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Rashman does not use power tools on anything that touches his car, he would have to rub them down with wet and dry
Rashman does not use power tools on anything that touches his car, he would have to rub them down with wet and dry
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Ha Ha! As if.
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Rash, wheels look the nuts mate
as for rubbing, with your jacked up mota you will have no probs
michelins are very good and the sidewallis good for lowered cars 
the Good years i have rub on one side, but that was probably due to the worn control arm which i changed over this morning , havent heard it rub since.
looking forward to seeing the pics
as for rubbing, with your jacked up mota you will have no probs
michelins are very good and the sidewallis good for lowered cars the Good years i have rub on one side, but that was probably due to the worn control arm which i changed over this morning , havent heard it rub since.
looking forward to seeing the pics
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That would be the idea, but I really don't want the car exposed to salty environments.
I only usually take it out once every 3-4 weeks during the winter, just to get it warmed up and moving.
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Funnily enough, James at Projex even suggested that. But I'd rather have the correct length bolts.
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as for rubbing, with your jacked up mota you will have no probs
Lol.... You sarrrrn bich!
Good to hear that Michelins are forgiving regarding the shoulders.
Thanks for the comments about the wheels dude.
I just want the buggers on the car now
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Hey Greg,
Thanks for your compliments on the wheels
I'm hoping I will be ok with the pot hole situation, but you can never guarantee that sort of thing. The wheel sizes and tyre profiles are what I have at the moment with my current wheels, so I am used to that aspect.
I will be enquiring about insurance though.
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Ok, so I couldn't sit around staring at the wheels any longer..
I got one of the bolts they originally sent me and went to the garage.
I removed one of my front bolts off the car and compared it against one of the new ones.
Interestingly, they were the same length, so I thought "hmm, maybe they might work afterall.."
I could see how much of my current bolts screw into the thread by the copper grease on the threads.
So, for the purpose of offering the wheels up to the car to see how they fit, I decided to crack on and swap the wheels over.
Put one of the rears on first.
The new bolts screwed in a few more times than my current bolts.. perhaps about 8-9 turns instead of the usual 7.
Seems they might not be screwing into the hub as much as I thought..
Plenty of spoke clearance over the calipers which was a relief as that was one of my concerns.
Dropped the car back down and inspected the clearance from the arch..
It really is pretty damn close
Too close to be able to visually gauge, especially with the suspension unsettled.
I didn't stress about it and cracked on with putting a new front wheel on.
The new front wheels have an offset of et30, as apposed to the et32 of my current wheels. So the new wheels sit out more by 2mm.
It's noticeable that they sit out more but they look ok.
So I then set to work swapping the wheels on the other side.
All four wheels on.
By grabbing hold of a rear wheel, I then rocked the car gently back and forth against the park gear. I could hear a slight ticking as the car rocked.
I tried to work out whether the noise was the diff or one of the bolts making slight contact with the brake mechanism inside the hub.
Couldn't be sure but, with an ear to the wheel, the sound seemed to be coming from under the centre of the car, so I'm hoping the noise is the diff under the rocking of the car.
I've got a couple of things I need to do at the moment so I'll probably gently roll the car out of the garage and see if it is a case that the bolts are too long. I should be able to hear it easily enough as the wheels turn.
Might have to stick it in neutral with the engine off so I can hear it clearly. The glub glub glub of the exhaust might make it hard otherwise.
First impressions, the wheels look awesome!
And noticeably lighter than the current wheels as I swapped them over!
I got one of the bolts they originally sent me and went to the garage.
I removed one of my front bolts off the car and compared it against one of the new ones.
Interestingly, they were the same length, so I thought "hmm, maybe they might work afterall.."
I could see how much of my current bolts screw into the thread by the copper grease on the threads.
So, for the purpose of offering the wheels up to the car to see how they fit, I decided to crack on and swap the wheels over.
Put one of the rears on first.
The new bolts screwed in a few more times than my current bolts.. perhaps about 8-9 turns instead of the usual 7.
Seems they might not be screwing into the hub as much as I thought..
Plenty of spoke clearance over the calipers which was a relief as that was one of my concerns.
Dropped the car back down and inspected the clearance from the arch..
It really is pretty damn close
Too close to be able to visually gauge, especially with the suspension unsettled.
I didn't stress about it and cracked on with putting a new front wheel on.
The new front wheels have an offset of et30, as apposed to the et32 of my current wheels. So the new wheels sit out more by 2mm.
