Alright alright alright. Time for an update!
A few things have been finished up with the little cutie of a Volvo since my last post.
- Got some older IPD sway that should be in the mail soon.
- Rewired the OD to the rear defroster switch
- Got tires and wheels mounted
- Went to the Mangochick meet!
The morning after.....
Now onto the wheels. In hindsight the 8.5" wheels would have probably been a better choice, but these are 9.5". And 0mm effective offset all the way around would look a little better. And I didn't want that much stretch, too Cali style ADAM!
Here is some info that I know would have been helpful for me when looking around for offset info. So if anyone cares here it is.
- '87 Vette wheels. 16x9.5" (10.5" overall), 38mm factory offset
- 225/40/16 Falken Ziex 512. Discontinued. So buy a set from discount tire now if you like the size. I wanted 245's in a 45 series but evidently they don't exist. ****ty 16" tire choices.
- 38mm front adapters (read 0mm effective offset)
- 28mm rear adapters (Sooo 10mm effective offset)
After putting them on this is what I would do if I bought new stuff. 245/50 tires, 38mm adapters all around. Live and Learn. And to put the issue to bed this is the absolute minimum backspacing you can run without hacking anything up. 5.25" front and 5.64" rear, keep in mind this strictly for the rims since these are stretched and have no tire hanging over.
I'm going to pull out the front fenders, roll the lips front and rear, and keep going lower and fix things as they rub.
Adapters. Adaptec (motorsport-tech.com) did a wonderful job with the adapters, just the way they should be and at a real good price.
Comparo
More stretch than I was hoping for. I'll go wider next time.
I had to pull all of the clamp on weights and put stick on weights.
Reused some weights I stole off some other wheels
How to tighten adapters by yourself. With a garden hoe, and I didn't even have to use my pimp hand.
Before...
After. Definitely needs more front low and the front fenders pulled to combat the pokeage.
I need to stop spending money on this guy and waste it on my VW. But the Volvo is so cool! And it's hard to spend money on a car that won't be done for a year when you have instant gratification with one that you drive everyday.
To do list: (in this order-ish)
- Shortened front struts
- Ghetto coilovers
- Install sway bars with shortened end links
- Camber plates
- Build 2" receiver hitch
- Khaplenke roll center adjusters
- Explore relocating rear struts, or replace with shorter stock car units
- Chevy rear end of some sort, or an 8.8 Ford.
- Secondary air assist struts in the rear. This car will tow my racer soon enough, so these will combat some tongue weight. Or I'll just get a tow dolly.
- Change the dinky motor and tranny.....
- A small square front end. But the coffin set up is growing on me.
This is more of a brain dump so I can come back to this list later. And so you guys can hold me to it.
Cheers