my new front wheels.. oh yeah! :)

[ippyness]

well i got my new rear front wheels today... haha. im now sportin rear mkiv wheels with 275's on all corners.. 275/40/17 nitto 555's up front. and 275/40/17 nitto 555r extreme drag radials out back.. woot. i havent seen anyone running this setup yet just thought id post it out there.. putting the wilwoods back on tomorro, hopefully will have a little more stopping power over the 235's

OH YEAH and there all getting painted.. the mix matched is horrible

 

[suprastanger507mgte]

Hows the clearance in the front with the wheel well and the subframe?

 

[ippyness]

with the way its dropped right now, it rubs if i do a u turn, but not during normal cornering, im gonna bring it up like a quarter inch to correct the issue.

 

[Nalleywhacker]

damn you must rub like crazy i rubbed with my 245's up front in turns on my mkiv's, looks good though!

 

[ippyness]

depends on suspension im sure, my lex rubs hardcore, but thats because it just has springs.. the coil overs are super stiff.

 

[bluemkiii]

Nice! did you ever swap that built motor into your car?

 

[Sawbladz]

I would be willing to bet that you will rub the shit out of your inner fenders. Mine did when I had Mk4 N/A wheels. Yours extend another 3/4 of an inch further in. There isn't much you can do spacer wise to fix this. The most I would add is a 5mm and even then I don't know for sure if the tire would clear the fender. I would probably just adjust the steering stops and live with the reduced turning radius.

 

[ippyness]

no, the lex hasnt gotten around to being finished yet.. haha. yeah i havent checked the inner clearance yet, my wilwoods will space it out 3 to 5 mm so we'll see, i havent had them rub yet, but if they do, yeah, ill just have to shorten the turning radius up a bit.

 

[Guyana00]

It's a nice idea in theory, and would be nice if you could make them work. But I don't think they look too good, unless you at least make them match, it would look....better.

 

[ippyness]

yeah they will match, when my wilwoods are installed either today or tomorrow. and i think they look alright, but with this car im aiming for performance. so wider rims/tire = larger contact patch = better stopping power with my BBK. my LEX is my pretty car

 

[SupraN/Asty]

BEEFY!

 

[rs4rush]

What are you mods??? I was thinking of doing the same thing but I know if I would grip as well...

 

[Sawbladz]

no, the lex hasnt gotten around to being finished yet.. haha. yeah i havent checked the inner clearance yet, my wilwoods will space it out 3 to 5 mm so we'll see, i havent had them rub yet, but if they do, yeah, ill just have to shorten the turning radius up a bit.

Is that the ARZ kit? If it is I'm kinda pissed. I want to eventually buy that kit but my wheels can't be spaced out anymore. They are already 6mm further out than yours.

 

[ippyness]

yeah its the ARZ kit, my sc was the first one to get it. He's local and I've known him for years. i also put his site together(well am still working on it). hes a great guy, and the brakes are awesome. i recommend them to EVERYONE. ha ha.

 

[Nick M]

No center caps?

 

[SupraOfDoom]

Match em.