DR Steelies + Flares = Need help

[wille28]

jom is good man i run somes and i like it

[A_Whelan]

Maybe I won't do staggered for my first set of rims just so fewer things can go wrong. 8 inch DRW all around, and I'll thinking about fitment, fender rolling and suspension a bit more so I know what my goal is.

Speaking of fender rolling, I shouldn't need to do that with 8inch right?

[The Humjet]

I'm in love with the second picture to me they look like 10" rear and 8" front. But I'm having trouble getting hold of dbill I've tried emailing him through hotmail and I've got no reply. Does anyone if he ships overseas?

[Brandon12V]

Thanks man. I actually don't have those wheels anymore. Reason being? Stupid heavy(33-39lbs each w/ tires), Constant rubbing, and staggered fitment makes your car handle like shit compared to a square setup.

[A_Whelan]

I have a feeling going low is going to ravish my car to death. but I'm down like Charlie Brown on getting a fat set of DR steelies on my car.

I started looking around at different coil over sets. I understand $1000-$2000 for a proper set with custom rates, dampening, etc. is the tits but I can't shell out that money. At the same time I am one of those people who think it's best to do it right the first time and not have to keep replacing shit parts (generally speaking).

And the shitty thing is unlike most other car projects you can get a massive set of wheels and stick them on without rolling and going low, and you can roll and go low with my shitty stock wheels. It just doesn't work like that ahah.

I'll keep doing research, need to order parts for my m50 swap in a month and then get that done and while I'm home I'll make a fender roller to bring back to university with me. I will also work like a dog and maybe pull off a GC kit.... hmm.

Thanks again for the post, your car is the tits Brandon. really like the blacked out front and tail lights. Oh yeah, wheels aren't too shabby either :)

[Brandon12V]

10" and 8" will work. pending the offset in the rear will determine how much rolling and pulling will be needed. Do a search of my name. look at the thread "test fit". should give you a nice idea of what offset and size you want. I hbe another thread titled "yes,yes,yes" that has the finished set up with tires on. my suspension is hr race & Billy sports. JoM coils will work but I would rather go with something dampening adjustable since you wanna go low. It will let you get closer to the tires without rubbing.

[A_Whelan]

Pulled and rolled, a 9" wide wheel is about as wide as you can get on stock front fenders pending the offset.

Would this be just for the front? I am confident I can make a roller of some sort to make pull and roll it fairly well. Maybe a 10 inch rear, 8 inch front DR wheels with JOM coilovers.

Yes JOM. I've read a lot on them and there isn't as much bad news as expected. A few people said 4k miles and still running well, one guy had them for a year and switched after because it wasn't good enough but he said they were still decent for the price. If worse comes to worse I'll upgrade down the road but I don't think I'll be driving this for next winter so the summer and fall might be what i need then next spring (provided everything else stays in good shape) I'll pay for a good set of coil overs.

Cheers,
Aaron

[Brandon12V]

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If I remember this car correctly, those are staggered OZ fittipaldi's. 17x10 & 17x8.5. Trying to fit a 10' wheel in the front would be retarded on stock fenders. Even HEAVILY pulled it would look stupid and probably impossible. Pulled and rolled, a 9" wide wheel is about as wide as you can get on stock front fenders pending the offset.

[A_Whelan]

What coilovers are you running? I'm not looking forward to messing around which chopping and welding stuff for them... or paying out the ass for them.

[S&E30]

Second car is mine. Fenders are rolled all around and a very slight pull in the rear so the poke wouldn't look all ugly.

But the thing is both my car and the other one you posted are really low and if you're not that low it's just not going to look right. Stretched tires and non-low cars just don't look good. That's just me though, maybe you'll like the way it comes out, idk.

[A_Whelan]

Ok I did a bit more research on pulling/rolling and I can do that no problem, I already have a heat gun here and I can build a roller.

If I roll the fender flat without pulling what would the biggest tire be with and without camber?

If I pull the finder I guess the size varies on the pull?

Thanks for the help, sorry if it's a lot of questions.

[A_Whelan]

Just found this picture, not sure if it's 10" all around but damn it's nice


And this one is on staggered 10" rear 8" front.



Would fenders with a 10" rear, 8" front with spacers and drop hats help out the suspension situation without having to do coil overs? I think the stagger wheels plus a rake would look nice as well.

[A_Whelan]

I will take a look into those BZ Boardz, thank you.

I was afraid that suspension setup wouldn't go low enough, I'm just not sure I can go very low around these shitty streets. Regardless of my setup I would need a skid plate but going low with coil overs might kill it although I could adjust after.

And the fact they don't make 9" is terrible news. I was hoping to use DRW for their look, very basic. Maybe a 10 in rear and 8 up front with proper spacing and I'll make a homemade fender roller. I'll have to look at coil overs and decided about those.

Would there be anything I could do with stock fenders to make it poke with H&R + Blistens and some camber or are those options all shit?

Thanks for the reply

[S&E30]

195/50 on 15x9 isn't that crazy of a stretch, at least not to me. I have 15x9 +0 on the rear of my car and it's a bit sunk.

Honestly, from what you're saying I can't see this working out for you. 195/50 is an undersized tire and can really only be pulled off when the car is really low, IMO. Also rolling fenders isn't that hard to do either, it just requires some patience, a heat gun and your choice of tool for rolling the fender.

Another thing is DRW doesn't make a DOT 15x9 wheel. It's either 8" or 10" and you can only order in .5" increments for backspacing.

[bzboardz]

Ireland Engineering and BMP makes some flares you might want to look at also