ddcha

Looks great. Drop would definitely look better, but I don't think it's absolutely needed.

austinauflick

I presume by "wheels" you mean aftermarket wheels - in this case, these are factory.

It's quite alright Roswell. I'm not at all thinking any of you are mean. I understand the aftermarket upgrading of cars. I built a 1200+hp widebody WS6 that has oodles of mods; full suspension mods included. I wanted to make this 507 as it should have come from the factory (with extra carbon bits mainly). Everything else, including the current stance, looks fine to me and more importantly is much more functional than a lowered vehicle. Your terms of "Great value/ROI" do not apply to me whatsoever on lowering the car. I actually lose value being that I have to be extra careful driving this thing in Houston. It becomes more of a pain in the *** really and ROI does not compute lol

I got both my spacers and bolts on ebay. Aside from being way cheaper than going with H&R Spacers and RAD bolts, I can't see any quality issues and don't know why people spend 3x as much on non-moving parts.

Never.

By all means take a look at my other threads for before pics

It seems many want to see this thing dropped! Well all I can do is tell you to start emailing ADV, KW, Weistec or any of the other tip top vendors on here. I'm open to sponsorship and making this thing insane if that's what people want. Otherwise, I'd rather spend my money on other things I want at this point in time.

I have reached out to a few of our vendors because I think this would be a super cool project to perform a widebody conversion with a weistec blower to compliment it. I did my WS6 and it's very well executed. So I have the skills to manage the mods needed to tastefully do it, I just don't have the will to spend the $30k it will take to make a completely sick widebody 507 sedan build.

Thanks everyone else for the compliments!

coladin

I am going to get the black bolts, great idea! Maybe spacers too as I do not plan to lower my car either.

507in2013

I am not a great fan of lowering the suspension either, i think it looks great the way it is. I also agree the subtle mods (ie CF) look classy. I would not go beyond that for the outside look.

Weistec under the bonnet, well, that is definitely on the agenda, but not straight away

PS. I love the "go fast" factory stripes And i will not be getting rid of them for sure. So, after all this, de gustibus non est disputandum.

ParkerK

Great looking car - but I may be biased, I pick up my black 507 here in a few days, but with silver wheels.

Not sure about the stripes - They are doing the front paint protection film and I told my dealer to take them off and then called him and told him to leave them on...figure I will roll with it for a bit and then see what I think.

As far as a drop I think they look nice "dropped" but this is my daily and with real world situations I don't need to be rubbing anywhere...I don't want to have to worry about scraping or putting folks in the back and having things rub.

Enjoy. Can we get some pics of the WS6? Always liked those...

Vic55

I agree with the majority regarding the drop; and I dont see those wheels rubbing as your camber will adjust with the drop.

4ramin

If you do it right mening you don't rig the car by using spacers you won't rub, the car I'm my opinion looks 4x4 and would look best if dropped at least half inch to 1 inch front and rear.

cooperlee

What size bolts and length would a 12mm need for our C63?

14x1.5 with 44mm?

Mort

Stock lug bolts are 27 mm so you will need 39 - 40 mm lug bolts.

14mm x 1.5, 40mm shank length, 17mm Hex head (Ball seat R14 for stock wheels).

BenzoBoi

Looks great! That is how the car should have come from factory! I also think that a drop would set it off. I'm afraid that it would rub after a drop though.

Big +1 IMHO...

mrl0n3ly714

ur missing sideskirt

AndrewC63

JRSJR65

It looks damn good as is even though I agree with most, to make it f'kn killer, H&R springs and black out. Still a beautiful car bro! Love the wheels.

amgandonian

Looks awesome!

callmiro

First and foremost, you don't need to buy Black lugs....Audi sells plastic lug caps in every colour and they are only $1 a piece....they slide right on top of the factory or aftermarket longer lugs.


Apologies in advance for the Chevy content


Just to give some perspective, I installed a narrowed rear end on my 71 Z28 and even with my 18x12s, they didn't fill the wheel wells. I added 1.25" spacers in the rear and the stance is nailed. Spacers help you nail the look you are going for

Passenger side WITHOUT spacer below





Passenger side WITH spacer



Drivers side WITHOUT spacer





Drivers side WITH spacer





Stance after

Roswell

Sick classic Camaro bro!! Spacers will definitely transform the look of ur wheels.. If used with caution (longer bolts & re-torque regularly)

coladin

Absolutely stunning Z28, great job!

austinauflick

OMG man - beautiful '71. If I had my choice in Camaro build up, it'd definitely be a 70-73 2nd gen. Great execution all the way around.

As for your wheels on the '71 - are you running a drag setup (like welds or the like) during drag season perhaps? Only reason I ask is because with your street setup you're leaving 1.25" of well space not filled with tire! I run 19x14's on my T/A and as killer as it looks, I'd think your '71 would look perfect with super steamrollers back there.

austinauflick

callmiro

Thanks guys!


Actually with my narrowed rear end, my wheels started rubbing against the inner fenderwell, so for bigger meats I would need a mini-tub, which I'm seriously considering


Sick T/A! Love the widebody...probably the baddest WS6 out there

austinauflick

Ahhhh I see. Even better that you have a narrowed rear end - you can get more lip! Definitely mini-tub!

Thanks for the compliments bro! The car is just getting wrapped up at the paint shop - doing a matte black/matte house of kolor "majik blue" stripes thing.

Before (hard to tell in pics)


I'll be sure to upload pics of the finished deal here shortly

Roswell

Holy batman, nice Trans Am.. Love ur I-Forged Areo, I got the same wheels on my Lexus IS300 in gunmetal w/polished lip but ur rear dish is out of this world!! Lol

austinauflick

Thank you brother! That's very close to the same setup I was running. Only difference is my lips are chrome. The rear lip is the deepest iforged offeres (measures 6.5").

I'm having the centers painted satin black to match the car's current satin black theme, but I'm keeping the chrome lips. (I know I called it matte black earlier, but since we're getting into the build, I'll call it what it is)

If interested, here's the inspiration behind my recent change. The only difference is I'm doing more of a satin black rather than a matte black.





Close up of the wheel. If I had to guess, I'd say this is a chrome 3.5-4" lip


matte (left) vs. satin (right) - satin appears to be more rich looking; deeper with a slight sheen. (Hats off to ModeCarbon for this pictorial and helping me decide my paint color!)

Coryz

That is what my car wants to look like when it grows up! haha.


What Ebay vendor did you use for the spacers and lugs?


Thanks -Cory

AMG893

Spacers look great.