New tires and brakes!

[turbowop]

For 503 /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif . Last drive over the pass to see my girlfriend was a bit white knuckle. My brakes are horrible. Low on pad and super warped. And my old Azenis summer tires are almost bald. Bad combo when it's pouring rain.

So on Monday I ordered up some General Altimax Arctics in 205/70r15. They're big, but I used the same size in a set of Toyo Observes all last winter, which are now dead. $350 shipped from Tirerack and a $25 Visa coming back to me for purchasing a set of four FTW. Had a local place mount them up this morning.

For brakes I ordered from Rock Auto. Just some Raybestos rotors and a set of Wagner pads. Nothing special, but came to only $190 shipped to my door.

I'm just happy that my car won't kill me now due to poor tires and brakes. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rofl.gif

 

[GSX_TC]

Lol

 

[IncorpoRatedX]

great looking tire size, cant wait to see them on the car.

 

[IncorpoRatedX]

damn, those tires are just a touch larger diameter than the 225/50-17 combo im running. that's going to look rowdy.

 

[GSX_TC]

Their gonna look like drag tires haha, should look pretty good

 

[turbowop]

Yeah, the last set I had this size looked pretty big, but they fill out the fenderwells pretty good. They even work lowered and only rub a tiny bit on the plastic inner fender liner up front. I'm not sure if they'd work with stock struts though due to the height. I'm running GC coilovers on this car so I'm not limited by the wide stock spring perch on width or height.

I'll get some pics up once I get them on the car. Busy weekend...

 

[IncorpoRatedX]

well, like i said, my 17's with tire combo is the same diameter as your set up, i have a little room, very little between the stock suspension and the tire.

pics of past fat tire set up?

 

[turbowop]

When I put them next to the tires on 1051, which are 245/40r17, they look substantially taller. They're pretty damn tall, haha.


Here are pics from last year. Tires were on GGSX wheels.

 

[GSX_TC]

Are u going to put JDM headlight or corners on that one?

 

[turbowop]

No. I can't stand JDM headlights. They don't look much different than stock and are aimed for cars that are RHD and drive on the left side of the road. I actually don't mind the stock headlights and corners. It's the USDM bumpers that I think are hideous, hence the JDM bumpers on both of my cars.

BTW, the paint on the 503 bumpers is rattlecan that I did myself. It's holding up well even through ski seasons up and down the mountain passes. I did a thread on that, but figured I'd mention it again.

*edit*

Let me rephrase what I said regarding JDM headlights.

I don't hate them...To me, they just don't look different enough to warrant their install. '93 headlights on the other hand, do, IMO. I only installed JDM corners on 1051 because they have a big enough bulb that can be used as a blinker. I retrofitted a dual filament bulb in them so that I can have a running light as well as a bright blinker. This was done because the JDM projector fogs don't have blinkers and because I don't have JDM headlights with a city bulb to be used as a running light.

I'm not a big fan of installing JDM stuff "just because". If it looks better or performs better than I'm all for it.

 

[fuel]

^^ amen.

 

[IncorpoRatedX]

93 headlights > JDM

JDM headlights are a waste of a mod.

 

[Brianawd]

Speaking of 93 head lights. I have a set to sell if any one is looking.

 

[cheekychimp]

I'd really like to see the new tyres Mark. The GTi still looks too high with the Bilsteins on and I think I may well put some of these sized tyres on it, just to fill the fender wells as much as possible.

 

[Barnes]

While you are there, please inspect your brake lines. 2 years ago I was going over Hwy-12 right before xmas to visit my folks. There was a pretty serious snow storm rolling through so the roads were wrecked. (aka, awesome fun in the GVR-4) but on the way down the pass towards Packwood I lost BOTH rear brake lines at the same time. It was a tense the rest of the way to parents house. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/uhh.gif

 

[GSX_TC]

Quoting Alpha Male:
93 headlights > JDM

JDM headlights are a waste of a mod.



Lol yeah right

 

[EgonOlsen]

Quoting Alpha Male:
93 headlights > JDM

JDM headlights are a waste of a mod.



Bugger I have limited number of mods im allowed to make?
Wish someone had told me that earlier.

Im going EDM headlights, just to be different(or because the US ones aint legal here)

 

[turbowop]

What makes you think JDM headlights are such a worthwhile mod?

 

[EgonOlsen]

I would think EDM headlights would make more sense than the JDM ones for US, since they are for lefthand drive.
and they are pretty much the same, are they not? except for the black backcasing ofc.

 

[GSX_TC]

The EDM ones have that neat little adjustability thing to them. I believe Garfield has them on his car.

And the reason I like the JDM headlights is mainly for their aggressive look, I've always wanted a set and think they look alot meaner than the Usdm ones. They just look soooo much better and look like they were meant to go on these cars more than the US ones do. Plus now that the galant uses H4 now this makes it pretty convenient with my other cars also being H4 aswell. They also seem to be alot brighter than my USDM ones too but who knows.