yes my car has new shoes :D
some gunmetal rota torque drifts 17x9.5j ET12
think i may need my arch\'s rolled when i lower it!
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front arch ..
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hope you all like :D
steven
Looks HOT!!...
love these wheels, where did ya get em from??
when you planning on lowering it then??
i got them a day ago mate!
went to leeds to swap them for my work alloys!
as for lowering it mate, i am not to sure just yet need the money first lol! i have some bilsteins shocks that sit at a nice hight with a sort of soft ride, but i think i want coilovers!
Nice wheels matey, she looks quite low already! mine is 5 inches to the bottom of the lip at the front, just right for clearing speed humps! have you got a pic of the front bumper please, i\'m interested to see what those vent holes are like, and wether they go though the Impact plate (or whatever it \'s called)
cheers Bob
yeah the front will not be going much lower, its just the back thats high!
as for them holes, they where in the bumper when i got the car and they are in front of the bumper support/impact plate thing so there is no real point in them! can still get a pick if you wish!
steven
Thanks mate, no need for a pic then, but could you tell me how wide the gap is roughly, 10 mill-ish? would you say, i thought there was no gap at all, and would like to know for a bit extra cool air flow, cheers Bob
do you mean from the bumper to the support bar mate?
yes please, just an idea, cheers
just went out side to have a look mate! there is no room for air flow (not to the eyes anyways)
pick just in case:
they should be black but the washer tuck the paint off.
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Many thanks for your trouble ENVYD cheers
no probs mate!
Loving those wheels, dude. Gotta be dark wheels on a red car, I thinks. Not that I\'m biased lol, just cos that\'s what I\'ve got. Look a bit fat, or maybe even phat, for too much drop there. It\'d be infuriating for you to get the car looking so good and then do that crimping the top of the front arch bit when the wheels are turned!
How many times have you scraped your number plate off, btw!? :eek:You obviously haven\'t got killer road bumps up the Toon like we have down south, then :Giggle!
yeah i know mate they are very wide spesh with a ET12 offset! but they do not rub so thats a good thing. also i will be gettin wide wings/overfenders when i get my kit sorted!
dont think the car will be staying red tho :P
Hhhmm, what could possibly be a better colour than Vintage Red :)......
dont go yellow (best colour btw nik) as there is about 4 now in the NE :p
which kit are you going for dude??
Quote from: karl_tate;525990dont go yellow (best colour btw nik) as there is about 4 now in the NE :p
which kit are you going for dude??
Stop, that, now :Nono!. It\'s not big an it\'s not clever, yellow is a great colour, admittedly, in the right place.....
.....like on a canary, for example.:D.
Or maybe custard?:Giggle
not sure of kit or colour yet lol! i will have to see how much money i have when it all gets done even tho i will be doing bodywork and paintwork myself!
Wheels look spot on steven gives your car a much meaner looking stance, I really like!!!.
Like yours, my wheels stick out a little and i dont have any arch trouble on coilovers although admittedly i dont have mine wound down that low but it gives a really good ride.
Looking the tits mate
thanks mate, and thanks again for giving me them nuts or the wheels would not of been fitted yet!
its worth it mate they look mint!!!
Really like them wheels!! would look even better against a kit me thinks.
Have just bought some RE rear spats for mine, you good with paintwork like?
awesome mate, tidy lookin motor:god
nice rims.. hate to be a kill joy but noticed in one of ur pics.. the one u took from above the ur tyres stick out a bit from the wheel arch.
if the police are really arsey they can pull u over as the wheels / tyres can not stick out from the arches. tho urs is nt massively obvious.
maybe this would be a gd reason to make ur rx a widearch beast lol
think that lip would look awesome in cf or black :D
car looks spot on though
At LAST! Someone fitting resonable offset wheels to an FD!!
Good call my man - more pics from the side at the rear please!
I plan on beating your offset soon, but I\'m stoked to see they fit :)
What tyre widths are you running?
Very Nice!!
Quote from: BBCFC;526042if the police are really arsey they can pull u over as the wheels / tyres can not stick out from the arches. tho urs is nt massively obvious.
What he has is perfectly legal :) Wheels can stick as far out as they want, as long as the tread isn\'t visable from the top (i.e is covered by the arch, which it is)
Nice to see some agressive fitments. :Thumbsup!
