Got the new rims in!!!
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Well so much for gettin pics of the rims on today. I woke up this morning to the sound of strong winds hitting my window. I look out and what do i see? Motherf'n SNOW!!! I hate this state.
How did I miss this entire thread? Weirdness, I must be getting old. Glad you got them on now. Since you have been posting in my threads, I am sure you know the whole bumpstop routine by now 
Originally Posted by 97REDZ28
Lol, yea if I hadn't posted in your thread it would have taken me forever to figure that crap out.
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I'm gettin on it with the pics. There's a bit of an issue I wanna take up with you guys to see what you think I could do. But as soon as my girl gets over here with her cam, I'll take the pics and show you all what I'm talkin about.
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Finally got some quick pics of the Z with the new rims on. They're not the best but I wanted to hurry and get some up. So here it is.
On this side the tire fits nice and fluch with the fender
But this side it sticks out a little. What can I possibly do to fix this. I was thinkin about maybe gettin the fenders rolled and put a spacer on the side that is flush right now. But I don't know.
On this side the tire fits nice and fluch with the fender
But this side it sticks out a little. What can I possibly do to fix this. I was thinkin about maybe gettin the fenders rolled and put a spacer on the side that is flush right now. But I don't know.
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Originally Posted by 97REDZ28
Should I still get the fenders rolled or no. If I get the rear end centered I'm pretty sure both will stick out just a little bit.
Get the rear end centered and you should not need the fenders rolled I have been running 315's forever.
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Chris, your car looks like this now:
BTW - that's coyote poop
You're lucky your rims have wayyyy to much back spacing to fit on my car, otherwise I'd steal them!
Your car looks so bad ***, now you just have to make it perform as good as it looks. I mean, you can't have 16G Talon's beating the Z now that it looks so sexy....
BTW - that's coyote poop
You're lucky your rims have wayyyy to much back spacing to fit on my car, otherwise I'd steal them!
Your car looks so bad ***, now you just have to make it perform as good as it looks. I mean, you can't have 16G Talon's beating the Z now that it looks so sexy....
Look good man. And yes, I second the panhard bar. Get a double adjustable one like the one I got from UMI, makes centering it MUCH easier.
I guess that 45mm offset makes them stick out a bit on both sides, but I bet your clearance inside the fender is better than mine!
I guess that 45mm offset makes them stick out a bit on both sides, but I bet your clearance inside the fender is better than mine!
Looks good, but like everyone said, you need an adj. pan hard, if you dont get one your passenger side tire will wear alot quicker due to the extra weight on it opposed to the driver. Its very easy to recenter the rear with one. You won't need to roll your fenders either, at least not at your ride height, and I guess you have no BFH'ing to do with a 45mm offset!
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Thanks guys and yea, there was no pounding or anything to get em on. Somehow the second shop i took the car to, didn't even need to jack the car up by the axle to get em on. I don't know what the hell the first shop was doing to make it seem impossible to get em on. They evern tried to tell me one of my rims was bent but then the second shop showed me it wasn't. Oh yea, one more thing. I still have all stock suspension. What kind of shocks should I get since these rims and tires are much heavier, and do I have to get springs too? I want to get rid of some of that wheel gap also but not sure how low I could get away with, with the size tires I have.
Oh yea, one more thing. I still have all stock suspension. What kind of shocks should I get since these rims and tires are much heavier, and do I have to get springs too? I want to get rid of some of that wheel gap also but not sure how low I could get away with, with the size tires I have. TECH Regular
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Yeah that first shop was really stupid. I was there with Chris when the shop manager came out and said "Well, the first three balanced out good, but the last rim is bent. Who did you buy them from?". Chris was all PO'd, and we both went back there while the 19yr old tech spun the tire. I saw slight movement, but to me it looked like it just wanted a bunch of weight.
After the manager walked away, I asked the tech to spin the tire 180 degrees to try and get a lower weight (I had to explain what exactly it was...). After we walked back into the waiting area, the manager came back out kinda pissed. "Who was it that told my tech to spin the tire?". I answered it was me. "Well, the rims bent, and it's not going to help it any". Me - sooo you're not even gonna try it? "Nope".
After that I told Chris to get his **** and we were leaving. When we got to the second shop, another one of our friends remarked how stupid the first shop was (they were across the street from each other) and they just kinda smiled....but didn't say anything. They DID tell us that they had quite a few people, who claimed pretty much the same thing we did, come to them.
Funny thing was, the first shop didn't even put the weights on right. They (the second shop) told Chris that they would've came off in about 2 blocks. Also, that "bent" rim balanced out just fine, and EGAD! the rims fit perfect
Moral of the story? Always get a second opinion (or just go to a shop that knows what the hell they're doing the first time).
After the manager walked away, I asked the tech to spin the tire 180 degrees to try and get a lower weight (I had to explain what exactly it was...). After we walked back into the waiting area, the manager came back out kinda pissed. "Who was it that told my tech to spin the tire?". I answered it was me. "Well, the rims bent, and it's not going to help it any". Me - sooo you're not even gonna try it? "Nope".
After that I told Chris to get his **** and we were leaving. When we got to the second shop, another one of our friends remarked how stupid the first shop was (they were across the street from each other) and they just kinda smiled....but didn't say anything. They DID tell us that they had quite a few people, who claimed pretty much the same thing we did, come to them.
Funny thing was, the first shop didn't even put the weights on right. They (the second shop) told Chris that they would've came off in about 2 blocks. Also, that "bent" rim balanced out just fine, and EGAD! the rims fit perfect
Moral of the story? Always get a second opinion (or just go to a shop that knows what the hell they're doing the first time).
Looks real sweet man.....Definately the right choice in wheels.BTW I have been running 315s for a while now with out problems.of course I'm also at stock ride height.I'm sure that helps a bit.
Originally Posted by Trust
Looks good, but like everyone said, you need an adj. pan hard, if you dont get one your passenger side tire will wear alot quicker due to the extra weight on it opposed to the driver.
45mm offset is correct for the 17x11 on these cars.
When your at stock height you don't need the APHR or to roll the fender lips or the BFH, Once you lower it, though, you'll need to do all those to make sure they fit without rubbing or cutting your tire. I also recommend a rod ended PHR as it will reduce the rubbing in corners more than a poly ended one as well as give you a better feel.