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Don`t rush into modding and as time passes you might not want to. Enjoy it for what it is

I do like a white one

Not really seeing the car to be honest

Can i be correct to assume your car is stock by your avatar? The idea of modification and custom car lays behind making what doesnt work well work But can i ask a few questions 1) the wheels he wants dont come in the OEM sizes so how can he get what doesnt exist Yep that would be a problem 2) how many race cars run wider wheels than stock on the regular Hubs/bearings? And rebuild them at regular intervals plus have the advantage of a run off area if its needed. 3) how are compomotive wheels made for a car if they dont know what car the buyer has , you still have to choose the specs you want so they are as a generic wheel wheel as any other When you order them you tell them what car it is and they supply them with the correct offset which is why they cost more 4) i guess the same goes for engine swaps and custom builds where people fabricate there own suspension etc these people shouldnt do it as the parts used arent 'Designed' to fit Its not about not doing it but doing it correctly 5) Wide low offset wheels given a wider track and allow for a wider tyre make the handling worse? better tell these guys there doing it wrong as there all running wide and lower offset wheels If the offset is incorrect it can change the KPI to the centre of the wheel which could affect the self centering of the steering. The car may look good but the steering could be twitchy etc. Lots of these problems are hidden due to power steering but without it you would notice the feel is a lot different. Google it there is loads of info about it. Correct suspension set up is what makes a car handle correctly. 6) Spacers i guess your worried about them well alot of drifter globally use them and i would say put them through alot more strain than any road car will Again if your drifting you are changing wheels regularly and likely to notice a problem and even if you dont and get a sudden failure its on a track so safer. This is a scion Tc its a fwd new school celica its been converted to rear wheel drive with a gearbox and running gear thats not designed for the car but they made it fit and work, Its had its suspension cut and modified as there are no off the shelf parts so it can get stupid amounts of steering lock its is also running wide and low offset wheels so make it handle better i just do not see where the mentality of it wasn't designed for the car so it must not be fitted as it ruin it comes from as you do not know the plan for the car, go tell bizz his LS3 and running gear isnt designed for the car so he better keep it OEM I like modded cars and appreciate the work that goes into them but i also like things done correctly. My car is standard apart from the exhaust because its a genuine low mileage low number of owners car and i aim to have it a long time. Lets be honest, we all appreciate a classic when its standard and not been mucked about with. It is personal choice as i said i`m not against modding but a lot of the time it actually makes the car worst. How many posts do you read on here where people have a problem after they carry out a mod. Is that them doing it or the mod....? I did`nt want to provoke such a reaction and did`nt mean to offend it was more out of frustration of seeing yet another 350 heading in the Barryboys direction. Sorry if thats maybe a bit harsh.....lol I actually like the FI cars because i appreciate the engineering that goes into it and nearly went down that route myself before deciding to stay standard. Remember, when you fit a BGW it dont do a lot when your stuck on the M25 in the traffic. Off topic but hopefully you will understand what i mean. Remember guys nissan spent millions on R & D when they designed the car, its not all bad and you can`t always improve on it so bear that in mind. I want something that goes and handles not just looks good. Its probably my age...lol When i was an apprentice one of the mechanics i worked with asked how much money i had spent on the stereo and speakers in my car, when i told him he said, i would have rather spent that under the bonnet. Guess thats where i`m at now.

SWB

i remember when diesels were shite and no body wanted them. Not like the rocket ships they can be today.

Sorry guys but i just don`t get the spacer thing. If your buying new wheels get the right offset for the car and do the job correctly. Spacers are not a mod, they are an incorrect solution to a problem. If the center line of the wheel is no longer where its meant to be then it creates additional loading on the wheel bearings and can affect the handling of the car due to upsetting the geometry of the steering etc. Had an interesting conversation with compomotive (http://www.comp.co.uk/wheels/wheels.asp?section=ml-24-13) a while back about the price of their wheels compared to other companies like JBW (midland wheels) and the simple answer was ` ours are made to fit your car correctly, not just a generic wheel. Says it all for me i`m afraid. I know they can look good from a distance but up close those spacers just look wrong. Lets hope they don`t fail when cornering hard.

if you look at that potato you can see the outline of Bluebird without a tail fin................. or is it just me...

very honest mate... :lol:

I`m guessing that day to day running as per fuel etc would be the same but surely maintenance must be more as in pads and discs etc ?

You can learn to drive now

Nice bike matey, nearly bought one of these myself a couple of years ago.

Top colour mate

Very nice, Happy new year to you too

More importantly......How fit is your neighbour. This could be the beginning of something

you can do a simple picture re-size in paint mate

You lot never stop, Great to see all the modding going on

Such a casual looking doggy

Yep what they all said

Some nice looking roads and collection of motors