Looks well good Steven, much more aggressive than before.
Gary
Looks rubbish bud, you should get rid of them, i know i\'ll do you a favour and take them off your hands, specialy offer, i\'ll do it for a fiver for ya! lol
Looks sweet as now fella, like the darkness of the wheels, might spray my old ones a dark bronze looking at your wheels.
Quote from: karl_tate;525990dont go yellow (best colour btw nik) as there is about 4 now in the NE :p
which kit are you going for dude??
Just think, there would have been one more if I hadnt of sprayed by own yellow peril!
(Well it was yellow with gold and green bits, but you get the idea!).
BTW class looking wheels Steve, really suit the car. Just need those coilovers now...
Chris
thanks for all all the comments people!
and yeah i am good at painting i just dont have a place to paint in at the mo!
also my tyre\'s are 225/45/17\'s front, 235/45/17\'s rear,
i will go get some piccys
also, rob mate did you get the pm on JNE?
steven
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Yeah i did bud, i\'m in no rush like, well after looking at your car i might get my arse into gear and finish sanding down my old wheels ready for a respray.
ok mate! well i was going to bring them around today but i think i have to help my mam with a few house jobs so if not today i will have them back to you tomoro for defo if you have time!
steven
Mint - backs look fine and dandy :D
Onwards and upwards with \'project single figure offsets\' for me then :D
Quote from: Matt_K;526059What he has is perfectly legal :) Wheels can stick as far out as they want, as long as the tread isn\'t visable from the top (i.e is covered by the arch, which it is)
sorry.. my bad.. technicalities lol
Quote from: SiH;526087Mint - backs look fine and dandy :D
Onwards and upwards with \'project single figure offsets\' for me then :D
:Nono!:Grrr noooooo you cant do that lol! i will just get spacers :D
Quote from: SiH;526087Onwards and upwards with \'project single figure offsets\' for me then :D
You aint a big dog until you run negative\'s!!... lol. :Giggle
Quote from: Kevin;526144You aint a big dog until you run negative\'s!!... lol. :Giggle
are you like?? :eek:
I\'ll try, but the best available to me is an et8 :(
Nothing a spcer won\'t solve.
Negatives on stock body = man fitment.
Problem is they\'re only 8j\'s, so slightly less prominent than EnvyD\'s :(
How is the steering with these offsets? Do you get any tram railing or the likes?
Phil.
nah mate still drives fine and turns fine!
Here we go, contentious post... :D
Tramlining rumours about low offsets are predominantly spread by fitment haters who run 9j et45\'s allround because it\'s easy, and that\'s what everyone told them to do..
It\'s predominantly geometry and tyre width that cause tramlining ime. Although i speak for predominantly road use :)
Why spoil good wheels by hiding them in the arch. Have you got a lowrider? nope.
Never had any problems, neither have any of the people i know running man fitment wheels.
As as for the rubbing that people often comment on - yeah, if you run et5 9j\'s on stock arches with 265\'s, you\'ll probably get rubbing. A small amount of arch work and careful tyre selection and it\'s often solveable. Although it depends on just how badical your wheels are.
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Quote from: SiH;526524Here we go, contentious post... :D
Tramlining rumours about low offsets are predominantly spread by fitment haters who run 9j et45\'s allround because it\'s easy, and that\'s what everyone told them to do..
It\'s predominantly geometry and tyre width that cause tramlining ime. Although i speak for predominantly road use :)
Why spoil good wheels by hiding them in the arch. Have you got a lowrider? nope.
Never had any problems, neither have any of the people i know running man fitment wheels.
As as for the rubbing that people often comment on - yeah, if you run et5 9j\'s on stock arches with 265\'s, you\'ll probably get rubbing. A small amount of arch work and careful tyre selection and it\'s often solveable. Although it depends on just how badical your wheels are.
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very true :flamed
Man Fitment lol. Got a set of ET30\'s but cant try them on as car is in getting painted. Thought they wouldn\'t fit but now im more optimistic,Cheers.
Phil.
i want to see some pics of these "man" fitments lol
my are man fitments mate :D, single fitments and -\'s are alien\'s work! even tho i will need to do them when i get my wide arches :D
i didnt even think negatives are possible :eek:
we need pics steven, sort it out :p