HaydnH Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 True coilovers on the rear, did you strengthen at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo3ly Posted June 25, 2012 Author Share Posted June 25, 2012 True coilovers on the rear, did you strengthen at all? no mate, we had this debate a few weeks ago in the suspension section. If you do the research into the pros and cons, there is about 50% who dont reccomend and 50% that do. I drive this car once a week if im lucky and its very light driving, not hard or excessive at all. Ive got a dedicated track car in the garage for driving like a nutter so the 350 is my cruiser more show than go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo3ly Posted June 26, 2012 Author Share Posted June 26, 2012 Time to dust off my wheels and get them ready to fit to the car! Bought a set of BMW 7 series wheels 6 or so months ago and have spend the last few months working out what tyres/spacers/adapters/wheel nuts etc. i will need to get them on and set up well. Picked up a set of 25mm H&R adapters to change the Nissan stud pattern to that of a BMW, along with some new BMW locking wheel bolts - 3 of the 5 wheels and a new set of rubber for them time to trail fit them before they go off to get dipped - 10s on the back little taster for now, i dropped them at BJV Engineering on saturday to get dipped, refurbed and powercoated so will be picking them up this saturday and fitting if the weather holds out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J4ym0 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Like that a lot What colour have you gone for on the wheels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Looking Good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomS Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Same wheels I have, I've got 20mm spacer on the front and 33mm on the back. Had to get rear arches rolled as there was rubbing and went from Eibach springs to Tein to increase the ride height. I did buy some 20mm spacers for the rear but the rolling and new springs seems to have stopped the rubbing, so they're going back! You can see my car here - removed the photo in case people think it's your car! That photo is with them on the Eibach springs, so theres a bit more room in the arches than that now. Hopefully getting the wheels aligned on Saturday. What size tyres did you go for? Mine are 235 all round, stretched but any bigger on the rear and I think they will rub like crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo3ly Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share Posted June 28, 2012 Like that a lot What colour have you gone for on the wheels? cheers mate, wheels are being sprayed shadow chrome, they are ready for collection tomorrow, cant wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo3ly Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share Posted June 28, 2012 Same wheels I have, I've got 20mm spacer on the front and 33mm on the back. Had to get rear arches rolled as there was rubbing and went from Eibach springs to Tein to increase the ride height. I did buy some 20mm spacers for the rear but the rolling and new springs seems to have stopped the rubbing, so they're going back! You can see my car here - removed the photo in case people think it's your car! That photo is with them on the Eibach springs, so theres a bit more room in the arches than that now. Hopefully getting the wheels aligned on Saturday. What size tyres did you go for? Mine are 235 all round, stretched but any bigger on the rear and I think they will rub like crazy! nice mate, good to see someone else with these wheels! I wish i knew you had these wheels before i started the project though, all the parts/measurements have been guesswork and wishfull thinking! Tyre wise, ive gone for 225/35R19 on the front and 235/35R19 on the rear. fronts are 9 inch wide and rears are 10's. Have you got staggered fitment or all the same width on yours? as per the thread, ive put the D2 coilvers on so will have to play around with the ride height once fitted. i was hoping to get away without rolling the arches, hopefully the stiffness of the suspension keeps the arches from rubbing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomS Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Mine are 10's all round with 235's on. Fronts stick out of the arch slightly, 9's would have been better but I didn't buy them new so get what you're given I suppose! The rears also stick out a bit, I bought 20mm spacers for the rear as the 33mm ones on it I thought were causing the rubbing, but adjusting the ride height has sorted the rubbing out so the 20mm spacers are going back. You might get away with 245/255 on the rears with 20mm spacers, I'd prefer non-stretched but I'll wait until these tyres need changing until I see what fits. You can't go any less than 20mm on the front due to the calipers, it's a very snug fit, but on the rears there is loads of room, just a shame no one makes 5mm spacer as I'd buy that for the rears and that would tuck the wheels in nicely. My fronts are dropped 17mm, rears 14mm. There's a fairly big gap in the rear arch which I don't like but only way round that