18" wheels for Griff
18" wheels for Griff
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imuir

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391 posts

308 months

Friday 27th February 2004
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Has anyone any experience of fitting 18" spiders or other styles of wheels to a Griff and if so any idea of costs and work involved ( who would you recomend ?also what are the possible negatives, Thanks

apache

39,731 posts

308 months

Friday 27th February 2004
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I though richb had that honour?

edited to add aaah I see, 18" on the front!

>> Edited by apache on Friday 27th February 11:18

RichB

55,388 posts

308 months

Friday 27th February 2004
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Indeed Pete, I did it 3 years ago (details in the bible and on my web site) I guess people have forgotten! Rich...

apache

39,731 posts

308 months

Friday 27th February 2004
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yeah but zz has 18" fronts!!

RichB

55,388 posts

308 months

Friday 27th February 2004
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Outrageous! Absolutly OTT in my opinion!
R...

apache

39,731 posts

308 months

Friday 27th February 2004
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It would be nice to have a thread where us blingers could post pics of all their mods

racketman

1,940 posts

270 months

Friday 27th February 2004
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imuir said:
Has anyone any experience of fitting 18" spiders or other styles of wheels to a Griff and if so any idea of costs and work involved ( who would you recomend ?also what are the possible negatives, Thanks


YHM

monaco

219 posts

306 months

Friday 27th February 2004
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apache said:
It would be nice to have a thread where us blingers could post pics of all their mods


True enough apache

well I've had 18's on the front of the chim for ages now, how time flies.

mel

10,168 posts

299 months

Friday 27th February 2004
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Ah but I was the first to fit spiders (all be it the 16" ones) all round on my Griff, I even told the factory and Penninsula how I'd done it so there as for cost I paid £300 for the wheels with tyres, about £20 on wheel studs and nuts and that was it, but then again it does help to have about £1/2 million pounds worth of machinery kicking about and a bit of spare time to play with

apache

39,731 posts

308 months

Friday 27th February 2004
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Yeah but, no but I was the furst to have blue badges and when richb said he'd got 18" rears I thought you w*nker then monaco said he'd got anthracite 18"s but 18s are for lezzies, 17s are much betta and anyway......

zz top

536 posts

269 months

Friday 27th February 2004
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apache said:
Yeah but, no but I was the furst to have blue badges and when richb said he'd got 18" rears I thought you w*nker then monaco said he'd got anthracite 18"s but 18s are for lezzies, 17s are much betta and anyway......
Sorry ive been late in responding about my 18"spiders but ive been to the bathroom to check if my genitals had disappeared and whether i had gay feelings for Mo Molam.Glad to report their still hanging and as for little Mo......Oh by the way, the Spiders are fine...zz

tvrgaas

1,480 posts

294 months

Friday 27th February 2004
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imuir said:
what are the possible negatives
If you break one a couple of years down the line it may be difficult to get a custom replacement.

shpub

8,507 posts

296 months

Friday 27th February 2004
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If it calms you guys down, I had Massey Fergusion 20 stud tractor tyres on my Griff before it was made... and I had those bling bling yellow plastic things on it as well. No problems with going off road, or sleeping policemen. Looked absolutely the dogs' what evers....

Down sides... Insurance company might not like it. Reduced turning circle (depends on how the 18s have been fitted), increased stress on suspension, increased ride harshness due to lack of tyre wall complience. But if it looks good, all this can go out of the window.

If it floats your boat then do it. Many of the wheel bling bling arguments are down to personal taste.

Bling Bling as they say.

apache

39,731 posts

308 months

Friday 27th February 2004
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tvrgaas said:

imuir said:
what are the possible negatives

If you break one a couple of years down the line it may be difficult to get a custom replacement.


impossible actually

apache

39,731 posts

308 months

Friday 27th February 2004
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shpub said:
If it calms you guys down, I had Massey Fergusion 20 stud tractor tyres on my Griff before it was made... and I had those bling bling yellow plastic things on it as well. No problems with going off road, or sleeping policemen. Looked absolutely the dogs' what evers....

Down sides... Insurance company might not like it. Reduced turning circle (depends on how the 18s have been fitted), increased stress on suspension, increased ride harshness due to lack of tyre wall complience. But if it looks good, all this can go out of the window.

If it floats your boat then do it. Many of the wheel bling bling arguments are down to personal taste.

Bling Bling as they say.


vive la difference and I admire your constraint Steve

tiny

415 posts

275 months

Friday 27th February 2004
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dedicated thread - bling it on!

starmist

1,052 posts

266 months

Friday 27th February 2004
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Tiny,

Did you get my email re rr? Any idea of Mech wassits number? Mine going in w/c 8/3 for taraka , so need to move pretty quick.

k77-widow maker

910 posts

283 months

Saturday 28th February 2004
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Can I have my two pennies worth?

After all of the previous "I'm the first" etc etc re 18's, I'm the 5,495th to fit 17's all round!!

(ducks and runs for cover )

tiny

415 posts

275 months

Saturday 28th February 2004
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starmist - YHM

k77 - what did you go for?

k77-widow maker

910 posts

283 months

Saturday 28th February 2004
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Take a look at my profile on here, and you'll see my speedlines.

hail Speeline !!!