Post Pics of your FD Wheel Fitment!!
11-23-12, 10:23 PM
#1376
The Man
Thanks man! I have owned a 3rd gen RX7 since 1997. I had to sell my first one in my divorce about 4 years ago and bought this silver one about 2 years ago.. I rebuilt it, but during the rebuild I found the 300Z for next to nothing and always have loved them. Have had the Lotus since 2004. Fully built engine and big T04E turbo, The Z just underwent major surgery. Stage 3 engine, heads, and Garrett BB turbos. Thanks Brother! My FD is my baby!
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11-24-12, 05:12 PM
#1378
The Man
11-25-12, 07:54 AM
#1381
The Man
Thanks man! If the FD has a notoriety for being unreliable......Buy an Esprit! The FD will look like a ford Escape in reliability! But when running correctly, it is a fun and sexy car that EVERYONE LOVES, thumbs up everywhere and ***** flashed more than a trucker on I95! By the way, the wheel fitment on the Esprit is Work Meister 3 piece 18X10 rear with a +17 offset and 18X9.5 front with a +15 offset
11-25-12, 05:37 PM
#1383
That Lotus is properly nice, even if it's a later one with Peter Stevens' and Thompson's meddling.... although if Giugiaro himself said he liked it, who are we to question, lol? Looks well hard in black
11-26-12, 03:05 AM
#1385
Mind you, just for balance and since we're already way off-topic, the original still has a certain something. I reckon this guy paid a fair bit for his license plate, too
And since this is a wheel fitment thread, this one's been getting some attention over here this year:
11-26-12, 07:33 AM
#1386
The Man
Oh YES SIR! The original G body design is CLASSIC SEXY! I have almost purchased one on several occasions, but the work to bring it up to standard would have been astronomical! If you like them, there is a forum called "The Lotus Forums" with lot's of British Esprits. I have been on it for years and lot's of great "Blokes" on there. I would love to have mine a bit lower, but it's just impractical in the rear as the inner fender is not much taller than the wheel arch and the tires rub on every small bump. Air bags would be nice for stance to show, but to drive, it has to sit up much higher to get a decent ride quality!
11-26-12, 01:10 PM
#1388
The Man
Josh,
The 1996 on variant had a 3.5L twin T-28 turbo that detuned to produce 350hp/295lb ft. It was detuned to prevent the gearbox from shattering over its 300lbft capacity! Mine has a 2.2L T04E that produced 351whp and 317lbft at 21psi. Not as sexy as the V8 but sounds pretty awesome for a 4 cyl!
The 1996 on variant had a 3.5L twin T-28 turbo that detuned to produce 350hp/295lb ft. It was detuned to prevent the gearbox from shattering over its 300lbft capacity! Mine has a 2.2L T04E that produced 351whp and 317lbft at 21psi. Not as sexy as the V8 but sounds pretty awesome for a 4 cyl!
11-26-12, 02:34 PM
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i tried some Advan RS wheels from a friend off mine.
Just curious how it looked. But in a few days there mine
Car and wheels are pretty dirty but you get the idea
9,5 J and ET35 around. Fronts needs a stretcht tire. On the back maybe a spacer off a few mm's.
And the front has to go down.
Just curious how it looked. But in a few days there mine
Car and wheels are pretty dirty but you get the idea
9,5 J and ET35 around. Fronts needs a stretcht tire. On the back maybe a spacer off a few mm's.
And the front has to go down.
11-28-12, 10:28 PM
#1390
Replaced my Meisters with a lighter wheel as I plan on doing more track events. Ride height and alignment still needs to be done. I rolled the fenders as much as I could before seeing the left rear quarter panel start to concave in. Luckily I stopped in time.
11-29-12, 08:52 AM
#1393
i tried some Advan RS wheels from a friend off mine.
Just curious how it looked. But in a few days there mine
Car and wheels are pretty dirty but you get the idea
9,5 J and ET35 around. Fronts needs a stretcht tire. On the back maybe a spacer off a few mm's.
And the front has to go down.
Just curious how it looked. But in a few days there mine
Car and wheels are pretty dirty but you get the idea
9,5 J and ET35 around. Fronts needs a stretcht tire. On the back maybe a spacer off a few mm's.
And the front has to go down.
11-29-12, 09:34 AM
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