Autocrossing on 18's

[shomesomesho]

Oh, and here's the other added bonus with these rims. There's plenty of space in there, in case you ever decide to go with really massive front brakes (i.e. Brembo Cobra R 4-piston calipers).



Look how much extra room there is even with the PBR calipers in place! :hyper:

 

[greenbeanmtx]

Oh, and here's the other added bonus with these rims. There's plenty of space in there, in case you ever decide to go with really massive front brakes (i.e. Brembo Cobra R 4-piston calipers).



Look how much extra room there is even with the PBR calipers in place! :hyper:

Wow thats seriously a selling point for me. I had pbr's on bandito and it wasnt good enough for me. This is very interesting. Im assuming when you bought these wheels you just did the search on a gen3 sho right?

 

[shomesomesho]

Search using a 1997 Volvo S50 Sedan. You also have to call and tell them you need centering rings for a Ford Taurus SHO (any year).

 

[greenbeanmtx]

Search using a 1997 Volvo S50 Sedan. You also have to call and tell them you need centering rings for a Ford Taurus SHO (any year).

Thanks for letting me know. Ill have to start doing my searches off of that. Thank you

 

[greenbeanmtx]

Search using a 1997 Volvo S50 Sedan. You also have to call and tell them you need centering rings for a Ford Taurus SHO (any year).

I didnt see a 97 s50....do you mean the 850 sedan?

 

[shomesomesho]

I didnt see a 97 s50....do you mean the 850 sedan?

Ooops, typo! :thankyou: Yes I meant 850 Sedan, not s50. :booboo: I need to get my 50's straight.

 

[shomesomesho]

I took a measurement of the clearance between the rotor and the spoke. A whopping 66 mm, and this is on the 17" rim. You only need 50 mm clearance to fit the 4-piston Brembo calipers, according to the link. That's more than enough room!!



Decisions, decisions!!! :woohoo:

P.S. Regarding clearance issues, I have been able to fit 255-40's on the 17x8 version of this rim, with about 0.5 cm clearance between the tire/strut and tire/rear fender on my Gen 1. Trimmed rear fender, that is. I'm almost sure 265's will fit with a little grinding away of material.

P.P.S. You won't believe how good those 255's felt in the turns!!! artytime:

 

[greenbeanmtx]

After looking at the volvo setup versus the gen3 sho on tirerack, i see they also make this in a 17x8 rim. I really dig the 18s but good grief these things arent cheap! The borbet 5 spokes can be had in 18s as well and look very similar for about half the price. the are 7.5's though That is tempting. They sure would look good on the 245k miles sho im looking at

 

[shomesomesho]

If the 16x8's I ordered come out ok, and if Kumho comes out with the size(s) I need for the V710 (anticipated announcement at the SEMA show early November), I might actually let go of these 18x8's at a very, very substantial discount from the retail price.

 

[greenbeanmtx]

If the 16x8's I ordered come out ok, and if Kumho comes out with the size(s) I need for the V710 (anticipated announcement at the SEMA show early November), I might actually let go of these 18x8's at a very, very substantial discount from the retail price.

Well im going to go ahead and call dibs on them then. PM me when you decide. I can live with slicers for a while

 

[0V3RC10CK3D]

I call second dibs if the price is right. I can do local pickup too =)

 

[greenbeanmtx]

I call second dibs if the price is right. I can do local pickup too =)

Ill pay him for shipping so go away

 

[Jonny Cash]

Well im going to go ahead and call dibs on them then. PM me when you decide. I can live with slicers for a while

Too late I already did. :angelnot:

 

[greenbeanmtx]

Too late I already did. :angelnot:

You better watch it Jay, quit stealing my thunder! I'm callin um, I beat ya so HA!

 

[shomesomesho]

Dudes, remember there are two big if's that need to happen before I even think of letting go of these babies.

If the 16x8's I ordered come out ok, and if Kumho comes out with the size(s) I need for the V710 (anticipated announcement at the SEMA show early November), I might actually let go of these 18x8's at a very, very substantial discount from the retail price.

 

[greenbeanmtx]

Dudes, remember there are two big if's that need to happen before I even think of letting go of these babies.

Yea but im also optimistic

 

[Jonny Cash]

I honestly would rather have a set of those 16's anyway. Keep me posted on those if anything.

 

[shomesomesho]

265's on the 16's and still weigh only ~40 lbs. rim+tire, those babies are gonna ROCK.

Good things come to those who wait. :corn:

 

[SinisterSHO]

I'm just lookin for some 17s

FWIW, I did see that OZ made those wheels in a black finish. They should be available in any bolt pattern, no?

 

[Jonny Cash]

I have some 17x8" MM II's here. I just weighed them at 22.5 pounds. So Ill end up going with the 16's for track wheels.