Help? New tires for my Foz?

taza said:
But we make more and our medicines and hospital bills are cheaper.

My family for example has private health cover. Late last year my mother was booked in for a knee replacement. It cost her $60 thanks to private health cover. Otherwise it would of been $20,000. But it does cost a few thousand a year for private cover for a family. Well worth it in my opinion though.


Wow I really got off topic there. haha
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Actually... Our national averages for income are spot on as well, separated by only a couple hundred $$$ a year. The health care sounds diff though, as it is in most places. A health care plan in the US can cost as about as little or as much as one wants- all depending on how much you would like out of pocket expenses to be. Like the plan your parents have costing several thousand a year, here would get you a low out of pocket plan. Generic medicines can be purchased without insurance though for as cheap as $4 a bottle.
Sure did get off topic here, but like i said before, it's interesting to hear! I'm in the Insurance world so i could talk all day about the b******* & how messed up it is.
 
Since we are taking about money and costs I thought I would add this bit about how much she has cost me. Along with some future costs and mods.

Well so far my Foz has cost me abit.
I bought it for $10,700
Had 2 new tires put on a month after I bought it (lasted 19,000km, sh*t Dunlop PT2's) $380
New master & Slave cylinder after a sticking clutch ~$500
New brake pads & rotors $350
Servicing over the past 9 months (22,000km) probably ~$1000+
Hella 140 spotties $200
Rhino roof racks & kayak mounts $450
Recovery gear (snatch straps, bow shackles, shovel) $300
Seat covers $60
Stereo & speaker replacement $500
D.I.Y sump guard $30
Probably somewhere around $3,500 worth of Petrol

She has been quite expensive but I can take my roof racks and recovery gear with me when/if I get rid of her:biggrin: The previous owner didn't do much maintenance on her. So she is nearly up to scratch now. Brakes done, tires, more frequent oil changes (every 5000km), I wash the salt off once a week, every week.

Just a coolant change, a good service, my lift (less than $1000), new tires ($900), ARB awning ($300), some other bits and pieces ($1000).
Then she will be all set up the way I want her. Mechanically at 142,000km with brake, coolant, tires all fine for the time being.

She better last to atleast 300,000km with all the accessories and love im giving her.

So far she has cost me somewhere around $18,000. Shes at the half way mark set up wise :biggrin:
 
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dirtyRU said:
Holy crap dude! I am suprised you like the subie as much as you do with all that to do!
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Most of it is just general maintance. I really just want some good A/T tires (coming on thursday), some more clearance (a months time), spotties(done), and a good set up camping wagon(party done). She is almost there.

She is worth every Penny. I love my Subie. I want to keep her running well so I get much more lift and many adventures from her. Even over the past 9 months I have had some memories where she has been there that I will never forget :biggrin:
 
Got the official numbers & have to admit, my mind is blown! New Forester's (Australia's RRP Price) ranges from $34680 - $55,557. In America, (MSRP) it is $20,495 - $29,995. This is the base model, to the best model.

Just brings me to another question.. How much to import?
 
The importers have the government on side. Apart from being LHD, you cannot register a privately imported car that is officially imported- well, not until it is x number of years old. The car also has to comply with ADR's (Australian Design Rules) which covers big and small things. The small things include which way the headlights shine through to seat belts, child seat anchorage points and so on. When a mate years ago imported a Z28 Comaro, all the seat belts had to be replaced with ADR approved ones.
 
Rally said:
The importers have the government on side. Apart from being LHD, you cannot register a privately imported car that is officially imported- well, not until it is x number of years old. The car also has to comply with ADR's (Australian Design Rules) which covers big and small things. The small things include which way the headlights shine through to seat belts, child seat anchorage points and so on. When a mate years ago imported a Z28 Comaro, all the seat belts had to be replaced with ADR approved ones.
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I am glad you're apart of this forum, Rally. Your abundant knowledge about subarus & the "Ostrayan" culture has def. been enlightening :poke:
 
Taza, regards the lift. Don't know about WA, but in Vic. the maximum that is legal without an engineering certificate is 2" total - hence my 1" King Springs and 1" Subtle solutions lift.
If you have side air bags more than 2" is not permitted.
As to the 'engineering'. Pay over $1,000 to someone who takes it out on the spid pan, slalom course, etc and tries their best to roll it ... not for me!
 
