Ok so not as low as inthoughtwelive. Yet. Camber and alingment needs doing. Arches need rolling and a bit more of a drop. But for now here's how it sits without the center caps in

Before more drop today






A Big thanks to M44GY @ Ruislip Tyre Services for fitting the rubber.

 

love the stretch in those tyres mate...
just those wheels are on the wrong car.......
cant wait to see them close...
but do look very mean.....can i have my gold ones back now .....haha
and thats all i'm saying..!
chris

 

Only cos they're not on a Honda

I don't expect everyone to take to them and they are different.

I need to get round to removing some of the stickers on the front end as it's looking to busy

 

that looks great mate , ignore the haters seems to be alot of them on here that dilike anything different j

 

He's no hater he's a dick.

Only kidding mate. jaywrxsti me and him never talk serious always having a laugh isn't that right steptoe

 

loving them..look great on a bug

 

Wheels look great mate, really like the wide look. Have you got spacers in there or is it all on the offset

 

I like it M8. What are they 9" wide??? Make my 8.5s look V skinny in comparison

 

At a guess 9.5 et 35. Did you change the hubs to 114.3 or find a set for the 5 x 100 pcd ?

 

very nice

 

no mate they look the nuts and look the part makes it look fast(for a change..haha)
think you made a good choice,just need mine now...
and will now stop looking at them ...as im just winding myself up.......
cheers
steptoe.....

p.s would look alot better on my honda

 

Let me know how you get on with having your arches rolled- my 7.5's rub on my classic when properly pushed, but the guys over here said they couldnt roll my arches!

 

Good lad, Chris.

Forgot to mention specs.

18 x 9.5 Rota Grid. Tyres are 225/40/18 Falken FK-452's

5mm spacer on the front offset is ET38 all round

 

Newage's roll better than the classic

 

looking good ben
getting there mate

 

Looking good, need some negative camber.

 

Looking nice and fat

 

Imported 5x100

 

Very very nice & just what I want for my hawkeye.
Those wheels give the car a mean look.

I have seen the same wheels on a US site & they look the nuts on the hawkeye.

 

Awesome mate!!!! Just what I want for my bug next year. Where did you import them from and how much (if you don't mind me asking).

 

I do like the wheels - one Q. Are the tyres safe like that? The wheels look too wide for 225 from a function POV

 

They are safe as long as you don't go to hard. But you wouldn't want to sat on those wheels

 

Just needs a de-spoiler now Looks great

 

How does that work then, where's the rim to tyre bead/seal ?

 

Ask M444GYS (maggs), he did them. He bought a new machine which stretch's the rubber to fit the tyre.

 

Looks good!
Any side pics of them wheels? Also, how does it handle now?

 

Very sir!
Cars looking god, just need to get a new 'c-west' grill on it now lol (see group buys)

Top job

Ricey

 

I am going to go out on a lim here and say the alloys don't suite the car at the moment. Get some proper fitting rubber on them ASAP! If you can't fit the correct tyre for those alloys, then don't buy the the alloys.

 

Those look awesome Bockett!

What are you lowered on, if coilovers who's have you gone for?

I've been looking into the aggressive set-up for months now, it can be a bit of mine field to say the least. I've got some similar wheels on the way very soon myself (I'm not saying what though, as I'm a little superstitious and they've been a pig to get hold of to say the least!!!). Mine however will only be 9" wide, but the same ET38 offset. I was surprised you've gone for a 225 tyre on a 9.5" rim - it does look great though! I was just too worried about the rim - protection from stone chips and so on, so I've gone for 235/40.

Now bearing in mind my chosen tyre size - together with the fact that i'm not lowered yet and I've booked mine in to get the rear arches rolled same day I collect the wheels lol! That way I should be all set come lowering time, plus I recon there's a chance I'll still rub un-lowered stance hence having them done anyway.

Have you/are you going to use camber bolts or top mounts to set your camber Bockett?

 

nice rims but how does it drive on the stretched rubber...am familiar with tihs stylee on VeeDubs but not really on performance type cars. Interested to here your feedback on the difference between those and your previous rims