It's noticeable that they sit out more but they look ok.
So I then set to work swapping the wheels on the other side.
All four wheels on.
By grabbing hold of a rear wheel, I then rocked the car gently back and forth against the park gear. I could hear a slight ticking as the car rocked.
I tried to work out whether the noise was the diff or one of the bolts making slight contact with the brake mechanism inside the hub.
Couldn't be sure but, with an ear to the wheel, the sound seemed to be coming from under the centre of the car, so I'm hoping the noise is the diff under the rocking of the car.
I've got a couple of things I need to do at the moment so I'll probably gently roll the car out of the garage and see if it is a case that the bolts are too long. I should be able to hear it easily enough as the wheels turn.
Might have to stick it in neutral with the engine off so I can hear it clearly. The glub glub glub of the exhaust might make it hard otherwise.
First impressions, the wheels look awesome!
And noticeably lighter than the current wheels as I swapped them over!
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Those look absolutely stunning - beautiful engineering and use of materials, which is what it's all about really.
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I knew you wouldn't be able to resist Rash!
Looking awesome, any chance of a wider shot, whole car 3/4 angle?
Looking awesome, any chance of a wider shot, whole car 3/4 angle?
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Hey bud
Thanks for your compliments. Much appreciated.
Yes, I completely agree.
The design and quality of them is really very impressive.
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I knew you wouldn't be able to resist Rash!
Looking awesome, any chance of a wider shot, whole car 3/4 angle?
Hahaha
Mate, it was doing my head in seeing them just sitting around the lounge.
I couldn't leave them alone any longer
I'll take a couple more pics once I've had a chance to get it out the garage, check the bolts aren't hitting the brake mechanisms and settle the suspension.
Alittle worried about tyre clearance under the rear arches but they look to be pretty close to how they sit on my current wheels, so hopefully I'll be ok.
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Ok, so I put the wheels on the car.
I had arranged to see a few friends earlier today so I had to leave the car for abit.
When I got back, I put the car in neutral and rolled it back and forth a few feet.
I could hear a slight ticking, so I figured the rear bolts were contacting the brake mechanisms slightly
Not wanting to be defeated, as I really wanted to take the car for a drive to settle the suspension, I made a few calls.
I got in touch with Steve (Loveday) who lives just down the road from me.
Being a bit of a wheel junkie himself, he happened to have a stash of wheel bolts!
So I bopped over to his and he lent me some shorter bolts so I could at least take the car for a drive to see how the wheels sat after the suspension settled.
The bolts he lent me worked a treat and there was no ticking when I rolled the car back and forth again
I'll have to wait until my replacement bolts arrive and then I'll swap the bolts over.
So I fired up the beast and took it down to see Steve to show him the new shoes
I was (and still am) alittle nervous about whether the rear tyres will rub on the bit where the rear wing meets the top corner of the rear bumper. this is nearly always where you will get rubbing.
Rolled the car out of the garage and headed to Steve.
Car drove well and no rubbing so far!
After getting to Steve's, the suspension had settled and I could finally see how the wheels sat.
It's strange, the Michelins seem to have filled the gap between the tyre and arch alittle more than my old wheels and tyres. This is good because it may get Alps and Paul off my back! lol
The wheels sit very nicely and I am extremely happy with them.
They look great. Especially in true light
I'm used to seeing my car with multi-spoke wheels, so it'll take alittle while to adjust and get used to seeing different wheels on the car.
Steve and his girlfriend liked them very much too.
Steve's monster Jag was sitting on his drive, which was awesome to see too
We chatted for a while and then I headed back home.
Happy that the rears weren't rubbing, I was alittle more relaxed and experimented alittle on the way home. Not too much mind as I was tired after a long day and also because it's only a short drive from Steve's.
There is some debate as to whether it is really noticeable having lighter wheels on your car.
But I can certainly say that in the short driove home, the car behaved differently...
I didn't give it full beans so I will have to wait for another time before exploring whether accelleration is improved. But I am assuming it will be, if only modestly.
The 2 things I noticed were:
The car was happier pulling in higher gears. It feel alot less hindered by heavy shoes.. lighter on its feet.
Richard Hammond said that putting bigger wheels on a car has the effect of gearing your car up, where 2nd feels like 3rd etc.
I can confirm this.
The other thing was steering.
Although only doing moderate speeds and not pushing it in the corners, it felt alot more sharper. More eager to change direction. Perhaps the Michelins also played a part here.
