help with fitting 9.5 Fr1 simmons on VL

[KroozerParticipant Forbes, NSW91 VN SS View build HERE Member since: February 19, 2015 Posts: 336]

The 1 piece ones probably have a clear over the polished lip

[Slow355Participant Victoriahectic spec 355 vs ss ute View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 322]

SLE355 wrote:

Having not seen the FR20 1 piece in the flesh, from the pics i’ve seen the dish doesn’t look as highly polished as the 1 piece Simmons? Fair call? I’m actually borrowing one this weekend, so will see for myself.

Na they are highly polished, his do look dull in the pics tho.

245s generally look stretched on the 9.5s hence i didnt run the 9.5s as didnt want a stretched look. Only way you will fix it is raising car a little or shorten diff then can run a 275 etc

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[TizzleParticipant Melbourne88\' VL Calais 355 View build HERE Member since: May 27, 2015 Posts: 16]

Dish is def highly polished. Just pics don’t show it well. Yeah getting some hd super lows on the weekend to raise up the rear a little.

[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

Would look better buying 8.5 rears and using ur 245’s, then trying to run those rims wth the ass in the air.

 

Why people buy massive rims and then fit them with tiny ass tires is beyond me. To me it looks like “I could afford these wheels, but I couldn’t afford to do them properly…”

[Dan811Participant SE Melbourne02 Monaro M6 LS1 View build HERE Member since: March 4, 2015 Posts: 124]

cava454 wrote:

Would look better buying 8.5 rears and using ur 245’s, then trying to run those rims wth the ass in the air.  

AGREED. Get a set of 8.5 rears and run the same 245s over them, problem solved!!

[SLE-881Participant SydneyDaily - 2012 VW Golf R Weekend - 1981 VH SL/E View build HERE Member since: March 1, 2015 Posts: 81]

I have a set of FR19s on my VH  whuch has been lowered 2 inchs.

The rear rims are 9 inches wide with 255 rubber. They fit in the rear with no rubbing but I had to roll the rear guards. I am currently running the standard VH disc brake diff which is about an inch shorter than the VL diff.

I also have a VL turbo diff that I’ll be rebuilding and shortening to suit the rear and will be able to fit 265 maybe even 275 without rubbing So I don’t see why you shouldn’t be able to. You’ll definitely need to shorten the diff and maybe even run modified upper and lower control arms for clearance.

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[TizzleParticipant Melbourne88\' VL Calais 355 View build HERE Member since: May 27, 2015 Posts: 16]

going to put the 8.5’s on the rear now and offload the 9.5’s.

Then ill revisit options later in the year when Simmons release the FR19-1 and look at smaller diameter all round potentially.

 

[SLE355Participant View build HERE Member since: April 7, 2015 Posts: 119]

Slow355 wrote:

SLE355 wrote:

Having not seen the FR20 1 piece in the flesh, from the pics i’ve seen the dish doesn’t look as highly polished as the 1 piece Simmons? Fair call? I’m actually borrowing one this weekend, so will see for myself.

Na they are highly polished, his do look dull in the pics tho. 245s generally look stretched on the 9.5s hence i didnt run the 9.5s as didnt want a stretched look. Only way you will fix it is raising car a little or shorten diff then can run a 275 etc

Tizzle wrote:

Dish is def highly polished. Just pics don’t show it well. Yeah getting some hd super lows on the weekend to raise up the rear a little.

I’ve got an FR-1 here now and the lip is definitely not a shiny as my 3 piece 18’s, they dont have a smooth finish like the 3 piece. It’s like factory orange peal paint compared to show car smooth. Explains why they don’t look as polished in heaps of pic’s i’ve seen.

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