Merry Christmas to MEEEEE!
12-25-2010, 11:34 PM
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Merry Christmas to MEEEEE! I buy myself the best presents because I always know what I want the most 
Linea Corse hyper blacks, hankook ventus v12 275/30-19, 235/35-19 tires, H&R lowering springs, Chromoly flywheel and Mcleod RST twin disc clutch.
I can't wait to get it all on the car! It should be out of the body shop Wednesday or Thursday.
Happy holidays all!
Linea Corse hyper blacks, hankook ventus v12 275/30-19, 235/35-19 tires, H&R lowering springs, Chromoly flywheel and Mcleod RST twin disc clutch.
I can't wait to get it all on the car! It should be out of the body shop Wednesday or Thursday.
Happy holidays all!
12-26-2010, 01:41 AM
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Does H&R still have the springs? They only make limited runs of the springs for the V's and I know there was one supposed to be done in early Oct. Just curious when and where u got the springs?
12-26-2010, 06:52 AM
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I can't fault your choice in wheels - I love my Linea Corses! But I'm a bit curious about the tire sizing. Why 235s up front, and why such a short sidewall front and rear? The fronts are going to be about 1-1/4" shorter than stock, and the rears only a bit less - I can't help but think they're going to look lost in the large wheel wells of the car. Not to mention that's going to create quite a speedo error.
12-26-2010, 08:54 AM
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I can't fault your choice in wheels - I love my Linea Corses! But I'm a bit curious about the tire sizing. Why 235s up front, and why such a short sidewall front and rear? The fronts are going to be about 1-1/4" shorter than stock, and the rears only a bit less - I can't help but think they're going to look lost in the large wheel wells of the car. Not to mention that's going to create quite a speedo error.
12-26-2010, 10:12 AM
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If the back is shorter than the front it will set off the traction control at higher speeds, if the front is shorter than the back it will set off the stabilitrac.
EDIT: fixed, I had it backwards.
EDIT: fixed, I had it backwards.
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12-26-2010, 05:37 PM
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Those are the sizes recommended at wheeldude.com. If they don't fit well, I can probably just return them for some different ones. Also, the wheel gap shouldn't be an issue with the car lowered.
1" springs with those wheels/tires drops the car 1.5" and reduces fender to wheel gap by .5", I just did the calculation. The speedometer will read a little more than 4% faster, no big deal there.
1" springs with those wheels/tires drops the car 1.5" and reduces fender to wheel gap by .5", I just did the calculation. The speedometer will read a little more than 4% faster, no big deal there.
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12-26-2010, 08:02 PM
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You should be able to compensate for the speedo calibration thru something like HPtuners, I bet. I'd be more worried about any speed/stability/ABS type sensors though. Most cars have some range, but when you start going more than 1/2" from oem, I'd certainly look into that then. Yeah, I was gonna ask why the narrower tire also (for handling purposes), but it's only ~13/32" (<7/16") section width less, so may not be an issue.
Otherwise, I really like those wheels and can't wait to see them installed!
Otherwise, I really like those wheels and can't wait to see them installed!
12-26-2010, 08:33 PM
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The tires are the same diameter, so the speed/abs/stability stuff shouldn't matter much, correct? Also, I like the look of a flush or slightly stretched tire on a rim. I could have done 245s I guess, but that wouldn't have made much difference.
12-26-2010, 08:44 PM
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The tires you got, front and rear are almost the exact same diameter, but they are ~25.5", whereas the stockers are ~26.7", so the approx. 1 1/4" difference in diameter is what I was referrring to, with respect to the computer and its sensors; may not make much of a difference on these though.
Nice thing about the 235 is the diameter is within 1/32" of the rears now, so perhaps that is why he suggested them. Plus, not sure the width of the wheel, but if it's 8", then a 235 would fit nicer, being you can't get much stretch on 30 & 35 series tires.
I wouldn't worry about the difference in tire diameter too much, but personally would research it, just to not have any unexpected surprises. Nice thing is, your 3.73's will effectively be even lower gearing now (I had an excel program I made at one time, but am too lazy to calc the actual #
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PS - would you mind sharing how much the wheels cost? I like the oems, but at the same time I may get some aftermarket down the road, depending...
Nice thing about the 235 is the diameter is within 1/32" of the rears now, so perhaps that is why he suggested them. Plus, not sure the width of the wheel, but if it's 8", then a 235 would fit nicer, being you can't get much stretch on 30 & 35 series tires.
I wouldn't worry about the difference in tire diameter too much, but personally would research it, just to not have any unexpected surprises. Nice thing is, your 3.73's will effectively be even lower gearing now (I had an excel program I made at one time, but am too lazy to calc the actual #
)PS - would you mind sharing how much the wheels cost? I like the oems, but at the same time I may get some aftermarket down the road, depending...