Barry said:
Taza, regards the lift. Don't know about WA, but in Vic. the maximum that is legal without an engineering certificate is 2" total - hence my 1" King Springs and 1" Subtle solutions lift.
If you have side air bags more than 2" is not permitted.
As to the 'engineering'. Pay over $1,000 to someone who takes it out on the spid pan, slalom course, etc and tries their best to roll it ... not for me!
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Alright thanks.

Well its the springs (30-35mm) and 1" strut lift then :biggrin: Along with my 215/70R15 Geolander AT-S tyres. My cars gonna be a little machine :lildevil:

Its hard to try and roll a Subie. Unless your doing 100km/hr and swerve to miss a roo. But in town and on main roads its hard. Do a sharp turn at 60km/hr and she still holds on through the corner :raspberry:
 
Well my new tyres are F*king excellent!!!! On the road they are almost like highway tyres but abit mushy in the steering (due to them being a bigger size than stock). Offroad they grip like hell on gravel and rocks. I will defernatly be buying them after the 60,000km I get from them. The tread is nice and chuncky and the bigger size fills the empty wheel wells nice :D
On sand they are amazing, I dont even need low range or to go above 3000rpm. For 85% of situations. When let down to 16psi they go anywhere but when they are tight they are more than useless. They are worse than my highway ones when tight in sand. They work well when tight but my Subie doesnt have the grunt to move them, even in Low range and foot to the floor.
Thats one of the best ways to spend $1000. I paid $225 each (got 4) and $45 for a wheel alignment :D

They are 215/70R15 in the Geolander AT-S where as previously I had 205/70R15 (stock size) with Bridgestone Dueler 684 H/T. There is no rubbing whats so ever with them which is good :D

Over all I give them a 4.5/5. That .5 being for the noise when cornering at 40km/hr and sharp jolting of the steering wheel on the road.

Will post pics tomorrow

Regards
Taza
 
Barry said:
Taza, regards the lift. Don't know about WA, but in Vic. the maximum that is legal without an engineering certificate is 2" total - hence my 1" King Springs and 1" Subtle solutions lift.
If you have side air bags more than 2" is not permitted.
As to the 'engineering'. Pay over $1,000 to someone who takes it out on the spid pan, slalom course, etc and tries their best to roll it ... not for me!
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Barry, so if I was to get an engineering cert to put 215/70/16s on my forester (which would make it legal), but then put a 2" lift kit on I would need to get an engineering cert for that as well? (due to the 21.5mm extra lift from the tires)

Cheers
 
Don't know Hunter.
I'd fit the 2" lift, which doesn't require a certificate, then get it engineered for the tyres.
From memory, the critical measurement is the change in distance between the top pof the wheel arch and the centre of the hub, with the maximum change being 2" more than OEM specification.
Some places it is the distance of travel of the bump stops - so just a matter of fitting longer ones! :lildevil:
 
Cheers for the replies. Also would it affect my insurance if I ground down the front calipers and put 15" rims on?
 
If you draw file the callipers by hand you could do it neat enough no one would ever notice. If you then painted them you could just call it surface preparation. I personally wouldn't tell anyone if I did it, but I would make it look like it came that way from the factory. I would tell them about the wheels though and check with the Rta but they should be fine.

Disclaimer: blah, blah offroad this, not responsible that, yadda, yadda, yadda.
 
dont buy the maxxis AT's they have rubbish side walls and wear very quickly. my mate has gone through a few sets and has had many punchers and doesn't even go offroad that often. if you want stock off road tyres check out the maxxis trepador, there a mud terrain in the 205/70r15 size
 
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