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For anyone that is interested, below are the RTA rules on modification

List of Regulations:

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registration/dow...si/vsi_dl1.html

RTA rules on WIndow Tinting:

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registration/dow.../vsi03_rev3.pdf

RTA rules on light vehicle modification:

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registration/dow...s/vsi/vsi06.pdf

RTA rules on fitting aftermarket wheels & tyres:

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registration/dow.../vsi09_rev4.pdf

RTA list of Approved Engineer's:

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registration/dow...s/vsi/vsi15.pdf

RTA rules on headlight covers:

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registration/dow.../vsi29_rev1.pdf

This topic has been covered extensivley but I will attempt to answer your questions anyway.

Need to clarify some things first.

Is it your wheel or tyre that is hitting your "inside hub"?

Do you mean your strut of the inside of your wheel arch?

How low is your car?

What is the offset of your wheels?

I assume you are now running 215/17/45 where before you were running 215/40/17. A 45 series tyre usually has a higer load rating than a 40 series. To keep your car legal you need to have a load rating of at least 87. It can be dificult to find a 40 series tyre that meets this load rating were as most 45 series tyres do. Also 40 sereis tyres that do meet this load rating are usually very expensive. You can find a list of brands in a sticky at the top of the Wheel & Tyre section of this forum.

You gotta have a look at this, 221kw Civic Dominator, Fingers crossed & we might get this one.

http://www.mugen-power.com/concept/dominator/

This one ain't bad either

http://www.mugen-power.com/street/civic/

These cars might actually get me to buy a Honda over a Toyota

My conquest is a 2003 SA model....i had to change the brake pads ( ONLY DONE 30,000 -and i only did 10000 of them!!!!) today, whilst getting the suspension done.... GRRRR I'm going to get owned by the service ppl come march 20 ... :( ... <_< i envision frowns when they see suspension and exhaust or maybe cheers :D ? ...hehe and that Intial D treuno on the dash :P

Did you actually see the worn brake pads for yourself or did they just tell you they need replacing?

Do you drive an Auto or Manual? 30k is not to bad for Auto.

I'm will be hitting 40k soon & my front pads will be due for replacement, this is normal for a manual.

lol, nar mate, i saw the brake pad, it was almost metal on metal, and mine is manual B) ...maybe the previous owner went a little skizo every now and then? ....or maybe that's just me - yeah probably just me.... :( damn

Has anyone else experienced a 'lipped' rotor? how much does it cost to replace a stock rotor? fronts?

Someone likes to barke hard.

I had lipped rotors on my old car after 20k. Got them machined, problem fixed. Suppose it depends on how bad the lip is.

Not sure how much genuine rotors are, probably expensive. Maybe you should look at getting a set of DBA slotted rotors. they will give you much better braking for less money.

My conquest is a 2003 SA model....i had to change the brake pads ( ONLY DONE 30,000 -and i only did 10000 of them!!!!) today, whilst getting the suspension done.... GRRRR I'm going to get owned by the service ppl come march 20 ... :( ... <_< i envision frowns when they see suspension and exhaust or maybe cheers :D ? ...hehe and that Intial D treuno on the dash :P

Did you actually see the worn brake pads for yourself or did they just tell you they need replacing?

Do you drive an Auto or Manual? 30k is not to bad for Auto.

I'm will be hitting 40k soon & my front pads will be due for replacement, this is normal for a manual.

South African build quality is only bad when comparing to Japanese build quality.

No one can build anything as good as the Japanese, even EURO manufactures. Lexus build quality S&%T's all over Mercedes & BMW which are supposed to be generally the best cars in the world according to Motoring Journo's.

According to JD Power which is massive surveying house in USA Lexus has less warranty claims per owner than any other manufacturer. Some interesting things to note is that Porsche comes in last & Hyundai come in around 5th.

One thing to note is that all Sportivo's came from South Africa right up to & including the very last shipment that arrived in this country on December 2005. There are no Japanese built Sportivo's in this country even one's manufactured after June 2005. This only applies to Sportivo's.

