? 13'.

http://page18.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/w55102827

Some food for thought anyway.

Mean links waimaks! Very crafty, i haven't really looked at japanese auctions. How do you search there like that? Just for 140pcd or do u read japanese?! I like those first ones, 14in with a bit of pitting. Same as DRFVDRs gold ones, just silver. Hard to organise the shipping etc tho with the language barrier. Wonder if they would cost heaps to ship??

[waimaks]

I use the Google Chrome browser, and it offers to translate for you.

I'd imagine you could spend a couple hundred getting them shipped, being such bulky items, but I can't say for certain.

I have used had help from Ewan @ http://www.hayatonka.com/ to get some parts I desperately needed for my Suzuki motorbike.

He got them here for half of what Suzuki NZ were quoting me, and in under a week as opposed to 4 weeks.

Went out of his way to go a dealer and check parts listings etc. I would highly recommend.