tommycompton

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Just got my headrests done, not your typical V badge or caddy wreath. My business logo has been for years a caddy wreath with rolex type crown, so I felt it was fitting for my V. The thread is silver and a close match to the threading used on the seams. Paid 120 locally. Oh ya and got my TWM shift **** today too, and shipped out my rear wheels to get them widened to 10".

nfl2008

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who is doing your wheel spacing for you.

tommycompton

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weldcraft wheels

rand49er

I think that's great to have your company logo on your headrests.

Do you ever take customers for a ride? That'd be a cool conversation piece.

Gus_Mahn

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Not my cup of tea, but it looks like quality work.

JD03Cobra

I want to do this...Weldcraft is 30 minutes from my house. Are you going to get longer studs? Also do you need to modify the sway bar?

ColeGraham

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i like the shift ****...head rest are nice change of pace too.

tommycompton

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Every so often I do, usually a white knuckle ride lol.
I"ve heard nothing but good things about weldcraft, I tried locally to get them done even at a place that specializes in wheel repair, but apparently they only do steel rims, or need a spare wheel or two to cut up. Longer studs are only need if you are going to add spacers, I'm lowered about 2" in the rear so I can't go any further out. I have MAP trailing arms so they should be out of the way, sway bars should be ok, I know people were running a 295 tire in the rear so I should be fine, I think I'll be running a 295/40 tire, haven't decided yet. I'll probably get my fenders rolled seeing as I carved up my tires abit already, just a slight groove on the outside top edge of my old tires. If I have to do any other modding/grinding, I'll deal with it as it comes.
The shift **** is one solid piece, at 600g should counter weight nice. I wouldn't recommend it for people who drive in the winter months in cold weather, it would probably take an hour or two to warm up.

Stepside

I do not know of any mfg that makes a 295/40 - 18" or 19".
A tire of that size would not fit a V1, because of the diameter & width of the tire, regardless of MAP trailing arms.
A 295/40/20 will need a 10" to 11 1/2" wide wheel and the tread width will be 10.5" to 11" width with over a 29" diameter.
I think you will find that you will be limited to 295/30, at best, provided their are no passengers in the back seat, especially since lowered 2".
I too, wanted to go big & wide, but my research indicated . . it ain't gonna happen. I'm at 285/35/19 on 10" wide wheels and it is maxed out on stock suspension.
But, you could 'tub it out' -- whew-heww.
There are a couple of guys doing that . . 'tub' . to their cars. We'll have to watch & see how it goes.
Oops on the thread jack . . but anyhow, who did the embriodery work? I would not mind a V logo inside the wreath . . hmmm. The **** is cool & good luck with the wheels/tires.

tommycompton

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I couldn't remember wich size was close to stock diameter?? I figured I was off on the series. 35 is about the thinnest I would want to go, so 285 or 295 whichever is close on diameter, in a 35-40 series 18".
Still haven't even considered which street tires to go with yet. Something grippy that's still safe on the highway, and won't send me hydroplanning into the ditch in the rain. Would also like them to last me atleast 2 summers of driving.

A local place did the embroidery called Compustitch.

tommycompton

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So just looked at a tire caculator, 2 sizes I came up with are,
285/40/18
or
295/35/18

Opinions?

whisler151

295/35 18 woudnt be bad. I am lowered and run 275/35 18 on my stock rears.