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Hey guys
just got myself a L series and wanna start doing it up for off road use. im looking at raising it 2inchs and putting some new a/t on . Is there and places i can get A/T for 13ich rims or am i worth just going 14 or 15 ? And where would i look in vic to get the rims and lift kit . cheers

Vallyboy wrote:Hey guys
just got myself a L series and wanna start doing it up for off road use. im looking at raising it 2inchs and putting some new a/t on . Is there and places i can get A/T for 13ich rims or am i worth just going 14 or 15 ? And where would i look in vic to get the rims and lift kit . cheers

g'day mate, i know a bloke in Sydney with a 2 inch lift that may be still for sale. If your really keen i'll give him a call and find out..

skrewd wrote:g'day mate, i know a bloke in Sydney with a 2 inch lift that may be still for sale. If your really keen i'll give him a call and find out..

G'day Skrewd. sound good let me get back to u one that though , ill see how hard the wheels n tires hit my pocket not forgetting i still have to get r/w and reg

You can get 14x6" speedy desert rats, or the king wheels rip off for about $50-70 per rim. These stick past the gaurds and need flares if you want to be legal. You can get flares by length from clark rubber. Old peugeots have the same stud pattern but pretty sure most of those also need flares, bonus is you can get 15". I bought a set of 5 15" peugeot 505 GTI rims for $500. I could enquire about another set if you were interested.

G'day Vallyboy, welcome to ausubaru! So much to do on the L!

If you're after a stock sized tyre for offroading I'm running a hancook winter tread for the snow. I'm about to get the next two tyres to complete the set of 4 - the other two were the good old toyo mud and snow I think they were, unfortunately no longer made.

As for the lift etc, I would focus on getting it on the road first, then start playing That's what I've done over the time I've had Ruby Scoo - she's come a long way from her RWC and touch wood I'm not having to do another one!

Cheers

Bennie

Hi and Welcome Vallyboy

If you want to stick to 13"s. we put a great set of 185/80R13 on Glen's L and they look good and because of the higher than standard sidewalls, they work great on the beach and they sit inside the guards check out this thread... showthread.php?t=15659

14" rims are good but you'll need to find some like El freddo's if you don't wont too many hassles but these are very rare but are sexy az

15" are harder to come by and you'll definately need a lift kit to fit them. Not sure who does the kits in Vic??

No one in Vic makes lift kits that i know of, they do come up second hand or from the wreckers if you're lucky. I'm sure any 4X4 fabricator could make one for you, but probably not cheap. The other option is getting a Crossbred lift kit and having it posted from Qld.

thanks for all your help guys . my plan is to get it r/w n reg b4 i do too much . so my 1st goal is to get tires then all the other stuff will follow. thinking the 13s will have to stay atm . so 185/80R13 will fit under it with out a lift ?

Hey mate,

If interested, we have both , Lift and 14's if you wish to pay the freight and put a couple of dollars towards the items. Wont be much. If i remember right, you can fit 14's with out a lift kit. Just have to put something like a 185/60/14 tire on and it shouldnt rub. If it does. it very little on full lock only.

Vallyboy wrote:thanks for all your help guys . my plan is to get it r/w n reg b4 i do too much . so my 1st goal is to get tires then all the other stuff will follow. thinking the 13s will have to stay atm . so 185/80R13 will fit under it with out a lift ?

Yep and like Rick said, the 14"s will fit too.. just depends on the rim offset

rtcb65 wrote:Hey mate,

If interested, we have both , Lift and 14's if you wish to pay the freight and put a couple of dollars towards the items. Wont be much. If i remember right, you can fit 14's with out a lift kit. Just have to put something like a 185/60/14 tire on and it shouldnt rub. If it does. it very little on full lock only.

g'day mate. dont really have the cash atm iv got enough for tire cv joints and rw/reg . but how much would u charge for the lift kit so when i do have the cash? well looks like 185/80r13 will be the go !cheers guyz!. Going to start drawing some gear up for it on the weekend 'i hope' .bull bar rear bar with spar wheel holder some bash plats even .

VB there should already be a factory sump guard on your L series, if its not there its been misplaced along the way. PAP in campbellfield will most likely have an L series there with a factory guard/bash plate.

Other protection is probably a good idea. I've been meaning to make a guard for my fuel tank as this is the second one I've dinged up

Cheers

Bennie

hey valleyboy, I too have just purchased my L! where abouts in Vic are you?

rtcb65 wrote:Hey mate,

If interested, we have both , Lift and 14's if you wish to pay the freight and put a couple of dollars towards the items. Wont be much. If i remember right, you can fit 14's with out a lift kit. Just have to put something like a 185/60/14 tire on and it shouldnt rub. If it does. it very little on full lock only.

I'm also looking for 14"s and a lift kit
If you don't want to take these may i put my hand up for them? By no means am i wanting to steal them from you but just putting my interest in! :P

cheers

14s are the go - they look good, wheels are available new and cheap, and there's a good range of tyres available.

185R14s (about 25.5" overall) will fit without rubbing without a lift. 27x8.50R14s will fit without a lift but will rub slightly.

Dane.

If you're after a set of 14 inch desert rats or what ever they're called I'll have a set of 4 rims for sale when I get home to sort them out. $150 for 4 rims, located in central vic near Lancefield.

They look like this:



And sometimes like this:



Cheers

Bennie

Sounds good El_Freddo. ill take u up on that im not to far from Lancefield im near seymore . when ever your ready ill come and pick em up on a weekend or something .. hey dobo . man 1st in best dressed i allways say if u got the cash get em . i found some places that make them up in QL . http://www.funonwheels.net/hirisesubaru ... celist.htm . http://www.crossbredperformance.com/home . and yes it has a bash plate just gunna see if i can make it better and i wanna make a fuel tank guard as well mainly because it mite stay stock height for a while lol so it looks like the 14s with 185r14s are the go thanks every 1

el_freddo wrote:if you're after a set of 14 inch desert rats or what ever they're called i'll have a set of 4 rims for sale when i get home to sort them out. $150 for 4 rims, located in central vic near lancefield.

They look like this:



and sometimes like this:



cheers

bennie

thats what i want my l to look like !! Awesome

how do u think these will go http://www.thewheeldeal.com.au/product_ ... cts_id=717

No worries Valleyboy, looks like a sweet buy from bennie.
have fun with your L, i know i will!

Vallyboy wrote:how do u think these will go http://www.thewheeldeal.com.au/product_ ... cts_id=717

These tyres look like the same sort of tread that the old wild coyote super trippers had. I've just had a set out in the sandy/loamy soils of the cobaw forest and they went very well. They have a light hum on the road at speed but nothing in your face. If these tyres are anything like the coyotes they'll be good offroad!

I'll be headed back up to hotham on the 21st of may and can probably drop the rims off to you if this helps as I'll be headed up the hume (fun fun). I didn't mention that it was rims only - are you happy with this as they'll just sit in the shed until I get home to sell them on ebay.

Cheers

Bennie