Tires tafta wale watu huuza tire exjapan kama zako mfanye trade in. kunaye olx hujiita “universe tires”. if your rims are alloy they sell for the same price as any second hand exjapan rims.
Tafta second hand exjapan rims na second hand tires almost new and since I am guessing that your car isnt an SUV, it will cost you about 50 or 60k. this is the best solution if you are moving from steel wheels to light alloys. benefits will be more than just lifting the car. Smoother ride/bigger clearance/ economy/better pick up. There is a site that sends genuine complete wheels or just rims through DHL in a day to your location from japan but you will end up spending about 90-100k for smart wheels because of DHL costs. This is it https://parts.japanesevehicles.com/index.php . you will have to know your car’s rims size, pitch circle diameter, and offset from the other site up there. Otherwise you can source locally even though you might not get the best looking rims. Avoid clunky/heavy looking rims. Hizo ndo solution mi najua.
Ama kama uko na alloy wheels tafuta tires kubwa kiasi. if your sidewall height is not yet as big as 130mm or 133mm, you have a chance to use bigger tires. if you can acheive a 12-15mm raise with tires alone uko sorted. Still use the site up there to determine limits. second hand japan tires uaeza uzia watu a tire kwa trade in.
As @Rene Descartes said up there, the springs don’t have to be model-specific.
What I’ve done on an RX7 here is introduce dampers in between the coils of the spring. Even ride quality is better.
Spacers hapana.
Uko poa
Btw grundy just invest the 52k…si its a one time purchase. Funga mecho na maskio ununue na ufunge hio chapter
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FYI spacers only create a space between the body and the chassis…meaning the vehicle chassis still remains at the same level as before hence gari itaendelea kuscratch huko chini.
Vehicle height is only added using high profile tyres and strong coil springs.
Which spacers? for small cars metal spacers go between the coil/shock assembly and the frame. This raises the whole car but makes some changes to the suspension position with negative effects.
I disagree with you. Yangu niliweka spacers and achieved what i wanted.
Unauzia wakwitú, ara!
Try this guy Dave: 0722161352, he did a fantastic job on my jalopy… 12K for all the springs
nunua spring aid , no need for heavy duty springs.Ukichange springs you will be feeling every bit of the ballast that is used to make the road surface.Ama unasikia ni kama gari iko na wooden wheels.
Below is a photo of a set that i got for a buddy installed on Auris 2007.
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Does increasing the wheel diameter mess with your speedometer reading? Utakuwa staffroom every where
Yes ,changes in diameter will definitely affect your speedo reading .
For tire size calculator use this link
https://www.tacomaworld.com/tirecalc
To know which is your stock rim and tire use this link.
https://www.wheel-size.com/
@introvert Dampers ndio gani? Or it’s some stuff naonanga zikiuzwa Ali express you insert in between the spring coils?
Yes it does. If you use bigger than stock, you’ll be covering longer distance per wheel revolution. And if the space between the wheel and wheel well (aka ‘makwapa’) gets too small, fuel consumption inapanda.
It does. You get the car reconfigured or just calculate the difference and be using it. Fuel efficiency may increase with small increase in diameter due to increased wheel resistance while the load to be moved forward remains the same. Too much increase may cause inefficiency. Internal Combustion engine has a peculiar efficiency curve not a linear relationship. Its a complex problem. Increase in wheel resistance below a certain critical point may improve efficiency. Something to do with compression and gas behaviour as well as the otto cycle. But the manufacturer has done calculations for an empty car up to a full loaded and decided on an average. On short, optimum efficiency conditions at full load may be bad at empty. Thats why a small load on a car gets the engine reponding agressively especially with manual transmission. However manufacturers avoid too much compression which brings about detonation(knocking). Efficiency is not equal to fuel consumption.
Thanks boss. Very well explained. I was opting to get new heavy duty springs for my nissan but sasa i will have to consider tires.