My 1988 Super E

[Metallated]

Woah that sucks, sorry to see... car had lots of potential.

What happened??

[sgtskid]

I wanted to go ahead and put some closure to this thread.

The ol' girl is gone. Car is still sitting in the driveway but I don't believe shes worth fixing. The battery tray is wrinkled behind the passenger side strut tower and there is a very slight bend in the roof line. The passenger side frame horn is folded up and touching the engine and the oil pan/oil pump were knocked clean off the block.
I'll strip the drive train and any other good parts and look for another one to swap everything over to.

For now, Snow White (353) will be getting the suspension. Everything else will be put into storage.

[sgtskid]

I've had it happen in other threads and I suspect it's the fact I'm linking to Facebook. I need to go back and actually upload the photos to each post.

[TeXJ]

where'd all the pics go?

[sgtskid]

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[sgtskid]

Time to finish off the body work.

[sgtskid]

GC coil overs with Koni Yellow SAs -

The IE setup was too soft for my liking and the body roll made the car difficult to throw into quick turns.

[sgtskid]

For shnitzngiggles I weighed the wheels and tires.

The rims weighed 17lbs for a 15x9 and 225/45/15 BFG Rivals weighed 20lbs each.

[sgtskid]

Nice! I like those wheels!

Thank you!

[estoguy]

Nice! I like those wheels!

[sgtskid]

Looking good!

Thank you

Here's an after pic with wheels and suspension

[mr.]

Looking good!

[sgtskid]

15x9 et 15. I needed a 5mm spacer in the front to clear the struts. Currently running a 225/45 BFG Rival. I still need to do a little more work dropping the car down. I rolled the rear fenders and rolled and pulled the front.


Test fit





Hits the front strut - used 5mm spacer (could have used 3mm but wanted extra room for rim saver on the tires)


Rear Control Arm Clearance is good

[sgtskid]

Long story short, I accidentally ordered some rims which should be here Friday. We'll see how they fit.

I did some searching to get an idea of what to expect when my wheels get here. In my search for information I came across two helpful websites.
I should add that I have converted from lug bolts to lug studs with traditional conical nuts. (Thank you Motorsports Hardware)

Are hub centric rings needed?

http://thesquealingtire.com/hub-centric-rings-defined/

Will my ridiculously larger rims fit with my stupid stretched tire? (not really, but just in case one was curious)

https://www.rimsntires.com/specspro.jsp

[sgtskid]

The Ireland Stage III springs were nice but I didn't like the amount of body roll associated with them. Since they were the stiffest OEM fitment spring on the market, I had no choice but to go coil over.....

OOOOOOOOOOO..........YEAAAAAAA.....

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=383717

After pic of the car with GC Coil Overs.