Wheel fitment pic thread

[raptorWagon]

^ that pic says "I'm hungry for Orange People....NOW!"

 

[H05TYL]

only one corner thus far due to rain, anyhoo, that's an 18"x9" +30 with a 235/40 - note: brake disc is not fitted pending some holes being drilled, so wheels will sit further out by thickness of the disc hat - guards will need to be pulled slightly, at present however it clears when the suspension compresses thanks to the camber gain.

Edit: last pic is cropped from a shot of the whole car, which is why it looks like it's got positive camber - it's actually quite neg (2/3rds on cusco camber tops)

 

[Whoodoo]

Rota Torque 17x8 45mm offset 245/45R17 bridgestone blizzaks. The rear rubber barely rubbed on the trailing arm, so I just ground down the seam a bit and now there's no problems. I have stock suspension, so I dont really have to worry about getting the tires to tuck, but with some camber, they probably would (turbowop's 1051 has 35 offset 17x8's that do). If I had purchased spacers for the rear to get them out to where the fronts sit, grinding the trailing arms wouldn't have been necessary.

 

[pwrneeds90]

All these wheels are pure sex on these cars /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Whoodoo]

Thanks? I've grown in my appreciation for the look of the VR4 and the wheels do help it out a lot, but I don't think you could ever really call it a looker. But thanks for the compliment. When are we gonna see your wheels?

 

[pwrneeds90]

Well i have to get new tires and them and i havent decided which tires are best and i have to repaint them. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[thecman02]

Quoting turbowop:
To clear the tires he had to raise the perches on the coilovers to sit above them. Normally that would make the car sit rather high, but he moved the camber plate to above the strut tower in order for the car to sit lower. I'm still not convinced that's a great idea, but if it works out, I'd be tempted to do it as well to gain some travel on the front of my car.

In the rear, he had to grind down and weld the trailing arms to clear the tires. Having a large enough offset to tuck the tires also means pushing them into the trailing arms.



Hmmm. It sounds gimicky in the front but I guess if it works...

How long are you going to wait before you decide it worked out alright? I'll let take the plunge first haha.

 

[kartorium]

I think in a couple years I'll decide it didn't work and that you shouldn't try it.

 

[turbowop]

Well, it's not going to fail sitting in the garage, Karter. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hsugh.gif

 

[kartorium]

nope, since I can't get my car to fail, maybe I can get my knees to /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hsugh.gif