hummmm AR1's..where have i seen that cheezo wheel before?....

oh, my beater! lol actually these wheels look pretty good
for the price... until you flip it and look at it from the back side. oh
my cheapness. no, these are absolutely not BBS. lol

 

Nice photos and Mini

 

this thread cracks me up. anyone remember this Link. Amazing how time changes all.

 

thanks PL4YPL4Y

 

Who's car is this? Where are more pics? The stance on this MINI is just plain bad ***! This car sits perfect!

 

That is d6-mcs's MINI, and I believe he no longer has it..... the wheels are Keskins and the stance is insane due to a LOT of work that many people just don't want to do. There is a lot more than meets the eye and I believe you give up ALL of your performance running a setup like that...not to mention it's very expensive!

Coen, what wheels are those?

-Cody

 

Nice beater! My "beater":



In keeping with the wheel discussion, they're SSR GT2's. 18x8.5. I WISH I could put a set on the Mini. They're discontinued, though, and I don't think they were ever offered in 4x100.

--Dan
Mach V
FastMINI.net

 

hey, are you the subi aftermarket parts dealer?

if so you never replied to my email!

 

yah, i remeber it. how long do you think ive been here on NAM? lol

times change. people change. our tastes change.

 

Alright Kenchan and polizei, you guys have an Indi Blue MCS. What do you think? And what about with red mirror caps?
jason

 

im not sold on the blue spokes. and red caps... but if you do
CF caps, CF scoop, and even CF bonnet stripes, i think you got a nice
look.

oh wait... you got a white roof... hummmmm.... scratch that.

 

Cool. Thanks.
jason

 

Here's his (d6-mcs) post about this setup. It doesn't sound that complicated at all.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...=11362&page=19

 

yah, don't let me stop you from what you're trying to do for your car.

 

Just don't want it turn out tacky....
jason

 

i can guarantee you that the red mirror caps will turn out tacky....
ask MISFITOY. he had red fever at one point in his life.

 

coming from someone who has done the same stance...it's a lot more work than you think it is

you also have to take into account that he had to find the perfect offsets and widths. If someone just takes his measurements....then yah its gonna be easier. He tried do something that had never been done before and did all the work by himself. He was made fun of and harassed by NAMers to the point that he left NAM and eventually sold the car....though it's still in similiar shape.

 

considering this is what d6-mcs said..."here ya go.....17x8 in front on a 205/40/17 and a 17x9 in rear on a 215/40/17
no fender mods or custom suspension just kw v1 coil overs. later"....it didn't sound like it, but I'll take your word for it too.

Also, it's unfortunate but I don't get why NAMers would make fun of somebody who has their own taste...that's just plain ignorant & stupid.

 

once again....this is one mean lookin' SOB!!!!! i want one.

 

He eventually ended up doing more work....and again, that's if you get them to fit as well as he did...a few mm off on the offset and you're looking at even more work. You also aren't taking into account things like the fact that you need to go to special tire shops to even get them to stretch the tires for you.....most places its a big no-no. ....and if you're stretching them enough, you need to find a tire company with a cheetah on hand or find a place that has the guts to do the fire method. Tire choice is a huge one too...you could pick those sizes, but if the sidewall isn't the same softness as his was, they may not stretch as well....and his required the stretch to not rub.

 

From reading some of the old thread, I think THIS is the main reason people were giving Chris a hard time. There's got to be a reason why at most tire shops it's a no-no, and it's likely a safety issue. It may not end up being a problem if you're just cruising the car, but I think a lot of (most?) people here are thinking in terms of serious cornering, and that's where tire (mis)fit issues are going to cause problems.

"the FIRE method"??? I don't think I want to know...

Gotta admit, though, he did a great job of achieving "the look".

 

Nice!!! It's even COOLER with sound and motion!

 

Serious cornering off the track?....sounds like there are some bigger problems at hand shame shame

Drift cars run stretched tires.....that's some pretty serious cornering.

People just mock things that they don't know about.

 

*uh... guilty*

They do?!?! I didn't know that. I'd think a stretched tire would pop right off the rim when sliding sideways. Huh, learned something new.

True.

 

Thanks guys!! I love It too.. the black Palo Uber scoop will be replaced by a carbon fiber one. Als the bootstrip and the mirrorcaps in carbon fiber! :D

@polizei : ASA's AR1 wheels in 8j x 18"

@Dopamine : Thanks dude! I love it too!

@70spop : The sounds is great. But now even more with the piperX induction!

Cheers

Coen