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right at the minuite on my car its lowered 40mm at the back and 35mm at the front on full koni adjustables
at the minuite ive got a set of 7.5x17" tsw evo-r alloys fitted but upon inspection at the body shop asfter replacing the 2 rear tyres they are ripping the rear arches to bits and also damaging the side walls on the tyres too.
this is how it looks at the min
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now ive been offered a straight swap for a very clean graphite grey set of 16" mondeo zetec alloys like the escos 1s with 195/45/16 tyres fitted all good tyres too
my question is should i swap after ive just bought a brand new set of centre plates had all my wheels re-furbed bought toyo t1-s tyres for the front which have done 0 miles and bought falkens for the rear which also have done 0 miles bought a brand new set of black centre nuts and also a blue set new pind for the centres and the inner tsw caps plus had the ford motorsport logos added to esch wheel. im not overly fussed on the cost of mine tbh just dont know if the other wheels will look as good as mine or not also how much are 195/45/16" tyres to buy too
cheers for any help
at the minuite ive got a set of 7.5x17" tsw evo-r alloys fitted but upon inspection at the body shop asfter replacing the 2 rear tyres they are ripping the rear arches to bits and also damaging the side walls on the tyres too.
this is how it looks at the min
![](http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab98/albovic/our%20pics/MYRSTURBO49.jpg)
now ive been offered a straight swap for a very clean graphite grey set of 16" mondeo zetec alloys like the escos 1s with 195/45/16 tyres fitted all good tyres too
my question is should i swap after ive just bought a brand new set of centre plates had all my wheels re-furbed bought toyo t1-s tyres for the front which have done 0 miles and bought falkens for the rear which also have done 0 miles bought a brand new set of black centre nuts and also a blue set new pind for the centres and the inner tsw caps plus had the ford motorsport logos added to esch wheel. im not overly fussed on the cost of mine tbh just dont know if the other wheels will look as good as mine or not also how much are 195/45/16" tyres to buy too
cheers for any help
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you know what i never even thought of having the arches rolled DOH!!! cheers boys
T28 RST how low is the front of your car and are those 17"s mate ??
T28 RST how low is the front of your car and are those 17"s mate ??
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i didnt realise i could use any spring ill now look for a pair of springs what do you reckon to the drop ?? ill get the arches done when its in the body shop too
cheers for all the help i will now keep these wheels too
the car was already lowered when i got it i wouldnt of lowered it like that i was told the front was 35mm and the rear 40 but the back looks a lot lower than 5mm difference do you think 30mm rear springs will even it out ?
cheers for all the help i will now keep these wheels too
the car was already lowered when i got it i wouldnt of lowered it like that i was told the front was 35mm and the rear 40 but the back looks a lot lower than 5mm difference do you think 30mm rear springs will even it out ?
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Do you know the rubbers on top of the rear springs? If you find an extra pair, you can fit those to the bottom as well to bring the car level. This is how mine has been now for a few years.
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mine handles a lot better with the back higher than it ever did with it lower, with fwd you want the back end high and quite soft this keeps the back end loose and it follows the front better, also very good for lift off oversteer. having it higher also aids traction to the front for launches
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sweet i would buy a full set of springs but i hate doing the front 1s i might roll the arches see what its like and maybe buy a new set of rear springs as it looks a bit odd
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Them u have on,But change to a grey ish colour on the rim's
The car's white the wheels white and the door handle's are white IMO it's a little OTT on white
Need's breaking up
It's like black car's with black rim's just doesn't look right IMO
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The car's white the wheels white and the door handle's are white IMO it's a little OTT on white
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It's like black car's with black rim's just doesn't look right IMO
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what colour are those wheels on the red 1 and what size tyres are they. what does trimming the arches actually involve think im gonna need myne doing just put 17s on with 215s on the front and 205s on the back with standard springs and they rub like mad.
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