the DirtyTwo got new shoes.
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the DirtyTwo got new shoes.
I was having some issues up front with rubbing. I had everything as dialed in as it could be but my tire was rubbing not only on the coil on the inside, but on the fender as well.
Decided to go with 18's, great decision. The ride quality is much better; its not even that the 19's gave it a more sporty feel but rather a harsh uncomfortable roughness that made anguishing sounds when even just hitting the little lane reflectors on the freeway. Nonetheless, I did have the 19's on ever since I purchased the car and they did look good.
old specs: Front- 19x8.5 et32 (22 with spacer) 225/35
Rear- 19x9.5 et35 265/30
NEW SPECS: Front- 18x8 et32 (22 with spacer) 225/40
Rear- 18x9.5 et40 (35 with spacer) 265/35
So far I am pleased with the wheels. They are about 2lbs lighter than the old ones with tires as well.
Heres the Front inner wheel rubbing with the old wheels....
Heres the inner wheel with the new ones...
NOW for some pics....
I will be doing a shoot soon, waiting on some new Mercedes Benz center caps that are almost impossible to find in black with a 65mm diameter.
Let me know what you think
Decided to go with 18's, great decision. The ride quality is much better; its not even that the 19's gave it a more sporty feel but rather a harsh uncomfortable roughness that made anguishing sounds when even just hitting the little lane reflectors on the freeway. Nonetheless, I did have the 19's on ever since I purchased the car and they did look good.
old specs: Front- 19x8.5 et32 (22 with spacer) 225/35
Rear- 19x9.5 et35 265/30
NEW SPECS: Front- 18x8 et32 (22 with spacer) 225/40
Rear- 18x9.5 et40 (35 with spacer) 265/35
So far I am pleased with the wheels. They are about 2lbs lighter than the old ones with tires as well.
Heres the Front inner wheel rubbing with the old wheels....
Heres the inner wheel with the new ones...
NOW for some pics....
I will be doing a shoot soon, waiting on some new Mercedes Benz center caps that are almost impossible to find in black with a 65mm diameter.
Let me know what you think
Last edited by C_DirtyTwo; Jan 5, 2012 at 08:19 PM.
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a land yacht.
thanks
yeah and if you look closely you can see that the tire actually goes up in there, the black part is just a shadow 
gracias
valencias. surprisingly these have a bigger lip than the 19's did.
cant raise the front up! it looks too good slammed!! Thanks Frank
gracias
cant raise the front up! it looks too good slammed!! Thanks Frank
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Hmmm... Have me thinking of taking off my spacer in the rear and running a 35 offset, instead of a 23 in the back, so i can stop rubbing and keep it loww/make it lower. Love your front setup, basically the same as mine ha
Didn't think these wheels would work, but damn I was wrong.
Didn't think these wheels would work, but damn I was wrong.
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a land yacht.
Hmmm... Have me thinking of taking off my spacer in the rear and running a 35 offset, instead of a 23 in the back, so i can stop rubbing and keep it loww/make it lower. Love your front setup, basically the same as mine ha
Didn't think these wheels would work, but damn I was wrong.
Didn't think these wheels would work, but damn I was wrong.
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Great wheels BTW!
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OR camber the rear more which the downside is it'll kill your tire faster.
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thanks guys!
haha thank you!
the first ones were good, but I think I like these a little better!
No they were black in the pic. Then I painted them blue, now they are black again.
Agreed! I just got a gopro too so itd be extra epic!
haha thank you!
the first ones were good, but I think I like these a little better!
Agreed! I just got a gopro too so itd be extra epic!
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Looks great but how's the ride on these? I still run a stock set but thinking of moving to 18's. My other car (Ford Mondeo) has 18's but I reckon it ruins the ride. Also over here in Belgium the car would fail the yearly technical control if wheels are anything but stock. I could get past that by running the stock set on winter tyres though.
BTW; what is a 'Netherlands mod'?
Cheers
Stig
BTW; what is a 'Netherlands mod'?
Cheers
Stig
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still, the new ones are a great look for u! congrats
