Crazy weather so took some pics

SCOOMER · November 11, 2008, 06:27:43 PM

Looking good! I always wanted a white fd, ill just have to make do with black

gsb876 · November 11, 2008, 08:15:59 PM

Sits very nicely that !! :god

leeincivic · November 11, 2008, 09:39:56 PM

looks awesome mate, like the 2nd to last me :Thumbs-up

Dan Norton · November 11, 2008, 11:25:02 PM

Good offset wheels for the win!!

gsb876 · November 12, 2008, 03:34:49 AM

Saying that though have always wanted to live on the coast but when the bad weather comes it hits the coastal towns worse !!!

Good thing with Derby is its quite high up at the foot of the pennines so dont get too much flooding issues, apart from the south link up to the A38 / A50 / M1 motorways :mmmm

Dan Norton · November 12, 2008, 08:34:55 AM

I\'ve always ALWAYS wanted to live on the coast!

Devon / Cornwall is my preferance!

chrisJDM · November 12, 2008, 08:57:33 AM

awesome looking car im really starting to like white ones now, and the rims look awesome :Thumbsup!

VishalStar · November 12, 2008, 11:55:07 AM

Nice car, sits really well on the wheels and the alloys are very tasty!

Dont mean to hijack the thread but Grant mentioned youre on 9.5 all round. Got me thinking. Is it possible to go 9.5 wide at the front too? Ive currently got some mania vortex 18s that are 8 all round and dont look right to me. Ive got the option of going to 19s for 8.5 front and 9.5 rear. Should I go 9.5 all round or is this crazy, especially on 19s?

I dont really want to go bigger as they rubbish to drive its the only options on this style of wheel(which i love).

Nik da Greek · November 12, 2008, 03:08:36 PM

Quote from: gsb876;553458Saying that though have always wanted to live on the coast but when the bad weather comes it hits the coastal towns worse !!!

Good thing with Derby is its quite high up at the foot of the pennines so dont get too much flooding issues, apart from the south link up to the A38 / A50 / M1 motorways :mmmm

That\'s very reassuring! I live about 300 yards from the sea, and our house is at just about the lowest point in Worthing!

Excellent photos, there, chap, very, very white car! You must be a valeters\' best friend :Giggle

logicalChimp · November 12, 2008, 03:50:45 PM

Quote from: VishalStar;553542Nice car, sits really well on the wheels and the alloys are very tasty!

Dont mean to hijack the thread but Grant mentioned youre on 9.5 all round. Got me thinking. Is it possible to go 9.5 wide at the front too? Ive currently got some mania vortex 18s that are 8 all round and dont look right to me. Ive got the option of going to 19s for 8.5 front and 9.5 rear. Should I go 9.5 all round or is this crazy, especially on 19s?

I dont really want to go bigger as they rubbish to drive its the only options on this style of wheel(which i love).

You might struggle at the front, as I\'m also on the mania vortex 18" - and when i tried to go to a slightly wider tyre (235/40/18 iirc) I couldn\'t turn lock-to-lock - the wheels were clipping inside the arch or something (I was turnin the wheel while the tyre shop was checking fitting), so ended up staying with a stretched 225 :/

That said, it was a cheep tyre rpelacement place on the motorway, and I have no idea if the offsets etc for my wheels are correct - with the right offsets it *might* be doable...

be interested to hear if anyone has done it... (cos maybe I could get a better fitting tyre - i don\'t like the stretched look meself)

ENVYD · November 12, 2008, 03:53:48 PM

Quote from: VishalStar;553542Nice car, sits really well on the wheels and the alloys are very tasty!

Dont mean to hijack the thread but Grant mentioned youre on 9.5 all round. Got me thinking. Is it possible to go 9.5 wide at the front too? Ive currently got some mania vortex 18s that are 8 all round and dont look right to me. Ive got the option of going to 19s for 8.5 front and 9.5 rear. Should I go 9.5 all round or is this crazy, especially on 19s?

I dont really want to go bigger as they rubbish to drive its the only options on this style of wheel(which i love).

mate i would not go for 19\'s,.. 18\'s is pushing it and 19\'s are over kill! Neilâ€™s wheels are only 17" x 9.5 front and rear with +35ET (i think)

and i am running 17"x9.5 front and rear with +12ET and donâ€™t rub! but i have had my inner arch protectors pushed back

neil_jdmr · November 12, 2008, 07:34:08 PM

Cheers for the comment guys,

Yeah as Steven (envyD) said my wheels are only 17" x 9.5 with a 30 offset, although they dont rub. but with 18/19" wheels im sure it will rub a fair bit.

connor66 · November 12, 2008, 07:36:02 PM

Nice pics Neil, love the second last one.

gsb876 · November 12, 2008, 08:45:02 PM

Quote from: Nik da Greek;553601That\'s very reassuring! I live about 300 yards from the sea, and our house is at just about the lowest point in Worthing!

Excellent photos, there, chap, very, very white car! You must be a valeters\' best friend :Giggle

But on the plus side theres some nice roads next to the coast down near Worthing as i came that way many years ago through the tunnel and all !!!!

In the Escort Cosworth :god

VishalStar · November 13, 2008, 10:08:31 AM

EnvyD and Neil, thanks for the advice. You guys are right in saying 19s would kill the car.

Guess I need to find a style of wheel I like that comes with 9-9.5 at the front in 18, as well as do some serious arch rolling!

Cheers

Crazy weather so took some pics

logicalChimp

connor66