OK, here's a few night time shots to tease you with. I will get some better ones tomorrow...





18's BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Rod.

 

Big pimpin!!!

 

WOW. Those are hot. How do they sit regarding the outside of the fender?

I wanna see some daylight full car shots. Yummy.

 

Man, those are some sweet rims, Rod. Very nice!!

 

Agreed they look great and that is some tiny rubber might I add. what size are the tires?

 

hmmmm. now you have all this room ... for BIGGER BRAKES i love me .. would love to see a daytime pic!

 

^agreed. They look very nice though..excited to see daytime ones.

 

Friggin sweet. Great choice, Rod. I can wait to see them in person next week. Im loving them wheels! DAY PICS!!!

Man, I wish i had a little more dough for some new wheels and tires. Shizen . . .

 

I'll get some daytime pics tomorrow and put them up in the evening. I don't really have a way to upload them at the shop.

As for J's question, they sit pretty much exactly in relation to the fender as the stock 14" wheel. They sit a little further "out" than my last set which is what I was hoping for.

As for the "what size tires?" question, they are mighty 245/35ZR18 Falken FK-451's... Serious meat!

I can't wait to show them off at MSA and I look forward to meeting some of you guys there. I should be pretty easy to find

Rod.

P.S. The conversion from 195/70R14 stock to 245/35ZR18 as far as overall diameter is IDENTICAL. 24.75 inches. So my speedo and gearing is the same as in stock form.

 

ahem..... ROTORS!!!!!!! but yeah, those look sweet rod. good choice. i regret that i wont be there for the MSA show this year, but hopefully next year i'll be able to work it in.

 

I thought your old rims looked good but these are even nicer!

 

I'm sure that by the time MSA comes around next year, that I'll have yet another different set on there I've had the car for 3 years and 3 months and this is the fourth set wheels it's had... I'm a wheel junkie

Rod.

 

They look even betteron the car than in that promo pic. Very nice choice!
wait, didn't you say you were doing a 5-lug swap? hehe

 

Oh, man....let's not go there again!!

 

kinda hard to see in the dark... back up and take a 3/4 shot of the car in the daylight or better yet.. at dusk....


but other than that the wheels look great... i wasnt sure how 18" would look on the car but they came out awsome!!!

 

Definately look good, but WOW you need bigger brakes!

Time to call Ross and get the 13" kit!

 

I would love to do the big brake kit eventually. There's still a lot of other things that are priority right now though. New Clutch is going in today, also replacing the hi pressure power steering hose (leaking) and the Idler arm (for the third time). It still needs to visit the body shop again, I found some new cancer spots that need to get handled ASAP.

I took some better daylight pics a while ago, but I don't have a way to upload here at the shop, so you'll all have to wait until this evening.

Rod.

 

 

 

puh-puh-purdy!

 

yeah they are nice...the brake discs look ridiculous hahahah!!
FIX YOUR GOD DAMN CHIPPED AWAY TRIM!!!

 

One thing at a time....

 

nice rod, your the only one with bigger rims then me!!! i hope they dont rub, mines not lowered and i had to roll part of my lip. yours is lowered too isnt it?

 

It's all about the offset Shady!

 

i know, i just wanted to fit the 255, so i could have the widest tires on a 280 street car. that and they look mean from any angle, hey rod you gonna post a straight on pic, id like to see that