Toyota MR2

Daniel · Post by **Daniel** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 8:08 pm

brilliant, cheers Stu

dont know what to do about my current set. either keep the lot as backups or sell the tyres on and weigh the wheels in for scrap.

Post by **Stuart** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 8:48 pm

I'd hold on to them. No sense in flogging something for next to cock all and then find yourself short later on. They could always be your drift set anyway

Daniel · Post by **Daniel** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 8:54 pm

lmao very true stu very true

best sell some bits from the garage like the roll around trolley to make way for the wheels

Daniel · Post by **Daniel** » Sat Sep 25, 2010 8:46 am

Today i went outside to mend the broken droplink bracket again, however a massive piece of it was missing :/

As you can see one of the metal arms nearest us on the strut is missing. so bollocks to it, just loosely cabletied the droplink out of the way for now until i get my new suspenion

roll on tomorrow

Post by **Stuart** » Sat Sep 25, 2010 10:59 am

Think I'll make sure I'm not being followed by you or following you then

Daniel · Post by **Daniel** » Sat Sep 25, 2010 11:07 am

Wise move indeed Stu

all i need is another lump of metal falling off the car

Daniel · Post by **Daniel** » Sat Oct 02, 2010 4:34 pm

Update, i collected the GTR wheels today from Matt at Eddys garage

had fun trying to get them all in the car, but the drive back was the most interesting! i had one of the wheels in the boot, because the boot lid couldnt close i had to bungee it shut, however with that massive drag on the back the car wouldnt go past 60

such a weird feeling whilst driving.

thanks to Eddy fo the advice regarding what to do next with the clutch master/slave cylinder and also the top up of power teering fluid, the car now finally auto centers itself and is alot more stable.

Photos to come tomorrow of the wheel test fitting.

Daniel · Post by **Daniel** » Sun Oct 03, 2010 10:41 am

The wheels have been offered up and wow

Somehow i don't think i'll get away with running 225's on the front

a couple of cheap things i'll be doing is blacking the calipers as red looks gash with the wheels. also be making new droplinks, and saving up to get a new master and slave cylinder before the coilovers

Post by **Stuart** » Sun Oct 03, 2010 11:11 am

Do the wheels actually rub though? If they don't, I wouldn't worry mate. The other option is to run more camber (if it's adjustable)

The wheels look great as I knew they would. The colour is ideal for the blue paintwork; you must be chuffed. What size tyres was it that you wanted Dan?

Daniel · Post by **Daniel** » Sun Oct 03, 2010 11:23 am

stuart wrote:Do the wheels actually rub though? If they don't, I wouldn't worry mate. The other option is to run more camber (if it's adjustable)

The wheels look great as I knew they would. The colour is ideal for the blue paintwork; you must be chuffed. What size tyres was it that you wanted Dan?

Diameter and width wise yes, they are too big for the fronts. these are 225/50 and if i was to stick with stock suspension i'd ideally need 205/40 or 205/45 as per the OEM set up or with coilovers i could get away with 215/40 or 215/45 which is what i currently have on the other wheels, but of course the offsets are different

as you say though, if/when i get the camber brackets who knows, i may be able to take the piss and run 225's. But with my sister being a police officer, i'll have to keep this legal as possible.

Haha you have no idea how chuffed i am with these

i'll try and find out what the paint code is for these wheels as two of them will need a repaint and laquer, but that aside totally over the moon with them. and like you say, they go so well with the blue paint.