FAO Newage Saloon owners with 18x9.5
22 August 2011, 12:08 PM
#1
FAO Newage Saloon owners with 18x9.5
Hi All,
I assume to do so you are running coilys & have had arch mods.
How extreme are th arch mods?
What size tyres do you run?
What off set is the wheel?
How mcuh pace is there between tyres & arch? in mm if you can
thanks,
I assume to do so you are running coilys & have had arch mods.
How extreme are th arch mods?
What size tyres do you run?
What off set is the wheel?
How mcuh pace is there between tyres & arch? in mm if you can
thanks,
22 August 2011, 12:28 PM
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rota grid 18x9.5
blitz coilovers (i think)
no arch rolling
no rubbing
no camber
only thing was 7mm spacers to clear front brembo's
slapped them on and away with me!
hope this helps
blitz coilovers (i think)
no arch rolling
no rubbing
no camber
only thing was 7mm spacers to clear front brembo's
slapped them on and away with me!
hope this helps
22 August 2011, 01:12 PM
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Inovit GTOs, 18x9.5 et38 +35mm spacer (so final et is 3).
225/40/18 tyres.
Arches rolled and flared (then smacked with a large hammer to fine tune it...)
I can still get my fingers in the gap (just), any lower and it rubs too much.
Just over -5 degrees camber:
macmac, get that thing lowered! It looks ridiculous up there!
225/40/18 tyres.
Arches rolled and flared (then smacked with a large hammer to fine tune it...)
I can still get my fingers in the gap (just), any lower and it rubs too much.
Just over -5 degrees camber:
macmac, get that thing lowered! It looks ridiculous up there!
Last edited by Pyrotechnic; 22 August 2011 at 01:14 PM.
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22 August 2011, 02:13 PM
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Inovit GTOs, 18x9.5 et38 +35mm spacer (so final et is 3).
225/40/18 tyres.
Arches rolled and flared (then smacked with a large hammer to fine tune it...)
I can still get my fingers in the gap (just), any lower and it rubs too much.
Just over -5 degrees camber:
macmac, get that thing lowered! It looks ridiculous up there!
225/40/18 tyres.
Arches rolled and flared (then smacked with a large hammer to fine tune it...)
I can still get my fingers in the gap (just), any lower and it rubs too much.
Just over -5 degrees camber:
macmac, get that thing lowered! It looks ridiculous up there!
are they wheels different front & bag? look like more dish on the rear?
also in the 1st pic looks like your about to run over your own mud flap @ the front
Have you got a close up of the flare on the arch? i rolled mine last weekend but did attemtp to flare as wasnt sure what it owuld look like!
22 August 2011, 02:26 PM
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Inovit GTOs, 18x9.5 et38 +35mm spacer (so final et is 3).
225/40/18 tyres.
Arches rolled and flared (then smacked with a large hammer to fine tune it...)
I can still get my fingers in the gap (just), any lower and it rubs too much.
Just over -5 degrees camber:
macmac, get that thing lowered! It looks ridiculous up there!
225/40/18 tyres.
Arches rolled and flared (then smacked with a large hammer to fine tune it...)
I can still get my fingers in the gap (just), any lower and it rubs too much.
Just over -5 degrees camber:
macmac, get that thing lowered! It looks ridiculous up there!
22 August 2011, 04:19 PM
#11
"ridiculous" is a bit harsh as your the first negative comments ive got , sure she's a wee bit high
my car has not yet had geo a setup/ride height adjustment , but my spin across the mountain pass lets me know i can drive her on (no rubbing), which i doubt you could manage with those crooked rears and lift your crooked chin mate ,its scraping of the pavement ! lol
let the banter begin !!
nice lookin bug but its more "show than go" i reckon , i like to have both !
my car has not yet had geo a setup/ride height adjustment , but my spin across the mountain pass lets me know i can drive her on (no rubbing), which i doubt you could manage with those crooked rears and lift your crooked chin mate ,its scraping of the pavement ! lol
let the banter begin !!
nice lookin bug but its more "show than go" i reckon , i like to have both !
22 August 2011, 04:24 PM
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"ridiculous" is a bit harsh as your the first negative comments ive got , sure she's a wee bit high
my car has not yet had geo a setup/ride height adjustment , but my spin across the mountain pass lets me know i can drive her on (no rubbing), which i doubt you could manage with those crooked rears and lift your crooked chin mate ,its scraping of the pavement ! lol
let the banter begin !!
nice lookin bug but its more "show than go" i reckon , i like to have both !
my car has not yet had geo a setup/ride height adjustment , but my spin across the mountain pass lets me know i can drive her on (no rubbing), which i doubt you could manage with those crooked rears and lift your crooked chin mate ,its scraping of the pavement ! lol
let the banter begin !!
nice lookin bug but its more "show than go" i reckon , i like to have both !
