Vivek's Vert.

[pandaboo911]

You want to remove the paint from the lug surfaces and especially the mounting face, because the paint will "squish". Then when the wheels get hot the paint will give and your wheels will loosen up. It'll only really happen the first time you tighten down the wheels

[Vivek]

You want to remove the paint from the lug surfaces and especially the mounting face, because the paint will "squish". Then when the wheels get hot the paint will give and your wheels will loosen up. It'll only really happen the first time you tighten down the wheels

Screw it, I'll re-torque them tomorrow. The lugs cleaned out the holes where they go, but I didn't wanna deal with stripping the whole backs. I got the wheels on today. Had to raise my coils up in the front to accomadate the lower offset, but it still rubs well before full lock. I'll get them re-pulled next weekend. Hopefully I can work the rear enough to go 1/2-3/4" lower back there too. Maybe up my damping and fuck with the inner fenders as much as possible.

The front adapters hit the brake pads, so I had them machined down. They clear by <1mm now.


Clearance...and my cracked brake pad from when I found out it didn't fit :/


Shitty pics because it was dark:

Flash makes the tires look brown and gross and the car dirtier than it is


And one decent pic of the rear from when I test-fitted them yesterday:

[spike68]

Damn bro. Dem wheelz look guuud.

I thought you were gonna go for a small stretch on the tire?

[Cabriolet]

why no lip on those wheels?

[JinormusJ]

Full matte black isn't my taste, but glad you finally got them on.
Probably looks better with a whole car shot though.

[oliver.r]

man, i would have really liked to see these wheels in white on that color.
looks clean tho

[lambo]

Those seem like some beefy 205's...

[325ix]

Those seem like some beefy 205's...

They're only on a 7.5in. wheel. Looks about right to me.

[lambo]

They're only on a 7.5" wheel. Looks about right to me.

Art is running 225's on his 7.5 :P granted they are Falken's...

[Vivek]

Damn bro. Dem wheelz look guuud.

I thought you were gonna go for a small stretch on the tire?

I considered it, in retrospect I shoulda gone 195/45 for fitment, but having a more popular tire size was somewhat important. I got all 4 for $150 off craig's, rears are pirelli's at 90+%, fronts are falken 912's, never mounted.

Full matte black isn't my taste, but glad you finally got them on.
Probably looks better with a whole car shot though.

It's a dark bronze, but does look matte black 90% of the time. I like the color but kinda wish it was a bit lighter.

Art is running 225's on his 7.5 :P granted they are Falken's...

I have falkens up front, same size (205/45). They're slightly skinnier, but not much at all. They're definitely not stretched up front.

man, i would have really liked to see these wheels in white on that color.
looks clean tho

Maybe I'll plastidip them white and see how I like it. I didn't quite want a bright/obnoxious color.

why no lip on those wheels?

It was starting to be too much of a bitch to mirror polish the lips. They're machined from the factory and were never really meant to be high polish. Even new borbet's aren't especially shiny, and these wheels have 25 years of slight pitting and stuff on them. But surprisingly enough, in 25+ years, none of these wheels have come in contact with a curb in any way, on the front or the back. I stripped everything off them and there was zero signs of anything being fixed in any way.

[mtlbloodshot]

Do you like that Z3M shifter?

[spike68]

Maybe I'll plastidip them white and see how I like it. I didn't quite want a bright/obnoxious color.

I would try it. It could be a nice change of scenery since your other wheels were black too. I dont think white would be obnoxious at all. Its still a neutral color. Itll stand out, but it wont look stupid like the neon color shit. maybe get a quick Photoshop of it.

[Vivek]

Do you like that Z3M shifter?

One of the greatest little mods I've done, up there with a PS delete.

I would try it. It could be a nice change of scenery since your other wheels were black too. I dont think white would be obnoxious at all. Its still a neutral color. Itll stand out, but it wont look stupid like the neon color shit. maybe get a quick Photoshop of it.

Once I take some good pics I'll maybe get someone to do a shop for me.

[oliver.r]

p.s i had no idea that was bronze, looks flat black

[pandaboo911]

needs more hyper silver