i,m thinking of doing the unthinkable and taking the standard rims off my 3 door as i have some big brakes i could fit on , do the rear arches need much releivingif any to fit them? i dont want it squatting mega low as i like the original up at the back stance of the 3door.
wheel choice prob 8x17 et35 mo,s any advice on tyre size and profile appreciated thankyouplease

cheers

 

Only advice i've got is for you to sell it to me!

 

i think ian had 7.5 on the front and 8 on the rear send him a pm ( ian3dr )

 

max...sorry i cant...new big spec for it!

dunc, thanks if he dont reply here i,ll pm him

its 355ap,s that need to fit bhind the fronts

 

Hows the escort coming along?!....



Still got a nice camper van sat here for you!

 

rears wont be a problem, front may catch a little under hard breaking and cornering

 

also have a look at harry`s 3 door he has got 355 under his 17" mo, but i think he went for 8 s on the front and they rub abit, but i think he hasnt cut the body kit back

 

355's behind 17" MO's...........

 

thats the one cheers maxest

 

They required 3mm spacers iirc

 

Sharphy you tight wadded wad!!!

I had those on my 500 with the widths as suggested above (front and rear).

Slight dremel work at the front and back (more at the back though, due to the squatting under load).

All in all it was fine though after a bit of shaving.

I know some that have done hardly any shaving really...... but perhaps the TS 500bhp was stronger than most at pulling the arse end down on boost!

 

the wheels are 8" front and back with 35 offset.tyres are 215x40x17.
to clear the calipers with these wheels you need a 3mm spacer.
i also changed the hub bolts to 10mm longer ones as there was'nt a lot of thread left on the originals.



the rear arches dont seem to catch at all.(standard rh springs)
the front drivers side i've had to shave back to the screws at the top of the arch(standard rh uprated springs)
passenger side seems fine.
i think the 5 spoke mo fit the brakes without the spacer.
hope this helps
ARY

 

Hi Kev


if your fitting the 8 x 17 et 35 on the front you will defo have to do the arches and trim the kit and not being funny i would uprate the suspension aswell because under hard braking it will most defo catch


i have 8 x 17 all round on the 3dr which are all et 33 i had to trim the arches and trim the arch kit has no choice

and when i used the 235-610-17 slicks all round i had to have the arches all folded after that because they were catching.... a 235 slick is like a 255 road tyre

my car under heavy braking doesn't move/dip and my car doesn't sqaut either when launching

personally think if you putting big brakes on the front with standard suspension your asking for trouble



this is the way my car sits.. it is pretty low but nothing catches under braking or speed




alot of peeps can get the wheels on but you look at how high their cars are to stop catching the archs


marco

 

thanks for replys everyone

max...i,ll buy that camper when i,m ready to slap a cossie in it! no seriously too many cars lying around at the mo!

3dr ary, thanks for sizes and pics

Fagin you gaylord! did you have coilovers on it? i have a set ready to go on pretty stiff springs and have driven the car they are on just now and it dont seem to squat so i might be ok

marco...as above i have a set of coilovers quite hard sprung to go on and i,d have mine higher than yours as i like the original raised back look of the 3 door plus i have a brand new 500 splitter on the front so want to keep it up a bit more

 

Change of topic, Kevin i dont suppose you have a 71/2" plated diff spare for a 3dr do you!!! Had to ask cos i know your a hard launcher

 

McSnapper,

No coil overs on the barge, just Koni's with standard ride height.

 

I have 8x17 mo's on mine with the same offset, tyres are 215/40 on the front and 235/40 on the rear and i havent had to touch the arches and it dont rub at all.

 

wixsy..sorry mate..no diff ..in fact i just blew a diff in a 500bhp cossie i just got in to break tonight while road testing it lost power smoking the rears at 90mph luckily managed to coast 400yds to the yard!

i have now ordered 8x18 anthracite mo,s..the pic of spadge,s old 3door on anthracite rims made my mind up!

 

Nice one kev, Roy was saying you were looking at a big BHP motor for the 3dr.

 

Cool kev.

How many motors do you have now?

And hows the escort coming along?

 

@3door ary, any pics of the car from the side? a bit courious about it`s stance with the srh springs and the wheels as well

 

Neil, i bought a complete car instead of just the engine as a donor for the 3 door

jhw, errr i,v lost count escort? oh i did see an ecsos at the back of the workshop the other day! its ground to a halt just now too busy with other things and i,m dropping another 500bhp engine in the 3 door to have some fun with this summer

 

lots of pics in the picture gallery m8,under the heading "3dr by the seaside"