New wheels - worth the wait!
#16
05-11-2011, 04:24 PM
PS - Looks like you're using the OEM wheel bolts - are those the right ones for those wheels? IIRC from a PM conversation I had w/ Stacy (yes I know his are a little different), his use conical seats not radius but I could be wrong.
Just wanted to make sure you're safe...
Just wanted to make sure you're safe...
the wheels use a 60 degree conical seat bolt.....HOWEVER...they can also drill them so that you use your factory(ball seat) bolts,which in this application,they did drill for the factory bolts!
Cheers,
Stacy
Last edited by justatoy; 05-11-2011 at 04:41 PM.
#18
05-11-2011, 04:52 PM
Stacy
#19
05-11-2011, 09:18 PM
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Portland, OR
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they can also drill them so that you use your factory(ball seat) bolts,which in this application,they did drill for the factory bolts!
Ron
#21
05-12-2011, 12:18 AM
Ron,
Great looking wheels. Hope to see them in person one of these days. You're right about yesterday being perfect. To bad I can't say the same for today.
You in L.O.? Trying to decipher based on the background in your pic's.
Take it easy.
Joe
Great looking wheels. Hope to see them in person one of these days. You're right about yesterday being perfect. To bad I can't say the same for today.
You in L.O.? Trying to decipher based on the background in your pic's.
Take it easy.
Joe
#23
05-12-2011, 09:51 PM
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 579
Rep Power: 40
love the wheels, great choice.... 
Great choice on the DPE's! The entire car looks fantastic, well done!
#24
05-12-2011, 10:17 PM
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 579
Rep Power: 40
Here's another shot from a different angle. I need to get some time (and some dry weather!) to get to a different site for a more stylish photo backdrop than my driveway.
For those of you interested in specs,
The fronts are 235/25/20 Hankook Ventus V12 on 20x8.5 wheels ET 38
The rears are 305/25/20 on 20x11 wheels ET unknown (I've got to find out).
I love these tires, much better than the Bridgestone Re050's that came stock with the car. MUCH quieter, even though I went from 18" to 20" tires! Haven't really gone ripping around any corners yet, but soon enough. And the rears are 10mm wider than the stock 295/35/18's, but I think the profile looks like it flows really well with the fenders. They're probably a _little_ more rounded than the Nitto Invo's Stacy had mounted on his wheels first, before he went with Pirelli's...
Suspension is the OEM shocks with H&R springs from Damon at TireRack. Yes it's a little rougher than stock, but I expected it. I didn't measure the drop, but probably on the order of 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 inches (I had the huge wheel gap that came with non-PASM C4's...) I have not noticed any sagging or bounciness after 2 months.
Ron
For those of you interested in specs,
The fronts are 235/25/20 Hankook Ventus V12 on 20x8.5 wheels ET 38
The rears are 305/25/20 on 20x11 wheels ET unknown (I've got to find out).
I love these tires, much better than the Bridgestone Re050's that came stock with the car. MUCH quieter, even though I went from 18" to 20" tires! Haven't really gone ripping around any corners yet, but soon enough. And the rears are 10mm wider than the stock 295/35/18's, but I think the profile looks like it flows really well with the fenders. They're probably a _little_ more rounded than the Nitto Invo's Stacy had mounted on his wheels first, before he went with Pirelli's...
Suspension is the OEM shocks with H&R springs from Damon at TireRack. Yes it's a little rougher than stock, but I expected it. I didn't measure the drop, but probably on the order of 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 inches (I had the huge wheel gap that came with non-PASM C4's...) I have not noticed any sagging or bounciness after 2 months.
Ron
Last edited by Scoper; 05-12-2011 at 10:22 PM.
#25
05-12-2011, 10:45 PM
Son of a b**** that is a good looking car... really, that final picture just brought the entire car in perspective. Everything flows perfect from the back to the front and the wheels are not too little or too much, just PERFECT!
Here's another shot from a different angle. I need to get some time (and some dry weather!) to get to a different site for a more stylish photo backdrop than my driveway.
For those of you interested in specs,
The fronts are 235/25/20 Hankook Ventus V12 on 20x8.5 wheels ET 38
The rears are 305/25/20 on 20x11 wheels ET unknown (I've got to find out).
I love these tires, much better than the Bridgestone Re050's that came stock with the car. MUCH quieter, even though I went from 18" to 20" tires! Haven't really gone ripping around any corners yet, but soon enough. And the rears are 10mm wider than the stock 295/35/18's, but I think the profile looks like it flows really well with the fenders. They're probably a _little_ more rounded than the Nitto Invo's Stacy had mounted on his wheels first, before he went with Pirelli's...
Suspension is the OEM shocks with H&R springs from Damon at TireRack. Yes it's a little rougher than stock, but I expected it. I didn't measure the drop, but probably on the order of 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 inches (I had the huge wheel gap that came with non-PASM C4's...) I have not noticed any sagging or bounciness after 2 months.
Ron
For those of you interested in specs,
The fronts are 235/25/20 Hankook Ventus V12 on 20x8.5 wheels ET 38
The rears are 305/25/20 on 20x11 wheels ET unknown (I've got to find out).
I love these tires, much better than the Bridgestone Re050's that came stock with the car. MUCH quieter, even though I went from 18" to 20" tires! Haven't really gone ripping around any corners yet, but soon enough. And the rears are 10mm wider than the stock 295/35/18's, but I think the profile looks like it flows really well with the fenders. They're probably a _little_ more rounded than the Nitto Invo's Stacy had mounted on his wheels first, before he went with Pirelli's...
Suspension is the OEM shocks with H&R springs from Damon at TireRack. Yes it's a little rougher than stock, but I expected it. I didn't measure the drop, but probably on the order of 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 inches (I had the huge wheel gap that came with non-PASM C4's...) I have not noticed any sagging or bounciness after 2 months.
Ron
#26
05-12-2011, 10:47 PM
YOU know you NEED a set!
Stacy
#28
05-12-2011, 11:02 PM
I promissed myself I would not buy any more wheels... I still have a set from my old Audi S6 in my garage... I am trying to be good, at least for a little while longer lol
I do have an eye on a set of BBS CH-R though...
I do have an eye on a set of BBS CH-R though...
