frustrated 2j (1j?) supra build

[honestabe]

Well to let you know I put my 275/40-17's on the front (was bored and the car was in the air with the wheels off anyways) and they stuck out the front fenders by an inch but didn't hit at full lock. So it looks like you'll have to widen the fenders atleast that much. Probably the easiest way is to widen it with a strip of steel on this seam and have it taper in at the front and back. BTW, what rims are you using with these tires? Offset?

 

[dslocal]

I was actually just looking through tekdeus's build thread and noticed this and kinda liked the idea

Prob not going to do it along the top like you mentioned(tekdues actually had to do that later in the build because he was running close to a 0 offset in the front, didn't ad any metal though just filled the gap with weld) And plus I don't want to do that in the back.

I really have been looking all over the place for wheels but can't find any. I am looking for a 5 spoke about a +25 or +30 offset 17x11 or so.
There used to be a place on ebay selling some cobra r rims that were 17x10.5 and +25 but they discontinued them...
Btw thanks for your input, its nice to have at least one person to talk with:biglaugh:

 

[dslocal]

Here is what tekdeus did. Who knows, his car turned out damn good, I guess while I'm there... but I actually kinda want to keep the stock bumpers/sides what do you think?

 

[honestabe]

Brad had aftermarket fenders installed in the rear and modified the front. His rear fenders are 3" wider and the front fenders are 2" wider. You're going to need to make the front fenders wider somehow. The first thing is to cut the inner lip. But you're still going to need the fender to be pushed out atleast an inch to clear those fat tires. I can't see the pics of Brads car for some reason.

 

[dslocal]

Ok well I'll start messing with it tonight and post up pics
What size rims are you running? And where did you get them?

 

[honestabe]

I'm running 17x8.5+27 in the front and 17x9.5+28 in the rear. I got my rims from Discounttiredirect.com It looks as though they stopped selling the 9.5" wide option of my rims though. You could get 5zigen in 17x10's that would work pretty well for your ride. The offsets seem to be pretty decent, especially the +35 offset.

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/findWheelsBySize.do?wd=17&bp=5-114.3*5-4.5*5-4.5/5&rw=10

 

[OneJArpus]

1.5JZ, i knocked my 1j and went with a 2jzge instantly

 

[dslocal]

Personally I'd like to go a little more agressive than that. There nice wheels but I'm going to look around a bit more

 

[dslocal]

Well I found some possibilities for the wheels,

with these wheels I could go as wide as 13" I'll have to look into road slick tire sizes...Hahaha
Only thing I don't like about this one is its a 18" and 1300 a pop:aigo:
(these guys also make a 5 spoke too, I kinda like this design better)
Here

Volk This wheel is a lot cheaper and should allow me to run the size I want, and a +22 offset would be aggressive enough

This Volk So far I think is my best bet, like the design and decent offset.

What do you guys think? Only reason these are all 18's is because they didn't offer any in 17:3d_frown:
And don't tell me they won't fit cause I'm gunna make them fit:biglaugh:

 

[honestabe]

Remember, you want a tall sidewall. Look at Indy cars and their tires, the sidewalls are absolutely massive! The Volk TE37's are always a good choice. IDK about you but I have a very hard time justifying $800+ per rim. Hell, mine cost me only $130 each

What do you think about this?
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/d....do?bp=5-114.3&pc=23122&counter=2&wd=18&rw=10

 

[dslocal]

Can't see it, page load error.
I don't mind spending 800 a rim to tell the truth especially if its the last set I'm going to buy for a couple years. And even if I do change them in the future I can save them. I'll look at it as an investment. hahaha

 

[Zach]

Remember, you want a tall sidewall. Look at Indy cars and their tires, the sidewalls are absolutely massive!

Indy cars and street cars share very little, especially where tire technology is concerned. Veeeeery different tire design, not to mention chassis/suspension tuning.

While it is possible to hurt performance by having too little sidewall, aiming to have a tall sidewall is a waste of time.

 

[honestabe]

Ah, that makes sense Zach

 

[dslocal]

:biglaugh: I wasn't going to say anything.

 

[honestabe]

Sorry, my brain partially shuts down and takes a jolt like being reminded of something for it to register certain things properly (I'm dead serious on this). Wouldn't you want a low profile tire for road course racing since you don't want much sidewall flex? I.E. just a little bit of flex.

 

[WhtMa71]

I say leave the stock fenders and possibly just roll them. Get wheels that are wide but have the right offset to fit in the fender.

I also voted for 1.5jz with some nice cams and your current turbo setup. I would go with a EMS like Stinger or AEM if you haven't already.

 

[honestabe]

If you're going standalone, get a decent one like a ViPEC V88 (what I'm getting) or AEM2. The stinger is really basic. You get what you pay for with EMS's and if you cheap out you'll get something sub-par.

 

[dslocal]

I'm already AEM so no worries there. Electronics are taken care of except for injectors. I was thinking of Rc 850's what do you think?

 

[honestabe]

1st gen AEM or 2nd gen? How much power do you think you'll be putting down? That determines your injectors. Remember, 80% injector duty cycle is safe.

 

[dslocal]

2nd gen AEM, I will prob shoot for around 600 daily but 700 or so would be sweet.