hahahahah... cant even get a finger under there

i love it... they are wide on an 8" wheel. they say 225, but are like 9" contact patch

Git er done, Joe Bob......

Bet yew can git more in there with sum air shocks....

Cool..........what is that sticking out by your front tire? Looks like some kind of curb finder?

Oil lines....he needs to finish one job at a time......

QUOTE (smooth_eddy @ Sep 4 2005, 08:21 PM)

Cool..........what is that sticking out by your front tire? Looks like some kind of curb finder?

unfinished braided oil lines

Way to go Aaron!!

You think those things will be ready for the canyon run???

Gonna stick like a rat in a sticky trap......

black primer...


KT

QUOTE (trekkor @ Sep 4 2005, 08:27 PM)

black primer... KT

trekkk

im gonna leave em like that to spite you.....


here are some mo

check this!

yummay

Great job Aaron! A little bit of my old race car lives on!

WOOHOO! IT'S MAJOR UGLY WITH THAT CRAPPY PAINT!


M

Dan, again, these things rock. once i get the time, bump out the lowspots, grind and fill.... and primer... youll be the first to see the pics. thanks again for hooking me up with these well done things...

and miles:
"How about a nice glass of Shut the Fuck up??? "

Two words: Sherman-Williams


M

I like the flares a ton...It's that red color

If you decide to keep 'em red, you should do the fronts too and wear a red doo rag or head band as well

Nothing subliminal there

KT

Aaron, any of the SoCal Contingent going to GAF? If so, any lunch or dinner plans? BTW, I think the while car would look great Guards Red!

Yeah!!! It could my car's little brother!

QUOTE (Duffster @ Sep 4 2005, 08:38 PM)

Yeah!!! It could my car's little brother!

Haha...

No, to do that the car would have to be driven properly... move over Aaron, lemme shave 4 seconds off your time

Aaron,
Do they clear the fenders when the suspension is under comrpession? You've got static clearance but it looks like there is going to be a lot of rubbing when things start moving around. BTDT

-Ben M.

One of the bigger "ah ha" s for me was the amount of side to side play that you get from tires when you are going around corners. I had 9 inch turbo twists under the back of mine, and they fit just fine with the full suspension travel, under acceleration and the whole schmir. Then I took a briskish run up the ol' Dump Road and smoked my fenders like a Cohiba. back to the eights.

QUOTE (airsix @ Sep 5 2005, 03:21 PM)

Aaron, Do they clear the fenders when the suspension is under comrpession? You've got static clearance but it looks like there is going to be a lot of rubbing when things start moving around. BTDT -Ben M.

inside clears just fine. full compression is not a prob.

worried about tire moving about the rim in corners though

Does the tire move a lot on the rim when the tire is
the 'right size' for the rim?

I was scared when I saw how much my 205 moves
on the 6" rim. I want to move to 7's someday soon.

Side view during autocross clip

QUOTE (mskala @ Sep 5 2005, 04:16 PM)

Does the tire move a lot on the rim when the tire is the 'right size' for the rim? I was scared when I saw how much my 205 moves on the 6" rim. I want to move to 7's someday soon. Side view during autocross clip

mskala's video is what brought that to mind. my 205 azenis on 6'' fuchs rubbed the inner fender on sharp corners.
on 7" no prob.

now a 225 on an 8" rim has less than straight sidewalls, ie- the tire may be too small for the rim. so im not sure how much it will move about the 8" wheel

225's on 8's are just right, I'd rather be wider on wheels than tires if I had the choice.

QUOTE (Travis Neff @ Sep 5 2005, 04:33 PM)

225's on 8's are just right, I'd rather be wider on wheels than tires if I had the choice.

agreed. 205's on 7's are the hot ticket, and 225's on 8's look and feel right. these es100's have a stepped sidewall, like as if they were designed for a narrower rim....

who cares...they fit. we will see if they rub at all

QUOTE (mskala @ Sep 5 2005, 06:16 PM)

Does the tire move a lot on the rim when the tire is the 'right size' for the rim? I was scared when I saw how much my 205 moves on the 6" rim. I want to move to 7's someday soon. Side view during autocross clip

awfully far from those cones there Mark....

8" to 8.5" looks pretty good for hoosier 225's. We
have a local miata guy running 8.5" with them.

Rich, I only get close to the important cones

in mskala's vid, it looks like the top of the tire hardly moves about the rim, but the bottom moves a ton

Real men run 245's front, 265's rear. Corona Gay boy

Aaron... "looks good!" Just ignore Howard and all the others....keep up the good work. Your car is getting better and better. Hope to see you at the GAF?

Aarons Quote: "in mskala's vid, it looks like the top of the tire hardly moves about the rim, but the bottom moves a ton


Aaron..... You are starting to scare me..

Twystd1

QUOTE (Twystd1 @ Sep 5 2005, 09:47 PM)

Aarons Quote: "in mskala's vid, it looks like the top of the tire hardly moves about the rim, but the bottom moves a ton Aaron..... You are starting to scare me.. Twystd1

watched it again...

I think it was another homo-jab...

Put some chalk on the tire edges and go drive the car.
See if it scuffs off during hard cornering.

KT