Raebird's Waste of Time

Raebird

Vee_Que;134664 wroteI hope you only ran those wires as a signal for the relay that is battery powered, as the little Volvo fuel pump relay can't particularly handle much load

Sure did, it just triggers a signal wire, there are two big wires going to the pump from + & -

Raebird

Replaced the engine mounts with some kelpro units yesterday, see how they go.

Raebird

Dummied the rear muffler up yesterday, needs a little work to fit properly, but otherwise I think it’ll look good.

Raebird

Today I quenched my irrational thirst for wheels, scored these off of Facebook for a good price, 15x8 0 offset 5x108 dynamic steelies.

Klaptrap24

Hopefully they clear the front calipers!

goodenough

I’m glad you got them!! I was onto these but you beat me to it!! ?

Raebird

Klaptrap24;137010 wroteHopefully they clear the front calipers!

Test fit will happen tomorrow...

vo940;137018 wroteI’m glad you got them!! I was onto these but you beat me to it!! ?

? jumped on them as soon as they popped up...

goodenough

Good buy mate. I was a bit devo when he said someone was picking up this afternoon!! Haha I even rang up bob Jane to get quotes on a set sunnies wheels. But anyway. Glad you got em. Looks tough

Raebird

Can confirm they clear the front calipers.

Dauntless

How far do they poke out? What tyre size will you run?

Raebird

Dauntless;137147 wroteHow far do they poke out? What tyre size will you run?

They don't poke too much, the photo makes it look worse than it is, they sit a little past flush with the outer edge of the front guard.

I will probably be running 205/50R15's.

Vee_Que

Would look awesome with 225/55/15s I reckon. 205s will look spindly and lose steering performance.

Raebird

Vee_Que;137152 wroteWould look awesome with 225/55/15s I reckon. 205s will look spindly and lose steering performance.

I worry about the amount of guard work I would have to do to get 225's to fit, using @Klaptrap24 's car as reference, I want to try and leave the guards alone as much as possible.
I am happy to roll/cut the lips but want to avoid having to break out the heavy machinery.
I will start with 205/50's and go bigger if possible later on.
I was considering running semi slicks on the front to reduce the steering performance loss.

Dauntless

Raebird;137149 wrote They don't poke too much, the photo makes it look worse than it is, they sit a little past flush with the outer edge of the front guard.

I will probably be running 205/50R15's.

That's going to be massive stretch on an 8" wheel, and is a very short tyre. Is that what you're going for? Either way, looking forward to seeing them with tyres from different angles.

How much clearance do you have to the strut tube?

Vee_Que;137152 wroteWould look awesome with 225/55/15s I reckon. 205s will look spindly and lose steering performance.

If only such a size existed.

Raebird

Dauntless;137158 wrote
Raebird;137149 wrote They don't poke too much, the photo makes it look worse than it is, they sit a little past flush with the outer edge of the front guard.

I will probably be running 205/50R15's.
That's going to be massive stretch on an 8" wheel, and is a very short tyre. Is that what you're going for? Either way, looking forward to seeing them with tyres from different angles.

How much clearance do you have to the strut tube?

Vee_Que;137152 wroteWould look awesome with 225/55/15s I reckon. 205s will look spindly and lose steering performance.
If only such a size existed.

I have 195's on 10in rims on the rear of my 360 (profile pic) and that is fairly stretched, I don't think 205's look that stretched on 8in rims, sometimes it depends on the case design too.
I am a little worried about the tyre height as the car is currently a 4 speed and will see some highway driving.
I will just have to play around with tyre sizes I guess, a 215/60R15 would be alright I think, but would have to see what the guard clearance is.
Clearance to the strut tube is good, pretty close to factory.

Dauntless

Raebird;137161 wroteI have 195's on 10in rims on the rear of my 360

Suddenly 205s on 8" sounds pretty normal.

Raebird

Dauntless;137201 wrote
Raebird;137161 wroteI have 195's on 10in rims on the rear of my 360
Suddenly 205s on 8" sounds pretty normal.

Haha, well 8in is 203mm so in my mind its about right.

Klaptrap24

225/50r15 will get the square look like on my car, mind you with spacers my wheels are -20 offset, even without spacers (+5 offset) they would foul on the guards on full low (and Ive used both angle grinder and sledgehammer to move it out heaps). I'm changing to a 195/60 so the stretch can give me some leeway.

Raebird

Got some stuff done yesterday & today as I have a week off work, my suspension bits arrived from @AshDVS

Also not pictured is the adjustable panhard.
Have so far installed the rear bits & pieces.

I also installed a new gearbox mount & driveshaft centre bearing bush as both were stuffed.

Still need to install the front coil overs, might wait for some more parts to arrive before I make a start.

jlfents

Oh man that sticker. What are you doing about strut mounts?

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