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yay beer!... i mean wheels
FINALY!
i got my new wheels. i test fit the rears without tires just to check some clearences and it's going to be a really damned tight fit. i haven't had a chance to mess with the fronts but they're only marginally larger than the stock ones so im less worried. those are 13.75" rear wheels. and for those of you who helped me with the whole tire dilemma i think i've settled on yokohama advan sports. 315/30r18 for the rear and 245/40r 18 for the front. it'll have a slightly stretched look but it will help them actually fit inside the 1/4 panel. overall they'll be like .2 inches lower than stock. we'll see how the setup works and if i need to it'll change with the next set of tires
i "rolled" the stock 1/4 panels also... what a damned nightmare. not at all what i anticipated. i'll post pictures when i find them again but to remove more than like 1/2" of material back there you have to no **** cut into the car slot the hell out of the metal, rivet, seal, fiberglass, etc. anyway... definitely more involved than say a '70 camero
i got my new wheels. i test fit the rears without tires just to check some clearences and it's going to be a really damned tight fit. i haven't had a chance to mess with the fronts but they're only marginally larger than the stock ones so im less worried. those are 13.75" rear wheels. and for those of you who helped me with the whole tire dilemma i think i've settled on yokohama advan sports. 315/30r18 for the rear and 245/40r 18 for the front. it'll have a slightly stretched look but it will help them actually fit inside the 1/4 panel. overall they'll be like .2 inches lower than stock. we'll see how the setup works and if i need to it'll change with the next set of tires
i "rolled" the stock 1/4 panels also... what a damned nightmare. not at all what i anticipated. i'll post pictures when i find them again but to remove more than like 1/2" of material back there you have to no **** cut into the car slot the hell out of the metal, rivet, seal, fiberglass, etc. anyway... definitely more involved than say a '70 camero
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I hope you don't have VDC, or even traction control with those intended tire sizes. I hate to say it, but the car is going to handle like a pig
Rolling fenders is as straightforward on this car as it is on any other - you just need the right tools. The fender rolling tools out there work amazing well, and allow you to do a clean, safe, and tidy job if you take your time.
Rolling fenders is as straightforward on this car as it is on any other - you just need the right tools. The fender rolling tools out there work amazing well, and allow you to do a clean, safe, and tidy job if you take your time.
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I hope you don't have VDC, or even traction control with those intended tire sizes. I hate to say it, but the car is going to handle like a pig
Rolling fenders is as straightforward on this car as it is on any other - you just need the right tools. The fender rolling tools out there work amazing well, and allow you to do a clean, safe, and tidy job if you take your time.
Rolling fenders is as straightforward on this car as it is on any other - you just need the right tools. The fender rolling tools out there work amazing well, and allow you to do a clean, safe, and tidy job if you take your time.
as for rolling fenders or in this case 1/4 panels. there's only like 1/2" of meterial to "roll" on these. im not talking about the front fenders. the front is easy, but on the back there are multiple layers of metal that do not contour with one another after the first 1/2 inch (nominally assigned value not actual measurement) and i wanted 3-4 inches. so i did 3-4 inches, not hard... just hadn't thought about it before i did it so it surprised me and took longer than i had though and was much more involved
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yeah if the front tire size is too much of a % different from the rear it throws off the vdc and the car thinks its slipping. as long as you match them close to stock, either in circumference or ration and percentage, everything will be fine. linky for solution
...and IN for better pic of the wheels
...and IN for better pic of the wheels
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yeah if the front tire size is too much of a % different from the rear it throws off the vdc and the car thinks its slipping. as long as you match them close to stock, either in circumference or ration and percentage, everything will be fine. linky for solution
...and IN for better pic of the wheels
...and IN for better pic of the wheels
as for better pics? what more do you want?
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click that link and type in your tire specs. that will take ALL the guess work out of it so you don't have to buy extra tires.
better pics as in can't see the spokes at all in those you posted
better pics as in can't see the spokes at all in those you posted
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sorry for the out of focusness... but you can still see the 10 mark
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i like those. do they go reverse direction on the other side or are all 4 the same spoke direction? are you gonna leave them polished? those would look sick satin black, especially on your car.
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they are directional specific... they are made to all go the same direction ie blades forward no matter the side and no i don't plan on leaving them polished. im planning on doing the same sort of gunmetal gray color that the car will be on the rims and flat/satin black on the spokes. installed pics will be at least a week down the line when i get some insurance claim money or my paycheck for tires