22 August 2011, 04:31 PM
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My turn
grid drift 18x9.5
225 45 tyres
et 30 rear et 38 front
Tein super racing coilovers
No arch rolling
About 20mm clearance
Has been round castle combe 2 up with no rubbing
grid drift 18x9.5
225 45 tyres
et 30 rear et 38 front
Tein super racing coilovers
No arch rolling
About 20mm clearance
Has been round castle combe 2 up with no rubbing
22 August 2011, 06:17 PM
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That is a nice bug you got thwere mate! i liek that a lot! if i cna get my wheels to that sort of stacne i will be a hpapy bunny!
are they wheels different front & bag? look like more dish on the rear?
also in the 1st pic looks like your about to run over your own mud flap @ the front
Have you got a close up of the flare on the arch? i rolled mine last weekend but did attemtp to flare as wasnt sure what it owuld look like!
are they wheels different front & bag? look like more dish on the rear?
also in the 1st pic looks like your about to run over your own mud flap @ the front
Have you got a close up of the flare on the arch? i rolled mine last weekend but did attemtp to flare as wasnt sure what it owuld look like!
Close-up of the flare (ignore the state of the wheels, I can't park for s**t...):
One of the rears has done nearly 10k miles (puncture killed the other) and there's probably ~1mm or so difference between the inside and outside edges.
"ridiculous" is a bit harsh as your the first negative comments ive got , sure she's a wee bit high
my car has not yet had geo a setup/ride height adjustment , but my spin across the mountain pass lets me know i can drive her on (no rubbing), which i doubt you could manage with those crooked rears and lift your crooked chin mate ,its scraping of the pavement ! lol
let the banter begin !!
nice lookin bug but its more "show than go" i reckon , i like to have both !
my car has not yet had geo a setup/ride height adjustment , but my spin across the mountain pass lets me know i can drive her on (no rubbing), which i doubt you could manage with those crooked rears and lift your crooked chin mate ,its scraping of the pavement ! lol
let the banter begin !!
nice lookin bug but its more "show than go" i reckon , i like to have both !
22 August 2011, 11:26 PM
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do you know what , your dead right ....i dont see much as i live in a cave !!
what are these race cars you speak of ??
is belgium not one of the flatest countrys goin ? and have you much rubbing in general ?
what are these race cars you speak of ??
is belgium not one of the flatest countrys goin ? and have you much rubbing in general ?
22 August 2011, 11:44 PM
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Unless it's racing off-road, pretty much any racecar will be lowered to lower the COG, have negative camber to aid grip when cornering and have wide wheels to aid grip in a straight line
Yeah, that's what we though when we planned the trip, turns out the roads are absolutely atrocious, I'll never complain about UK roads again after having to drive through France and Belgium!
The fronts squeak a little on full lock and the rears rub if I sling it round tight corners at speed, nothing I can't live with though :]
24 August 2011, 01:05 PM
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Not having a go (I have an RB5 with the standard wheels and usual 215/40-17 tyres) but are these setups legal with that much rim poking outside the arches? I assume they go through the MOT ok? Also the tyres look mega stretched, it's a wonder the bead stays put?
24 August 2011, 01:28 PM
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2006 UK STi with 18x9.5 ET30 Rota Grid Drifts wrapped in 265/35/18 rubber.
Coilovers, cut the original arches out completely and hacked away all the other unecessary crap and then fitted a set of ABW wheel arch extensions....no spacers required!
Nothing to it!
Coilovers, cut the original arches out completely and hacked away all the other unecessary crap and then fitted a set of ABW wheel arch extensions....no spacers required!
Nothing to it!
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24 August 2011, 01:34 PM
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Bit of a grey area on the legality really, there's nothing specifically illegal about it, but give a copper in a bad mood a week or so to scour the manuals and I'm sure he could cobble together some conveluted reason to fine you, but then the same could be said for most cars on the road. Certainly nowhere near as illegal as say, removing cats...
MOT is the same, there's nothing in the manuals that say anything about it.
This amount of stetch is nothing compared to what can be achieved, there's a few guys, mostly Dubbers, that do take the p**s though, even going so far as having to glue the tyres on because they're stretched to far.
Pics! 9.5s with arch extensions sounds like you're got major sink going on!
MOT is the same, there's nothing in the manuals that say anything about it.
This amount of stetch is nothing compared to what can be achieved, there's a few guys, mostly Dubbers, that do take the p**s though, even going so far as having to glue the tyres on because they're stretched to far.
Pics! 9.5s with arch extensions sounds like you're got major sink going on!
