Always a good day when you have boxes waiting for you to get home

Decided to take a chance and go with the Gunmetal Saleens. I haven't seen any here or many on the the interwebs. Hoping to eliminate a lot of the rubbing issues on the fender wells up front and out back.


With the offset difference of 24mm on my Y2Ks and the 30mm on the new Saleens I should be able to pull the wheels in an additional 1/4" or so. I'm currently running a 1" spacer out back and, with Ferocious's 3/4" & 1/2" wheel spacers I recently bought (thanks man), I can dial the rear back in a bit more too if needed.






Going to wait to get my fenders rolled and then get some narrower tires, 245/40-18s up front, before mounting these up. Also going to flip the rear tires because the outside has gotten cut up a bit from the fender lip.

Also picked up a set of Redline Tuning's hood struts


My apologies for the crappy lighting. It's getting fairly late here andf its overcast.

 

It was your photoshop that started it all, man

Also hoping the additional offset helps keep some of the rubbage at bay. Might even go a tad lower if I have the clearance I need...

 

Did a test fit on the wheels. Turns out my Y2Ks are 9.5" wide, always thought they were 9"

I don't mind my current chrome lugnuts, but I'm thinking I may have to get a black set:


Also got a Mach I chin a few days ago and did a test fit to see if I want to go ahead and mount it. Had to straighten it out in the sun first:


Test Fit:

 

Thanks, man.
I have an appointment to get my fenders rolled at the end of this week, maybe Saturday. I'm going to order the 245s for up front tomorrow and probably a set of black lug nuts. Late Model Resto has a nice splined set for around $33 after 6% forum discount. Should have everything ready for the swap by the end of the week but I won't have the tires mounted until the following weekend.

So, ETA: 2 weeks

 

I may take a look later tonight. Need the thin-walled socket though. LMR's set comes with it and they are semi-secured in that they are splined.

 

I definitely think so too, man. It's going to take on a whole new look, moving away from the chromies.

 

I guess you guys are right. That would suck as I tend to put things "away" never to be found again LOL.

I found these on the bay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/20-BLACK-MU...:1994|Submodel:GT&hash=item1e8ed49678&vxp=mtr

 

That's why I said they were "semi-secured".
However, around here cars are pretty safe

 

Question before I order the tires, will the sidewall of the 245/40-18 be noticeably taller than my current 265/35-18 rear tires?
Don't want to look stupid, LOL