I am very happy with these observations as these wheels were as much about improving the car's dynamics as looks.
On the subject of tyres, the only thing I can say about the Michelins so far (as I have yet to push the car) is that these softer Michelins certainly pick up alot more dust and gravel. They were peppered with small stones when I parked it in the garage. Like blu-tac, picking up stuff as I drove
Very happy with the wheels!
Finally, after so long, I have them and they are impressing me.
I need to take them off the car again tomorrow as I have my MOT and service on thursday. No way are they having my car with these wheels on!
So I'll take them off, get the MOT and service done and then pop them back on.
Then I can enjoy!
Just want to say thanks to Koolvin and you other guys for persuading me not to lower the car. It really does look fine as it is and I think lowering it would only have invited problems.
Alps, Paul, I don't want to hear a word! lol
Few pics...
The pictures don't give a true representation of how the car sits, but they'll at least give you a look at the car with its new shoes
I had arranged to see a few friends earlier today so I had to leave the car for abit.
When I got back, I put the car in neutral and rolled it back and forth a few feet.
I could hear a slight ticking, so I figured the rear bolts were contacting the brake mechanisms slightly
Not wanting to be defeated, as I really wanted to take the car for a drive to settle the suspension, I made a few calls.
I got in touch with Steve (Loveday) who lives just down the road from me.
Being a bit of a wheel junkie himself, he happened to have a stash of wheel bolts!
So I bopped over to his and he lent me some shorter bolts so I could at least take the car for a drive to see how the wheels sat after the suspension settled.
The bolts he lent me worked a treat and there was no ticking when I rolled the car back and forth again
I'll have to wait until my replacement bolts arrive and then I'll swap the bolts over.
So I fired up the beast and took it down to see Steve to show him the new shoes
I was (and still am) alittle nervous about whether the rear tyres will rub on the bit where the rear wing meets the top corner of the rear bumper. this is nearly always where you will get rubbing.
Rolled the car out of the garage and headed to Steve.
Car drove well and no rubbing so far!
After getting to Steve's, the suspension had settled and I could finally see how the wheels sat.
It's strange, the Michelins seem to have filled the gap between the tyre and arch alittle more than my old wheels and tyres. This is good because it may get Alps and Paul off my back! lol
The wheels sit very nicely and I am extremely happy with them.
They look great. Especially in true light
I'm used to seeing my car with multi-spoke wheels, so it'll take alittle while to adjust and get used to seeing different wheels on the car.
Steve and his girlfriend liked them very much too.
Steve's monster Jag was sitting on his drive, which was awesome to see too
We chatted for a while and then I headed back home.
Happy that the rears weren't rubbing, I was alittle more relaxed and experimented alittle on the way home. Not too much mind as I was tired after a long day and also because it's only a short drive from Steve's.
There is some debate as to whether it is really noticeable having lighter wheels on your car.
But I can certainly say that in the short driove home, the car behaved differently...
I didn't give it full beans so I will have to wait for another time before exploring whether accelleration is improved. But I am assuming it will be, if only modestly.
The 2 things I noticed were:
The car was happier pulling in higher gears. It feel alot less hindered by heavy shoes.. lighter on its feet.
Richard Hammond said that putting bigger wheels on a car has the effect of gearing your car up, where 2nd feels like 3rd etc.
I can confirm this.
The other thing was steering.
Although only doing moderate speeds and not pushing it in the corners, it felt alot more sharper. More eager to change direction. Perhaps the Michelins also played a part here.
I am very happy with these observations as these wheels were as much about improving the car's dynamics as looks.
On the subject of tyres, the only thing I can say about the Michelins so far (as I have yet to push the car) is that these softer Michelins certainly pick up alot more dust and gravel. They were peppered with small stones when I parked it in the garage. Like blu-tac, picking up stuff as I drove
Very happy with the wheels!
Finally, after so long, I have them and they are impressing me.
I need to take them off the car again tomorrow as I have my MOT and service on thursday. No way are they having my car with these wheels on!
So I'll take them off, get the MOT and service done and then pop them back on.
Then I can enjoy!
Just want to say thanks to Koolvin and you other guys for persuading me not to lower the car. It really does look fine as it is and I think lowering it would only have invited problems.
Alps, Paul, I don't want to hear a word! lol
Few pics...
The pictures don't give a true representation of how the car sits, but they'll at least give you a look at the car with its new shoes
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