I have owned my Sportivo now for almost 2 years & have had no problem's except for the seat rail coming a little loose, my wife has also owned a Sportivo for 3 years, no problems at all. Before this she had a Japanese Levin, The Sportivo fit & finish is not quite as goods as the Levin but only marginally & this relates to what I said before - NO ONE BUILD GOODS LIKE THE JAPANESE.

I assure you if they were built in Australia they would be worse again, just look at Commodore & Falcon. These car have always been & will always be cars that just fall apart if you look at them to long.

Just two points I'd like to make about your comments.

Firstly, the quality of locally built Toyotas from the Altona plant is regarded as good as any other Toyota plant, including Japan ... the Avalon may have had its faults, and the Camry might not be everyone's cup of tea, but there's never been an issue with the build quality of either vehicle, and the older Camrys and Corollas from the same plant are proving this in how well they are lasting as they get older.

Secondly, I can't speak for the Commodore, but the BA/BF Falcon is light years ahead of previous Falcons, even if its not quite up to Toyota standards.

I agree with everything you have said except for Australian cars being on par with Japanese cars. There is generally nothing wrong with Aussie built cars but I assure Japanese fit & finish is second to no one.

I feel I have had extensive experience on this matter as I have add the opportunity to own or drive many vehicles over last 15 years.

My Father has been employee of Toyota for 25 years & in that time he has had many different company cars, including Australian built Avalon's & Camry's.

My Father in law also has an Avalon & my mother in law has had a version of the last 2 models of Camry's.

My wife was a sales rep for 3 years & for that time she drove an Australian built Camry.

All of these vehicles have had minor build related issues with them unlike the fully imported versions Japanese versions form the earlier 90's of which I have also done many km's in.

I have owned a version of every Corolla available since 1992 including 3 Sportivo's & I found the best out of the lot for build quality was the 1992 GTI (Japanese Built). This car was a tough as nails.

Also the company I work for has a fleet of Commodores & Falcons, in excess of 50 vehicles of various ages dating back over the last few years, & covering various different models. The vast majority of these vehciles are falling apart & the most km's any of them have done is 50k. Just the other day I was in brand new Falcon with just a few thousand kays on it & the back end was squeaking so badly it sounded like the boot was bouncing up & down.

I'm sure the same principals are applied at all Toyota factories around the world but it comes down to the workers. In Australia we live by the "She'll be Right" attitude where in Japan the worker has a totally different psycology. Their culture is all about honour & saving face. A bad quality car would be considered an embarrassment.

As I also stated earlier It seems to me that quality is not on the top of the list for manufacturers anymore due to the fact that peolpe don't hang on to their cars as much as they used to.

I would also like to clarify that I'm not trying put down any of the cars that I have mentioned or the factories where they are manufactured. My intention is to defend the Sportivo & the South African factory where they are built. I get a little annoyed at people passing comment at the build quality of the Sportivo especially when the comments come form some P plater who drives another variant of Corolla & has never actually been in a Sportivo.

Hey guys i am new to the site.

I am just wondering if 16 inch rims are legal in NSW on a 1990 toyota corolla hatch back.

And if anyone can help me find somewhere that i can buy the rear parcel shelf thing for my car would be very helpfull or a estimated price of one.

Thanks

What's the tyre & wheel size on your vehicle?. The best way to find out is to read the plaque tthat should be either inside your glove box or door frame.

What model of Corolla do you have?

The car's computer is programmed not to allow lift until optimal operating temp has been reached. If you continues to drive your car in this fashion without allowing for a proper warm up your car won't last long at all. You need to remember that most engines don't rev past 7k. The reason for this is the massive amount of stress that is put on the internals at these rev's

8000 rpm is approx 133 turns a second.

The overall diamter of the Sportivo wheel & tyre Is almost exactly the same is the overall diameter of the wheel & tyre on other variants of Corolla's. The only diiference is that the actual wheel size is larger but this is offset by the lower profile tyre on the Sportivo, This means that there would be no problem in doing a swap as any difference's would be very small. Hope this helps. :D

Thank you Buddha. A man who thinks before he speaks. :D :D

I remember hearing that spacers are illegal....

