Schmitty's "Like it or Don't" Drift Build
12-30-13, 10:07 AM
#101
diagram looks dumb... i see an axle? but yea any reason for a 10.5 up front? i would ask to have the weds re-barreled so the rear barrel is smaller in width and total of 9.5 -25 offset.
by removing an inch it could make an awesome size front. a 5" inner barrel would drop it down to a 9.5 or so.
just some insight... i have put wheels together and that is what i would do. but yea your car do what you want and those dudes know what they are doing over there it looks like
by removing an inch it could make an awesome size front. a 5" inner barrel would drop it down to a 9.5 or so.
just some insight... i have put wheels together and that is what i would do. but yea your car do what you want and those dudes know what they are doing over there it looks like
I got 10.5s because that's what I ordered and that's what they packed up and shipped me
I ordered them the in the morning on the east coast and they shipped them out first thing in the morning (Pacific time) while I was busy at work. By the diagram above, it looks like like they will be no worse than the setup Martin runs (other than a small increase in tire diameter). I should have shot them an email or left a voicemail before business hours to see what the options to throw on a set of new inner barrels, but I didn't, so I'm getting 10.5s. 
I appreciate the help fitting wide wheels, since you've been stuffing huge Equips for quite some time, so if these don't work out as is I'll be on the lookout for some 40-hole 4.5 or 5" inners. I could also find a pair of 17's and use the 10.5s as rears if the barrel supply dries up before I get a chance to test fit these things.
01-02-14, 10:22 PM
#105
My equips are 18x10.5 -17 and they tuck under shines fenders but I'm running 225/40rt-615's tho You won't know till you start messing around a little with it I also don't have pbm control arms so that should help tons with clearance. I do run extended balljoints and milled the **** out of my upper and lower coilover mounts to achieve extra camber. I also cut out the inner fender wells. This was done a couple years ago before all this new bad *** **** we have now 
01-02-14, 10:55 PM
#106
Thanks for the kind words dudes!
Awesome, thanks for the input! I was going to start with a pair of 245/35/18s that I've got sitting in my basement since they are a shorter tire than the 225/40s (24.8" vs 25.1"), but I've got a bunch of 225/40s that I can try too.
My equips are 18x10.5 -17 and they tuck under shines fenders but I'm running 225/40rt-615's tho You won't know till you start messing around a little with it I also don't have pbm control arms so that should help tons with clearance. I do run extended balljoints and milled the **** out of my upper and lower coilover mounts to achieve extra camber. I also cut out the inner fender wells. This was done a couple years ago before all this new bad *** **** we have now Attachment 520353
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01-03-14, 09:07 AM
#107
I have an effective 18x9.5 -25 on the front of my fc. with it being low low i have issues with hitting the rear of the wheel arch on the fender. where the side skirt is. I do have pbm coilovers with their caster/camber adjusted all the way in/back. i run a 215/35/18 though. I do have extended ball joints too. so I am not 100% sure what the actual track width is.
01-03-14, 10:29 AM
#108
I have an effective 18x9.5 -25 on the front of my fc. with it being low low i have issues with hitting the rear of the wheel arch on the fender. where the side skirt is. I do have pbm coilovers with their caster/camber adjusted all the way in/back. i run a 215/35/18 though. I do have extended ball joints too. so I am not 100% sure what the actual track width is.
01-04-14, 12:54 PM
#110
Hey Schmitty, I dont know if youve already gotten to it or not but if you havent, double check the sizing of your Spherical Trailing arm Setup
I went to assemble mine lastnight and there seems to be some minor discrepencies between the outer and inner diameters. The two bigger pieces that slide over the bearing and house it in the mounting hole on the Trailing arm dont fit.
I measure something like 200ths of an inch off.
Im going to give PBM a call and see what they come up with.
Hopefully i just got a junk batch. lol
I went to assemble mine lastnight and there seems to be some minor discrepencies between the outer and inner diameters. The two bigger pieces that slide over the bearing and house it in the mounting hole on the Trailing arm dont fit.
I measure something like 200ths of an inch off.
Im going to give PBM a call and see what they come up with.
Hopefully i just got a junk batch. lol
01-04-14, 02:37 PM
#111
Hey Schmitty, I dont know if youve already gotten to it or not but if you havent, double check the sizing of your Spherical Trailing arm Setup
I went to assemble mine lastnight and there seems to be some minor discrepencies between the outer and inner diameters. The two bigger pieces that slide over the bearing and house it in the mounting hole on the Trailing arm dont fit.
I measure something like 200ths of an inch off.
Im going to give PBM a call and see what they come up with.
Hopefully i just got a junk batch. lol
I went to assemble mine lastnight and there seems to be some minor discrepencies between the outer and inner diameters. The two bigger pieces that slide over the bearing and house it in the mounting hole on the Trailing arm dont fit.
I measure something like 200ths of an inch off.
Im going to give PBM a call and see what they come up with.
Hopefully i just got a junk batch. lol
They don't fit in the trailing arm, or the bearings don't fit in the sleeves? I haven't assembled mine in the car yet but they seem to fit together fine with a light press fit on my desk.
01-06-14, 05:52 PM
#113
Wheels are here... packaging was crap (the fact the UPS must employ gorillas in the sorting facilities didn't help either) and led to the wheels being mostly unpacked when they arrived
but there's no damage so I guess its no big deal
but there's no damage so I guess its no big deal