is to run 9's all round. Let me know how you get on with 20mm spacers on the rear, if you could get a photo of directly above that would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo3ly Posted July 5, 2012 Author Share Posted July 5, 2012 wheels are on! im running on the same ride height as i was before. to really tuck the wheels in the arches i could do with dropping another inch or so but its such a low car as it is i think that would be foolish suspension needs to settle etc but here she is! before - the finished wheels - on the car - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 like the look of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I like the wheels but not the ridiculous stretch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 looks it was you i saw at the lights that evening by the shell right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo3ly Posted July 5, 2012 Author Share Posted July 5, 2012 looks it was you i saw at the lights that evening by the shell right? yeah it was, you were gonig past the other way yeah? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 nope was right next to you at the lights by the shell was in sliver one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I like the wheels but not the ridiculous stretch Agreed. Thinking more of the practical aspect, keeping the maximum amount of rubber on the road, for maximum traction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I like the wheels, but does the stretch not damage the sidewalls of the tyre or cause uneven wear? (then again, I suppose that look is more for posing than serious driving ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo3ly Posted July 6, 2012 Author Share Posted July 6, 2012 nope was right next to you at the lights by the shell was in sliver one aah yeah i remember! this was before i had fitted the new wheels. I had just put the coilovers on and was taking it out to test it. As i pulled up to the lights i heard a god awful noise (hence why i didnt spank it away like you did) , i @*!# myself and crept it down the road and pulled over to check what it was. turned out it was just the camber of the road catching the splitter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cragus Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 nope was right next to you at the lights by the shell was in sliver one aah yeah i remember! this was before i had fitted the new wheels. I had just put the coilovers on and was taking it out to test it. As i pulled up to the lights i heard a god awful noise (hence why i didnt spank it away like you did) , i @*!# myself and crept it down the road and pulled over to check what it was. turned out it was just the camber of the road catching the splitter I like the wheels but the tyre stretch not so much! ...and Nankings oooooh - i just said a dirty word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo3ly Posted July 6, 2012 Author Share Posted July 6, 2012 I like the wheels, but does the stretch not damage the sidewalls of the tyre or cause uneven wear? (then again, I suppose that look is more for posing than serious driving ) no the stretch wont damage the sidewalls, maybe uneven wear if its not set up propperly and aligned, but it will be as of next saturday yeah these are purely posing wheels, ive got the rays in the garage with track tyres on and a little mx5 track car to abuse instead of this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo3ly Posted July 6, 2012 Author Share Posted July 6, 2012 nope was right next to you at the lights by the shell was in sliver one aah yeah i remember! this was before i had fitted the new wheels. I had just put the coilovers on and was taking it out to test it. As i pulled up to the lights i heard a god awful noise (hence why i didnt spank it away like you did) , i @*!# myself and crept it down the road and pulled over to check what it was. turned out it was just the camber of the road catching the splitter I like the wheels but the tyre stretch not so much! ...and Nankings oooooh - i just said a dirty word Nankangs weren't the first choice but when you have just dropped £800 odd on a set of Advans for the Rays, i wasnt jumping at the chance to spend even more for another set of 19's! im not going to be taking this round the Nurburgring on these wheels either so the only job these tyres had to do was separate the rim from the floor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I like the wheels, but does the stretch not damage the sidewalls of the tyre or cause uneven wear? (then again, I suppose that look is more for posing than serious driving ) no the stretch wont damage the sidewalls, maybe uneven wear if its not set up propperly and aligned, but it will be as of next saturday yeah these are purely posing wheels, ive got the rays in the garage with track tyres on and a little mx5 track car to abuse instead of this I'm only jealous, I've got the zed as a daily driver so cant do anything OTT with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R35LEE Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Love the wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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