I was @ BobJane @ Bankstown on the weekend to get a wheel alignment and I was asking him about 17" rims the rubbing of the guards, he just said to me ti use spacers

Then he said if the wheels are rubbing the guard they can roll the guard. What exactly does rolling the guard do? And is it recommended?

Spacers would make the problem worse.

Do a search in google for information on guard rolling. Its a simple procedure that can be affective.

Here's a good link for you:-

http://www.dentcraft.com.au/guard.html

wat about 18" rims? theres just a set for a reli good price atm.

and i have an ascent lowered with king springs about 35mm..

u reckon ill have a problem with scrubbing or any problems in general????

cheers

any help will be much appreciated..

C-rolla

To my knowledge the most you can increase your wheel size in NSW is 2". If you had a Sportivo which has 16 x 6 rims standard you could go to an 18x7 but you would need a 215/35/18 or 215/40/18 tyre with a load rating of 87 to keep it legal. To my knowledge there is no such tyre available in this country. If you can find such a tyre let me know. You also have the option of getting an engineers certificate with perhaps a 225/35/18 tyre but this could be expensive.

The offset on the 17" RP03 to suit the Corolla which has a PCD of 4 x100 is 45... What I do know is that if you stay with the same offset you can't go wrong.

Are you sure about sticking with the same offset?

The way I understand it is that if you are going for a wider rim then you might need to make a slight adjustment to the offset in order to compensate for more of the rim sticking inside the guard, however i'm probably wrong so feel free to correct me...

I believe it is best to stick with the same offset to minimize stress on ball joints & other suspension components. As I have said my rims have an offset of 45 & I have no issues with day to day driving. I will check with an expert & let you know.

The issue about the 215/45/R17 is the scraping (when the other guy who had the holotype-r's said there definately would be scraping it seriously had me worried).

I know you said you had scraping when you drove thru the national park, just wondering what offset your rims are?

Cos I know the Enkei RP03 come in either 35 or 45 offset (which one is yours btw?), and the ALT267 come with a 38-40 offset (im assuming the 40 is acheived with spacers).

Given the default 15" alloy is 15x6 and 45 offset, im thinking a 38-40 offset would scrap, or do i have the offset mixed up? Is higher offset better for corollas or lower offset better?

The offset on the 17" RP03 to suit the Corolla which has a PCD of 4 x100 is 45. I know a little about offset, but not enough to explain it very well. What I do know is that if you stay with the same offset you can't go wrong. I have said previously I only get minor scraping on bad roads (read very bad roads) at high speed but one other important thing I think I should mention is that I can turn the wheels full lock without a problem.

Also, spacers are illegal.

I assure you that Mercedes is not what it is cracked up to be. My boss has had his brand new 320 convertible replaced twice now because Mercedes have been unable to rectify problems with the vehicles they delivered to him after many attempts to fix them. At around 150k for the vehicle this is unacceptable.

Also, BMW Amercia has been in a lot of trouble lately as the majority of BMW models sold in Amercia are manufactured there & the vehicles they've been turning out have been pretty bad. Bad enough for people to get together to bring a class action against them.

It seems to me that manufactures aren't as concerned with quality as they used to be as people don't hang on to their vehicles as long as they used to. Manufactures bring out new models & facelifts much faster than they used to which only makes people want to keep buying the latest & greatest.

We really do live a a throw away society.

Thanks NEK, the attachment you have provided is fantastic. This will be very helpful for anyone looking to make ap purchase of this kind. :D :D

It is beacuse Tyre shops will only adjust the Toe Control. A proper wheel alignment involves camber adjustment & castor adjustment (Not Applicable for Corolla's) to maximise tyre wear & handling.

South African build quality is only bad when comparing to Japanese build quality.

No one can build anything as good as the Japanese, even EURO manufactures. Lexus build quality S&%T's all over Mercedes & BMW which are supposed to be generally the best cars in the world according to Motoring Journo's.

According to JD Power which is massive surveying house in USA Lexus has less warranty claims per owner than any other manufacturer. Some interesting things to note is that Porsche comes in last & Hyundai come in around 5th.

