captainawesome said:In reply to fouckhest :
You mentioning it got me motivated to at least trim it a little, so I thank you for that.
Also I'm looking forward to future progress on your mk4 v8 project!
Nice! Glad I could be of a little bit of motivation!
Thank you, Thank you....I am looking forward to it myself, I should drop an update in my thread, I am close to wrapping up my side project, so its getting cloes to getting back on the v8 car!
I had only enough time to mount the new wheels and snap a few pics yesterday. I'll be honest, the first reaction was disappointment. I think partly due to the tire size not being near as wide as what I took off, or at least as square. The wheels I took off I think are wider for sure on the front. There's more wheel gap to fender now, so some spacers may be employed to get the hips back out. After staring at it a few minutes and reviewing the pics I took, I know they were the right choice for the direction I'm headed. When I placed the side skirts back on that helped as well. Honestly I think if the car was on the ground it would look better. I'm still debating painting the centers. I'll save that until the front bumper rework is done.
I think that looks obscenely good, AND period correct. But it's not my car, so...
In reply to golfduke :
Yeah I think some of it may be I've been so used to the set of wheels that came with the car it took a moment to absorb the new.
They look great! Any idea if the seller/green car was using any spacers behind them?
In reply to Lof8 - Andy :
Just got a message back saying he ran spacers on all the wheels for his car. Not sure how much yet. I'd need to install longer studs to do spacers but that's no biggie. I've got some 5mm universal 5 lug spacers that I can test out this evening. I'm guessing 10mm minimum in the back?
captainawesome said:I had only enough time to mount the new wheels and snap a few pics yesterday. I'll be honest, the first reaction was disappointment. I think partly due to the tire size not being near as wide as what I took off, or at least as square. The wheels I took off I think are wider for sure on the front. There's more wheel gap to fender now, so some spacers may be employed to get the hips back out. After staring at it a few minutes and reviewing the pics I took, I know they were the right choice for the direction I'm headed. When I placed the side skirts back on that helped as well. Honestly I think if the car was on the ground it would look better. I'm still debating painting the centers. I'll save that until the front bumper rework is done.
Well... you are wrong.
I looked at the pics and studied them before I ever read your words.
My impression from this side of the keyboard was WOWZERS! THAT LOOKS BERKING GREAT!
Great, now I have envy.....
Od need to see side by side comparison pictures of old and new tire/wheel setups.
My gut reaction to the new wheels and tires: tires should be a 60 series instead of a 50. Give you some more sidewall meat, which will make them look bigger. Also, probably come out about 3/4 inch if you can. That'll really help the look.
For future reference, I always buy used tires for initial fitup. Because 35 bucks mounted, and it lets me zero in on fot/look for cheap.
In reply to Dusterbd13 :
I wish I took before and after pics, and I'm too lazy to swap them back on one side for comparison. As of right now the new tires are taller and tucking where before they were at best flush with the fender opening. They are the same width overall as what I took off, however the tread blocks are narrower with more stretch than bulge. I think 60 series would be too tall, maybe even a 55 series. Based on what I'm reading and what the previous owner of the wheels said, I'm probably looking at a 25mm spacer out back. Tonight I'll take a measurement to see and also see what length studs I'll need to make that happen.
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