chasinthemirage Posted July 21 Posted July 21 Looking at buying some wheels for my KZJ95 Prado, what are people's thoughts on offset? Stock wheels are 16x7 Et15, looking at going to a 16x8 Et0. How much extra load is this likely to place on wheel bearings, ball joints etc? Enough to be worth worrying about in practice? Inside of the rim will be pretty close to the same place but obviously the outside will be further out so I assume this will move the centre of pressure out a bit also? Didn't have too many issues with my KZN130 but that was so long ago that I can't remember what offset the wheels on that were. Quote
JustHarry Posted July 21 Posted July 21 Just now, chasinthemirage said: Looking at buying some wheels for my KZJ95 Prado, what are people's thoughts on offset? Stock wheels are 16x7 Et15, looking at going to a 16x8 Et0. How much extra load is this likely to place on wheel bearings, ball joints etc? Enough to be worth worrying about in practice? Inside of the rim will be pretty close to the same place but obviously the outside will be further out so I assume this will move the centre of pressure out a bit also? Didn't have too many issues with my KZN130 but that was so long ago that I can't remember what offset the wheels on that were. It'll be fine I've got 15x10 -44 on my kzj78 like most people do. It's really not a big deal Go ask on a few of the 4wd pages what everyone else runs . Takes the guess work out of buying the wrong offset rims 1 1 Quote
chasinthemirage Posted July 21 Posted July 21 Yeah seen heaps of people running significantly more offset but also seen a lot of others whinging about ball joints failing prematurely etc so hard to know. Worst case I guess I'll just buy something with less offset down the track if I have too many issues. Quote
JustHarry Posted July 21 Posted July 21 30 minutes ago, chasinthemirage said: Yeah seen heaps of people running significantly more offset but also seen a lot of others whinging about ball joints failing prematurely etc so hard to know. Worst case I guess I'll just buy something with less offset down the track if I have too many issues. Buy genuine toyota ball joints and theyll last fine. Quote
datlow Posted July 21 Posted July 21 17 hours ago, ThePog said: Surely a 150000km 1kz, then the water gets heated directly by the combustion gases rather than by convection through the metal. Significantly more efficient. Mmmmm sleepy time bubble bath 🫣 5 Quote
fletch Posted July 22 Posted July 22 On 21/07/2026 at 16:24, RUNAMUCK said: Use it to drive a BIG pump. Use small pipes off the outlet, and run a valve so you can throttle the discharge way way down to load the engine up/make lots of heat. FYI, throttling a centrifugal pump reduces the load on the motor. I use this technique to get away with running a 10kw motor on a cable thats only good for 6kw... 3 Quote
Alfashark Posted August 6 Posted August 6 Probably as good a place as any... S210 Crowns - Any good? Anything that gives any issues with them? I don't think I've ever actually seen one in the flesh, but a few came up when I was casting an eye over potential vehicles in Perth. @AllTorque @GuyWithAviators Quote
ThePog Posted Saturday at 05:51 Posted Saturday at 05:51 Is there a place that will sell wire suitable for petrol immersion, or know what spec to look for? As I need to hook up my modded fuel pump somehow? Quote
Raizer Posted Saturday at 05:58 Posted Saturday at 05:58 5 minutes ago, ThePog said: Is there a place that will sell wire suitable for petrol immersion, or know what spec to look for? As I need to hook up my modded fuel pump somehow? https://nzwiring.com/product-category/wiresup/tefzel-wire/?v=c97b334ffd41 Tefzel aka ETFE insulation wiring is the go. 2 Quote
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