new wheels, nothin' special
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I got a little squirrelly with them before I got home and the skies opened. They feel terrific - I also got nitrogen put in the tires, which is supposed to soften the ride some. Feels great all around, I can 'feel' an improvement in acceleration, mostly from a stop. There's a good 7 lb difference in wheel weight from the M3 wheels, these new ones being slightly heavier than the 15's it originally came with (but not by much!).
Car feels more nimble too, not just the fact that I lost alot of unsprung weight, but seems to like the corners more now, more likely to snap into place than before.
That or my imagination 'really' kicked in!![[rolleyes]](/images/smilies/rolleyes.png "Roll Eyes (Sarcastic) [rolleyes]")
Car feels more nimble too, not just the fact that I lost alot of unsprung weight, but seems to like the corners more now, more likely to snap into place than before.
That or my imagination 'really' kicked in!
They are FS - locally only, it'd not be worth it to ship to anyone. They need some work at a wheel repair shop, I'm estimating around 300-400 bucks worth of work which includes a powdercoat/paint job once the repairs were through. (2 slightly bent wheels, both with slight curbrash, and 1 wheel curbed to hell and back. 1 wheel totally ok).
$300 if someone wanted to drive to get em. (without tread on them - should also make it cheaper to get em fixed, the wheel place won't need to charge you to remove and put tires back on and balance em!) Likely I'll wind up fixing them and using as a spare set down the road or something if no one wants em.
Serious, the local big wheel shops are doing it now, supposed to leak less, you don't 'have' to check them as often, softens the ride a little, extends tire life by 20-30% and some other 'selling points' that got me. $20 fill up and they got my spare, and I get them refilled as long as I keep going back to them.
http://www.mtdealer.com/t_inside.cfm?action=art_det&storyID=1207
http://wcco.com/specialreports/local_story_017235230.html
I'm getting to be like a junior copy of one of our locals here. The guy changes wheels like he changes ties. Guess I'm working on my 'tie' collection.. ![[;)]](/images/smilies/wink.png "Wink [;)]")
Good show wheels, and they'd be fine on a 328 or 330 that 'has' enough power to not worry about the extra weight.. They'll be good backup rims - and much needed given my wheel history (I'm public enemy #1 for all curbs and potholes..).
Good show wheels, and they'd be fine on a 328 or 330 that 'has' enough power to not worry about the extra weight.. They'll be good backup rims - and much needed given my wheel history (I'm public enemy #1 for all curbs and potholes..).
Section 8 I didn't notice until now. I love the Corsair F4U drawing you have in your garage. It looks like it is strafing your car. I use to be a heavy WWII airplane buff. IMO, that is one of my all time favs....
Now you need to paint it and add either a Japanese Zero (any model), or a Messerschmitt Bf 109.![[thumb]](/images/smilies/icon_smile_thumb.gif "Thumbs Up [thumb]")
Now you need to paint it and add either a Japanese Zero (any model), or a Messerschmitt Bf 109.
///M SPEED said:
Section 8 I didn't notice until now. I love the Corsair F4U drawing you have in your garage. It looks like it is strafing your car. I use to be a heavy WWII airplane buff. IMO, that is one of my all time favs....
Now you need to paint it and add either a Japanese Zero (any model), or a Messerschmitt Bf 109.
Now you need to paint it and add either a Japanese Zero (any model), or a Messerschmitt Bf 109.
![[:D]](/images/smilies/biggrin.png "Big Grin [:D]")
I am thinking about painting it (I can't draw for crap, but have some painting skill). A big blue Corsair in the garage would look nifty! Would a messerschmitt work, I thought the corsair served mainly in the Pacific in Zeroland?
snowsedan - I would guess so, any street vehicle for sure, I know it's been used in racecar tires, and also in the heavy machinery world - you know those trucks with wheels so big they make a bigfoot truck look tiny..
![[:)]](/images/smilies/smile.png "Smile [:)]")
Tom - Thank you sir! Got a hookup from a local BMW enthuesist who works for Butler Tire here in Atlanta (Butler Tire is known to be one of the best local wheel shops, many of the Falcons and Hawks players make their way to Butler once they arrive in the ATL)..
I DO have some more photos Geordie took at the shop (Geordie is the man! Bimmerdawg on b.f.C.).
Still nasty here today, this weekend looks like 'super detail and picture' weekend to me.. [bmwdance]
Section_8 said:
Thank you sir! You even nailed it with the F4U designation - awesome! Wish I could say I drew it myself, but it came with the house last year when we bought it. Previous owner was big into planes, I'm still occasionally finding a little model plane he built stashed in the drop ceiling in the basement..
I am thinking about painting it (I can't draw for crap, but have some painting skill). A big blue Corsair in the garage would look nifty! Would a messerschmitt work, I thought the corsair served mainly in the Pacific in Zeroland?
I am thinking about painting it (I can't draw for crap, but have some painting skill). A big blue Corsair in the garage would look nifty! Would a messerschmitt work, I thought the corsair served mainly in the Pacific in Zeroland?
Above I stated the US used them in the South Pacific, but Britain, France, New Zealand, Australia also received the F4U during WWII. At one time they were the fasted US built prop plane (446 mph).
If you do paint it remember that the most of the South Pacific based models had a baby blue under belly and that vintage Navy Blue top. Anyway just a short synapses...
