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The brushed titanium wrap looks awesome! I'm diggin' your black wheels better than the wheels on your mockup. I think it is just the black color. Do they make those Motegi's in black?
I have, rather unfortunately, encountered a loud clunk from the front suspension when under loads like braking, cornering and even sometimes accelerating. It seems to come primarily from the passenger side, but who knows how the acoustics are actually being transmitted. I can feel it through the footwell and transmission tunnel when it happens as well.
Still trying to diagnose it, but I'll keep this thread updated in case others encounter the same issue.
It ended up being something with the control arm - and there's also something happening with ball joints that your dealer should be able to give you more info about.
So I bit the bullet with the upgraded wheels and tires! Also sporting a new vanity plate
The wheels are the same size, but much lighter, and with a 45mm offset. I went wide with the tires, they're 225/45/17. The wheels weigh about 16lbs vs stock 21.5lbs for the stock Cosmos wheels, but my tires are slightly heavier than the Continental non-runflats I had before. All in all, I saved about 14lbs total in unsprung weight from the car.
They're definitely a step up in terms of both grip and ride comfort. I'm still exploring the setup a bit since it feels so different - I'm not sure if I feel some squirreliness in tight corners from the extra sidewall or not.
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Love the new look (wheels and tires)! I'm not a huge fan of black wheels so I think it looks a lot better.
What would really set it off is to make the wheels the same titanium color as the roof and mirrors in my opinion.
I also think it'd look cool, but I've been cautioned against wrapping the wheels as it apparently doesn't last too long and is a PITA to do curved wheels.
I've been debating plastidipping them a color thats close to the titanium, but idk... the plastidipped wheels I've seen don't seem to wear well.
Those look real nice. Im just worried about quality of materials and workmanship considering country of manufacture.
Of what? The wheels? Sure, they're made in China but almost every affordable wheel these days is. No problems thus far - they're round and they're light.
Can you describe the procedure for installing the wheel spacers? Do you stick them to the wheel with grease, and then mount the assembly?
No, no grease is necessary. You just mount them up on the hub, align the holes, and then mount the wheel. A bit like a sandwich, you just need to make sure the holes are properly aligned so you can tighten the lug bolts smoothly.
You can add some anti-sieze for people in salt prone areas, any metal likes to stick to the rusted rotor hat. That way if you ever take them off , they will come off easier.
Looking great so far! I am not planning to very much extensively to my car, but I will start a thread for it also. Will be plenty of before and after. I wasn't sure about the silver wheels on your car because I like black wheels, but I think it looks really nice with the silver mirrors and roof. I will end up getting a set of black wheels for mine.
No, no grease is necessary. You just mount them up on the hub, align the holes, and then mount the wheel. A bit like a sandwich, you just need to make sure the holes are properly aligned so you can tighten the lug bolts smoothly.
