Show me your WHEELS!
#4001
Now if someone would have suggested that to me, I would have thought it wouldn't look good. Now that I see a picture, I am blown away by how cool that looks! What did you use/do to get the center caps black? Those wheels are my "winter wheels", so I'd need to do something so that the center caps would stand up to road salt.
I recomend not using the Fusion paint unless you get the caps to bare plastic. Not easy, the factory silver paint is tough. Maybe try regular spray paint?
Good luck!!
p.s. another view.
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#4005
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Tires
Those tires are Kuhmo Ecsta SPT in 215/45X17. Believe it or not, I switched from the Yoko ES100 in the same size and these tires feel much better. The sidewall isn't as stiff on these as the Yoks but they sill handle very good. I did stiffen my rear sway bar one notch.![Thumbs Up](https://www.northamericanmotoring.com/forums/images/smilies/thumb-up.gif)
ps: running the stock shocks w/vogtland springs and I have never had a problem with rubbing. That setup has been on the car for the last 2+ years.
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ps: running the stock shocks w/vogtland springs and I have never had a problem with rubbing. That setup has been on the car for the last 2+ years.
Last edited by cfoley; 07-15-2007 at 09:08 PM.
#4006
I'm gonna go ahead and assume you meant 215/45x17?
Putting a 15 inch tire on what definitely appears to be 17 inch wheels would be....a bit hard
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#4011
as i imagined.
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OM F G!!
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I've seen some pretty goofy looking "big wheels" around "SacTown", but that one takes the cake. Hands down in the top ten of D U M B E S T looking cars I've ever seen.
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#4020
i would like to know how one proposes to stop said vehicle within the highway code of 60mph-0mph distance. i cant even see the brakes... ![EEK!](https://www.northamericanmotoring.com/forums/images/smilies/eek.gif)
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if you want a show car that is your taste, by all means go ahead. but don't rear end me on public streets
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if you want a show car that is your taste, by all means go ahead. but don't rear end me on public streets
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#4021
Last edited by MC 2; 07-20-2007 at 06:52 PM.
#4025
DOPAMINE, I've had those same wheels on order for a few days, size 18x7.5 but I am thinking about using a 215/40/18 tire... yours are 215/35/18 correct?
Also, are you running spacers? They look like they might be spaced out a little bit. Do you know if spacers are required or maybe only with aftermarket BBK?
Are you on coil overs? The car looks great!
Also, are you running spacers? They look like they might be spaced out a little bit. Do you know if spacers are required or maybe only with aftermarket BBK?
Are you on coil overs? The car looks great!
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