Boosted Falcon

Nikk O'lass wrote:thats madhouse!

So 17X8 dritteks fit on the standard E-Series offset?

No they are +34 offset. They will fit with the UPC brake kit but not standard brakes.

**** your car looks awesome Malakai.

ed40 wrote:**** your car looks awesome Malakai.

it does hey......
Drift Teks suit it heaps good

Ummm.... Interesting. Not sure if I quite like how they are so wide at the front. :S

I gotta make up my mind asap!!!

Perhaps the UPC kit with the 20mm offset would be better suited to those wanting to run the 9.5" drifteks because of their odd offset?

The problem is that with the +20mm UPC kit the clearance from the stub axle to the back of the wheel would be a concern.
I won't say that it won't work but I can't say that it will either.

To those who are complaining about the front wheels being too far out, are you kidding me? How can you look at that and say you don't like it, it's SUPER hot.
That's how wheel fitment should be! Just needs to be matched at the rear.

BI6TIM wrote:That's how wheel fitment should be! Just needs to be matched at the rear.

i think thats the problem, the rear wheels being in a bit is giving the illusion that the fronts are out.....
get the rears right and it will look perfect....

the look of the front is growing on me... but, i CBF'd getting another farking diff! i think i need to see this in the flesh!

BI6TIM wrote:The problem is that with the +20mm UPC kit the clearance from the stub axle to the back of the wheel would be a concern.
I won't say that it won't work but I can't say that it will either.

Malakai mentioned there was 11mm or so clearance before, I think, so 3mm with the +20mm kit would be cutting it pretty fine I guess.
A simple lip rolling would fix any possible issues too though wouldnt it?

And for the rears, why dont you just run some hub adaptors for a while?

OED666 wrote:the look of the front is growing on me... but, i CBF'd getting another farking diff! i think i need to see this in the flesh!

Buy me a kit and you will

Rollin wrote:

OED666 wrote:the look of the front is growing on me... but, i CBF'd getting another farking diff! i think i need to see this in the flesh!

Buy me a kit and you will

I have bought one... should arrive this week.

did you lose 4hp brett?

LOL You remember everything don't you Gozza?

I might buy two 17x8" +34 Drift Teks and see how that looks. I like this look but I'm not changing to an AU diff just yet and I think because the rears are in so far the easiest way to get it looking right is to get some 8" wide ones and see which look I like best.

Rollin your car would look perfect since you have the AU diff already. Do it!

BTW the guards have just had the inside lip rolled and however much that pushed the guard out. It hasn't rubbed yet. Obviously that depends on front ride height and every car is different in that respect.

Hurry up and try the 8" fronts.... I'm looking at getting wheels asap!

Won't happen that quick unfortunately. I wish there was a way to try some without buying them.

I think it will be perfect though.

Wanna bolt my stock AU rims on as a test, 17x8 in a +36?

Malakai wrote:I wish there was a way to try some without buying them.

Ask Rollin if the 8's on Katies car are 9 hole. If they are, ask Katie if you can try them on the front of your car.

Malakai wrote:I think it will be perfect though.

8's are for homo's, girls and standard cars.

BI6TIM wrote:8's are for homo's, girls and standard cars.

How's your form, you buy 17x9.5" and put small pussy standard little 235's, be a man 255's

265's and guard scrubbing FTW.
any less and your a pansy

Malakai wrote:LOL You remember everything don't you Gozza?

Not much gets past this ol tripper

67rce wrote:Wanna bolt my stock AU rims on as a test, 17x8 in a +36?

Didn't anyone read this post, cause i also wanna see how 9.5's go on AU's

I had territory wheels on there and they fit just fine. They are very similar being 7.5" wide and +36.

Revengelane wrote:

BI6TIM wrote:8's are for homo's, girls and standard cars.

How's your form, you buy 17x9.5" and put small pussy standard little 235's, be a man 255's

I'm not paying $200+ per tyre and besides stretching is the latest fashion, proper tyre fitment and to greater extent bulbous sidewalls belong in the muscle car era. Some people just need to be dragged (kicking and screaming) into the 21st century.

BI6TIM wrote:

Malakai wrote:I wish there was a way to try some without buying them.

Ask Rollin if the 8's on Katies car are 9 hole. If they are, ask Katie if you can try them on the front of your car.

Her car is 5 stud already.....so they'd go straight on.

I have been going through the DBA catalog to see if I can identify which rotors would be suitable replacements to put on the UPC kit. I'm 99% sure that the UPC kit consists of Mustang rotors and hub with VE Commodore calipers and pads.

I found these for Ford Mustang Cobra 1994-2004:


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They are the only 330mm rotors for a Mustang in the whole catalog so they should be the right ones. Unfortunately I can't find the 'actual' product image of them on the DBA site, it doesn't seem to exist. Getting them side by side will be the only way to tell in the end.

These pads look just like the ones in the kit that is on my car.



Should be a good combo with DBA 4000 rotors and Bendix Ultimate or Street Road Track pads.

I'm keen to see how the combo that is in the kit goes first though.

Thought I would share what I found.

I got my UPC kit the other day, and I wonder if there is a pad you can get with the surface area with friction material. I think my RBS pads have more surface area. I'll take pics when I do the change over.

They are definitely VE calipers in the UPC kit.

Good find Brett with the replacement rotors and pads.

I thought you would have them on by now. Paul are you able to compare the measurements of the rotors I posted above to the ones from the UPC kit? I know the diameter, thickness and center hole are right.

Yeh the UPC kits are Mustang Cobra/Bullitt 94-04 rotors, pads I havent been able to work out exactly.

Brett did you ask for a price on DBA 4000 rotors and Bendix pads??

Nope I just looked up the respective websites for the part numbers and such.

Bringing the topic to the top again...
Is there any more kits available on the market?
A kit utilising perhaps Territory/BF rotors/pads/calipers would be ace.
Even better if we could buy just the spindle/adaptor by itself and source the rest ourselves.
I'm just not liking the idea of $380 for new rotors. I know they last ages but i replace rotors/pads often, i hate brake shudder.

You can put any brand of rotor you like on the kit, all the major and minor brands make mustang calipers. I imagine you could get some very cheap, cheaper than standard E-Series rotors since they are a hat type and don't have the bearing inside the rotor.

ebay US lists the stang rotors for about $100 aus for the pair, for slotted, but freight is like another $200 on top lol.
I was looking at sourcing the rotors from somewhere else, but they wouldnt supply the kit without them

krisisdog wrote:I was looking at sourcing the rotors from somewhere else, but they wouldnt supply the kit without them

That was my next question, would any of these companys sell the spindles without rotors/calipers/pads??
Seems not.

just found this site... interesting!

http://www.bigcustomwheels.com/rt_specs.jsp

wonder what wheels I could fit.. anybody smart enough to work out if i can fit 8 or 9" wide wheels with a +34mm offset. wheels are +18

nothin suss wrote:

krisisdog wrote:I was looking at sourcing the rotors from somewhere else, but they wouldnt supply the kit without them

That was my next question, would any of these companys sell the spindles without rotors/calipers/pads??
Seems not.

i got the race brakes 330mm brake upgrade with the custom spindles and ive had a couple accidents and hav bent the spindles, and had to replace them... they cost me round $350 each i think..

a 8" wide wheel WILL fit

a 8" wide wheel WILL fit, you need will need to check how much clearance Brett has on the front with the 9.5"s, you will need an extra 10mm to the upright over a 9.5 to fit a 9" on the front.

the drift teks that i have on the upc kit are +18 9.5inch wide and there is about a squished finger tips width (8 to 10mm) clearance to the upright and its all good.