Member profile: James1000

[libz05]

lol look that scretchhhhhhhhhh!

[cruisn]

Running 235's at a minumum and some more camber is a better idea. Even 225's are too narrow.

It just looks wrong as it is now IMO and very unroadworthy.

Rim Width ::::::: Minimum Tyre Width :::::: Ideal tyre width :::::: Maximum tyre width
5.0 inches :::::::::::: 155 mm :::::::::::::::: 165 or 175 mm ::::::::::::: 185 mm
5.5 inches :::::::::::: 165 mm :::::::::::::::: 175 or 185 mm ::::::::::::: 195 mm
6.0 inches :::::::::::: 175 mm :::::::::::::::: 185 or 195 mm ::::::::::::: 205 mm
6.5 inches :::::::::::: 185 mm :::::::::::::::: 195 or 205 mm ::::::::::::: 215 mm
7.0 inches :::::::::::: 195 mm :::::::::::::::: 205 or 215 mm ::::::::::::: 225 mm
7.5 inches :::::::::::: 205 mm :::::::::::::::: 215 or 225 mm ::::::::::::: 235 mm
8.0 inches :::::::::::: 215 mm :::::::::::::::: 225 or 235 mm ::::::::::::: 245 mm
8.5 inches :::::::::::: 225 mm :::::::::::::::: 235 or 245 mm ::::::::::::: 255 mm
9,0 inches :::::::::::: 235 mm :::::::::::::::: 245 or 255 mm ::::::::::::: 265 mm
9.5 inches :::::::::::: 245 mm :::::::::::::::: 255 or 265 mm ::::::::::::: 275 mm
10.0 inches ::::::::::: 255 mm :::::::::::::::: 265 or 275 mm ::::::::::::: 285 mm
10.5 inches ::::::::::: 265 mm :::::::::::::::: 275 or 285 mm ::::::::::::: 295 mm
11.0 inches ::::::::::: 275 mm :::::::::::::::: 285 or 295 mm ::::::::::::: 305 mm
11.5 inches ::::::::::: 285 mm :::::::::::::::: 295 or 305 mm ::::::::::::: 315 mm
12.0 inches ::::::::::: 295 mm :::::::::::::::: 305 or 315 mm ::::::::::::: 325 mm
12.5 inches ::::::::::: 305 mm :::::::::::::::: 315 or 325 mm ::::::::::::: 335 mm

[James1000]

Like the way you're straight into it:
No mucking around, prepared to learn on it/live with it.

On mine I got the guards rolled but I needed a little more rolling up on the rear guard lip just at the junction of the plastic insert and the guard.
And around 3mm off the upper inner edge of the plastic bits too to stop them catching.
Looking at the wheel at around 10 or 2 o'clock.

Yeh that was the original approach ha ha, I knew what I wanted and got it done. I can live with having a skinny tyre for a little while till I get 225's, probably a few weeks now I've decided, I'm fairly confident I can fit them with the set-up I'm going for.

And that part of the guard might be whats catching over speed bumps, Ill check it out tomorrow morning.

And to everyone else yes I understand it is to skinny and I said I'm doing something about it. I respect your opinion but please, lets try being a little less insulting in your posts. One way to scare of a new member.

[bigBADbenny]

Lie on your bank and you might spot the shiny rubbed bits in the guard with a strong torch lol.

[James1000]

Yeah I definately think different tyres are in order, unless you go all out and drop it lower as that way the setup "needs" a 215. In that one pic it looks like the tyre ready to pop off the bead!

Not a massive fan of the wheels but a big fan of the specs and the fact you got them on and are rolling around on it.

I don't really want to go much lower, In the front yes but only to level out the guards a little. To be honest I thought the car would need a 215 for this set-up to be achievable.

My next set of wheels will be almost exactly the same specs hopefully, but obviously with a bigger tyre. I will just have to see how I go.

[cruisn]

Not so much insulting as being blunt and straight to the point.

225 is still far too skinny on a 9.5". May as well leave the 215's on there.

[James1000]

Not so much insulting as being blunt and straight to the point.

225 is still far too skinny on a 9.5". May as well leave the 215's on there.

That's fair enough, lets be constructive here, what would you recommend?

EDIT: Ah sorry I didn't notice that was your post above with recommended tyre sizes, thanks champ.

[James1000]

Lie on your bank and you might spot the shiny rubbed bits in the guard with a strong torch lol.

Ok thanks for the tip mate. I just went and did it, not sure what your talking about. I couldn't see anything?

[bosc0]

Damn! went to take a second look see with no luck. Throw the photos back up dude, keen to for a take 2

[bigBADbenny]

Mine was rubbing knocking the guard for enough k's to go through the paint on the lip where it touched
And the plastic inserts kept popping out at the top.
Not massively low, just wide & 5up...

[James1000]

Damn! went to take a second look see with no luck. Throw the photos back up dude, keen to for a take 2

Nah not gonna bother with this thread, not worth the effort if majority of people are just going to sit back and ridicule. If you really wanna see ill send you a link to another site I'm posting on.

Nice car btw mate.

[bigBADbenny]

Bugger that
Go the whole hog and build out those guards: hotttnetnesss!

[cruisn]

Someone cant handle criticism......... If you post on the internet, especially on a forum where the majority like to do things properly, expect it.....

[bosc0]

Nice stock Liberty Mark.... The Outback on the other hand... drool is still attached to lip when it hits the floor.
You have to be nicer to the new members, break them in a little and then start slipping the wristy ideas in. That's how you duped me.

The mechanical stig is too JDM James, never listen to him unless he has something good to say.

[bigBADbenny]

Hang on didn't rim poke/ devil camber /etc.. originate in J?
On factory cars?
Anyhow diversity wrongness n00bism are all encouraged here: mainly by us wrong diverse n00bs :p