Thread: Aftermarket wheel options for D2?

Originally Posted by CJT

American Racing ATX Series Alloys

• 18 x 9
• +32mm offset

With 33 x 12.5 R18 Kumho's

All that work is starting to really pay off Chris, looking very nice, love the wheels mate.

Kev

Big Kev
A quick piece of safety advice,after 40years working in and around BHP Port Kembla i can see in your foto's the stand under the long arm is parallel to the arm,for your own safety it would be better to put it at 90 deg in the hollow between the 2 bushes and in the vee of the stand,very little/zero chance of is slipping off then.I have 35cm angle welded to the feet of my stands flange up for extra stability.
Oh btw showing off your D2's is making me envious/
Paul

Originally Posted by CJT

Just something I experienced with these rims (used to run them) I could not get them to stop vibrating, I could get the wheel balanced and it would still not help.

Found out that they do not centre too well on the hub and every time after being of road the vibration would be back.

I did notice their centre bore size is just slightly larger than the D2 hub size.

Chris, where you using the correct wheel nuts when you had the Steel rims. As far as I understand, the centre hole is not necessary to centre the rims. With steel rims, the nuts are tapered so that they centre the rim as they are screwed on. I know on my Rangie rims, the centre hole is much bigger than the hub.

Originally Posted by bigkevg

All that work is starting to really pay off Chris, looking very nice, love the wheels mate.

Kev

Thanks Kev,

Its getting there slowly.

Probably the only thing I would have changed with the wheels is the finish.

They also do them with a black Teflon coating instead of the matt black with machined lip.

Originally Posted by walker

Chris, where you using the correct wheel nuts when you had the Steel rims. As far as I understand, the centre hole is not necessary to centre the rims. With steel rims, the nuts are tapered so that they centre the rim as they are screwed on. I know on my Rangie rims, the centre hole is much bigger than the hub.

I was using the standard LR steel rim wheel nuts.

There was an old thread on here where a few guys where having the same issue with those wheels.

Disco looks absolutely awesome Chris! Are they LRA flares?

Originally Posted by walker

Chris, where you using the correct wheel nuts when you had the Steel rims. As far as I understand, the centre hole is not necessary to centre the rims. With steel rims, the nuts are tapered so that they centre the rim as they are screwed on. I know on my Rangie rims, the centre hole is much bigger than the hub.

From what I understand the D2 centre bore is 70.mm? The Dynamics are 70.2mm, so should be pretty much sitting on there?

Originally Posted by CJT

I was using the standard LR steel rim wheel nuts.

There was an old thread on here where a few guys where having the same issue with those wheels.

Any idea what the thread was called?

Originally Posted by Slunnie

Disco looks absolutely awesome Chris! Are they LRA flares?

Thanks mate,

Yep, LRA Extra Large Flares.

I painted them with Satin Black bumper paint so the finish matches the snorkel and door handles etc.