Hey Guys. Been a while since I posted. Thought you might want to see the new wheels I got for my vette! I ended up going with some Foose Legend wheels as the Ridler wheels looked more made in China and I couldn't be happier.
245/18 on the front 275/18 on the rear. Word to the wise, anyone who says you can fit 275 on the rear with no clearance issues is wrong. Maybe that's true for some but not all. I went off that information and had to remove my factory rear sway bar. After driving for a hundred miles I even noticed some very minor rubbing on the rear frame. Handles very nicely and the ride feels about the same. Not very harsh but it helps with lots of foam in the Fiero seats.
I am having one problem. When I get up to 140+.... I mean... when I go fast, I get a pulse vibration. You can feel it in the seat and it keeps getting louder and more pronouced the faster I go. This was on deerfoot in Calgary which is a rough road so maybe this is the problem. I had the car alligned before I put the wheels on by a trusted shop who knows what the alignment for our cars should be and the wheels were balanced before I put the on. Any ideas? Don't remember having that problem before but it has been a while since I've been fast (finally broke in the motor). Any ideas?
Oh and I got a new air intake. The other one was suffocating the engine badly. So badly it idled rough, lacked power and had poor fuel economy. New intake, with a 1 1/2" drop base with 4" filter. You definately feel the difference and it sounds way better. Felt really strong considering I had 4 wires arking haha. Never even noticed till I caught it looking under the hood. New headers going that are ceramic coated and eastwood internal coated so it should be cooler. I'll route the wires a bit better this time too. New resonator and exhaust tips also going in. Found these awesome exhaust tips that will route straight out with my mufflers tucked up in the fenders.
Sorry this post has been so long. Been a while and a lot of changes!
245/18 on the front 275/18 on the rear. Word to the wise, anyone who says you can fit 275 on the rear with no clearance issues is wrong. Maybe that's true for some but not all. I went off that information and had to remove my factory rear sway bar. After driving for a hundred miles I even noticed some very minor rubbing on the rear frame. Handles very nicely and the ride feels about the same. Not very harsh but it helps with lots of foam in the Fiero seats.
I am having one problem. When I get up to 140+.... I mean... when I go fast, I get a pulse vibration. You can feel it in the seat and it keeps getting louder and more pronouced the faster I go. This was on deerfoot in Calgary which is a rough road so maybe this is the problem. I had the car alligned before I put the wheels on by a trusted shop who knows what the alignment for our cars should be and the wheels were balanced before I put the on. Any ideas? Don't remember having that problem before but it has been a while since I've been fast (finally broke in the motor). Any ideas?
Oh and I got a new air intake. The other one was suffocating the engine badly. So badly it idled rough, lacked power and had poor fuel economy. New intake, with a 1 1/2" drop base with 4" filter. You definately feel the difference and it sounds way better. Felt really strong considering I had 4 wires arking haha. Never even noticed till I caught it looking under the hood. New headers going that are ceramic coated and eastwood internal coated so it should be cooler. I'll route the wires a bit better this time too. New resonator and exhaust tips also going in. Found these awesome exhaust tips that will route straight out with my mufflers tucked up in the fenders.
Sorry this post has been so long. Been a while and a lot of changes!
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