Horray for actual nice looking rims tires! 56k warn!

[ScottyDsntKnow]

I FINALLY got my 18s and fat tires onto this beast. 295/35/18 out back and 275/35/18 up front. Rims are polished Saleen replicas, 18x9 up front and 18x10.5 out back. The 295 BFG Comp TAs fit PERFECTLY on these rims. The 275s hang over a little bit up front which is weird because they shouldn't but oh well, it isn't bad at all. Removed the quad shocks since I was in a race with the sun to get these rims on and didn't feel like messing with them. I flipped them briefly and it was so close... I need to mess with them some more when I pull the wheels off to install the lowering kit. I apologize for the pics, all I had was my parents' crappy 3.2 megapixel camera and fading daylight.


Before:

Wheels:

Difference between 255 and 295:

After:

Oh yeah, about that horrific wheel gap in the front, I have HR reds and bilsteins that are going on like AS SOON as I get it tuned and through inspection. Also installing 03 Cobra A arms and X2 balljoints to get that frontend down where it should be. My dyno day is Monday at Radical Racing, I am so excited. Hoping that nothing is wrong with the car(can't think of anything, I was pretty meticulous building the motor) and that Craig can get around 300whp out of it. Combo is in the sig.

 

[DSTRBD]

Nice... wheels always make the ride !

 

[foss_94gt]

car looks sweet man, really nice rims

 

[OnyxCobra]

lookin good man. Just an idea since 03 Cobra A arms tend to raise the front up you may want to consider leaving the spacers out when you install the X2 ball joints, thats what i did and my car sits about level. Also I cannot express enough make sure you get an alignment after you install all that front end stuff or you will eat through your new tires in a summer. Give the springs a few days to settle and then hit it up.

 

[mikey94gt]

Nice. I like the wheels, and the drop kit should make it look killer!!!

 

[eliyarbrough]

Those made yours look just awesome!!! Good buy.

 

[ScottyDsntKnow]

lookin good man. Just an idea since 03 Cobra A arms tend to raise the front up you may want to consider leaving the spacers out when you install the X2 ball joints, thats what i did and my car sits about level. Also I cannot express enough make sure you get an alignment after you install all that front end stuff or you will eat through your new tires in a summer. Give the springs a few days to settle and then hit it up.

Planned to install them without the spacers. Also will drive the 2 minutes to the alignment shop right away. I'm putting MM CC plates in too so that'll help make it easy for them to get right. Also the springs/shocks are used with 10,000 miles on them so they are already settled. Still in great shape though and I got them for a great price I couldn't pass up. I just hope the reds aren't too stiff...

 

[OnyxCobra]

Sounds like you have a plan, nice to see someone actually doing something right for once lol. Even though the springs are used i wouldnt throw them in and rush it right over to the alignment shop, give it a day to seat.

 

[ScottyDsntKnow]

Well I'll do it one day and have it aligned the next. Then all I need to do is just enjoy it this summer for the first time in awhile.

 

[GaryG]

looks great man

 

[Mr Jones 4.6]

The wheels made the car!!! Keeps updated on the tune. Get us some pic of the front-end components install.

 

[ram360]

nice wheels!

 

[BlackCobra50]

Very nice!

 

[ScottyDsntKnow]

The wheels made the car!!! Keeps updated on the tune. Get us some pic of the front-end components install.

Will do. Tune is Monday, then I'm not sure if I'll get it inspected first or just finish the lowering and then do it... The suspension shouldn't take more than a day to do since I'm just swapping springs/shocks and I have air tools for the CC plates. A arms won't take long either. Famous last words lol...