One thing to note is that all Sportivo's came from South Africa right up to & including the very last shipment that arrived in this country on December 2005. There are no Japanese built Sportivo's in this country even one's manufactured after June 2005. This only applies to Sportivo's.

I have owned my Sportivo now for almost 2 years & have had no problem's except for the seat rail coming a little loose, my wife has also owned a Sportivo for 3 years, no problems at all. Before this she had a Japanese Levin, The Sportivo fit & finish is not quite as goods as the Levin but only marginally & this relates to what I said before - NO ONE BUILD GOODS LIKE THE JAPANESE.

I assure you if they were built in Australia they would be worse again, just look at Commodore & Falcon. These car have always been & will always be cars that just fall apart if you look at them to long.

Doesn't sound like your wheels are the problem but the first thing I would do anyway is get all the wheels re-balanced, this shouldn't cost anymore than $30 at your local tyre shop. This will tell staright away whether the problem is the wheels or your car. If this doesn't fix your problem than I would take the car back to Toyota for warranty as there is no doubt that the vibration is not caused by wheels. If the wheels are not the problem than it will definately be a warranty repair.

FYI - Wheel Alignment problems do not cause issue's like shaking/vibration. Wheel alignment's are so the car will travel in straight line, Balancing is for vibration.

Also, something else to remember for when you do need a wheel alignment. DO NOT get it done by a tyre shop, make sure that it is done by a Suspension Specialist. Tyre shop's do not know how to do proper wheel alignments, they are only good for fitting tyres. A suspension shop will charge you considerable more but you will save in the long run as your tyres will last longer because they have been aligned correctly.

Thanks to Dennis ZZE122 weighing his Sportivo rims & getting a result of 17.1kg, I was inspired to weigh my aftermarket rims to see how light they really are.

I first weighed my Sportivo rim & got a result of 16.5kg. I then weighed my aftermarket rims, which are Enkei RP03 17" rims with Bridgestone GIII tyres & got exactly the same weight - 16.5kg.

I'm know interested to find who makes the lighest rim.

If anyone is prepared to make the effort you will need to weigh your standard rim as a control & then weigh your aftermarket rim on the same scales. This way we'll be able to make a true comparison.

This could be a great post for anyone looking for a set of light weight rims. If you can get picture so people can see what the wheel looks like on the car then even better.

STANDARD RIMS , BRIDGESTONE TURANZA 195/55/16 - 16.5KG

ENKEI RP03, BRIDGESTONE GIII 215/45/17 - 16.5KG

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Interesting Dennis, this is not what they told me when i insured my car last year. I was told as long as it is RTA legal than they would insure it. Must of had a policy change. I was thinking of going with GIO this year anyway, reminds me its due next week.

NOoooooooooo... a MONTH TOO LATE....

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anyhow...

anychance that this group buy will happen again?? Being from Perth, the amount of shops sellin eyelids and grills is limited.. soo its all up to the easterners.!!!

Cheers

Check this website out.

http://www.ignition-x.com/

Speak with Sunny & I'm sure he will help you if you want to buy them by yourself.

They are both nice rims, just get different tyres. I had a look on sime's website, check the link below. I couldn't find a 205/40/17 that meets load requirement. I can't stress how important this is unless you want to take the risk of cracking your rims among other things. The Toyo's you mentioned earlier would be a better option.

I like the HR one's the best.

http://www.simetyres.com.my/pdetail.asp?LI...YR.TYR.PCP&fm=d

18" would be illegal. You could enquire about getting an engineer certificate but this can be expensive & insurance would be harder to get. Stick with 16 or 17

thanks for you help

another quick question how bout rims, how many sizes could i got up?

thanks again

As per what has been previously stated, heaps of information on this topic is available in FAQ section, please use the think below :D :D

http://au.toyotaownersclub.com/forums/inde...?showtopic=5503

As a quick summary, 17" x 7" is about as big as you can go without an Engineers certificate. Some people have 18" but to my knowledge there are no tyres available in the country that will fit legally, meaning you would need a 215/35/18. This size is available but not with the correct Load Rating so there not legal.

Also Northy's comments about insurance are spot on. I'm currently with NRMA & I have no problem.