New Wheels and Springs Installed
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You did everything right.
An alignment is always necessary after any suspension height change from OEM, which changes the suspension geometry. Some don't do it, but that will likely cause uneven tire wear and possibly compromise handling to some extent.
Yes, the the OEM tire sizes are definitely within approved specs for the extra half inch on your HREs, but many have talked about going to 305s on the rear. I was just wondering if you went that direction. However, 10mm of extra tire width results in a pretty minimal increase in the contact patch.
An alignment is always necessary after any suspension height change from OEM, which changes the suspension geometry. Some don't do it, but that will likely cause uneven tire wear and possibly compromise handling to some extent.
Yes, the the OEM tire sizes are definitely within approved specs for the extra half inch on your HREs, but many have talked about going to 305s on the rear. I was just wondering if you went that direction. However, 10mm of extra tire width results in a pretty minimal increase in the contact patch.
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Well it's a toss up between your car and Vic's for toughest looking F-Type coupe on the planet...EXCELLENT choice on the wheels,the last picture you posted in the sun shows just how well the bronze wheel color plays off your grey...smashing!
What other mods are you planning...?
What other mods are you planning...?
Sand's car wins... I have oem wheels (not knocking them but HRE's are the *****)
Thats it, Im dumping the Jag to get a GT3 LOL
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The side wall of your tires are "stretched" ever so slightly in an outward direction to properly seat to the wider rim.
The same OEM tire on the OEM 10.5" rims bubbles out ever so slightly from the face of the rim, as the seal edge on the tire is forced inward a small measure to fit the narrower OEM rim.
If I were to place a straight edge across the entire face of the OEM wheel/tire assembly, that straight edge would contact the rubber, and the rim would be inset slightly. If one were to place a straight edge across Sandman's set-up, it appears it would contact the face of the rim first, as the tire tapers away.
Both work, and are well within spec. As I explained in another thread recently, installing the OEM PZeros on an 11" rim expands the contact patch with the road by approximately 2/10 of an inch. This setup does however potentially expose the HRE rims to more curb rash if one is not careful.
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Well it's a toss up between your car and Vic's for toughest looking F-Type coupe on the planet...EXCELLENT choice on the wheels,the last picture you posted in the sun shows just how well the bronze wheel color plays off your grey...smashing!
What other mods are you planning...?
What other mods are you planning...?
We are getting ready to color/finish match all external emblems on the car. Tag Motorsports has been able to perfectly match the satin bronze finish. Dropping all of the chrome.
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Shoooooosh Its a secret LOL
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SandmanTR I am loving the car. The Jag is one of the best rwd cars I've ever owned but the GT3 is a race car for the street. They serve two different purposes IMHO but the GT3 can indeed be a daily driver. While the Jag still has the best OEM exhaust Ive owned (my 458 was bought with a capristo), the GT3 has a unique LeMans crazy 9k rpm shreik to it thats amazing in its own right. God I love cars---- the legal drug.
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We are ordering replacement badges from Jaguar. Tag Motorsports will prep and paint them for me. I've attached a pic of an Audi they just did that has the P104 satin bronze wheels. You can see the Audi rings and grill emblem match the wheels.
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That's the best way to go, I just don't have a shop around here I trust to line up the individual letters. When you get 'em let me know if they come with some sort of template for spacing or just a bag of loose letters.
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Thanks for the untouched photos. Really like the satin bronze finish. It reminds me of the Porsche OEM titanium finish
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Really wished Jaguar would offer some type of Titanium/Satin Bronze like finish. I like darker wheels, especially on white cars, but don't want to go full black.
If you ever get bored of your wheels, ping me
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Really wished Jaguar would offer some type of Titanium/Satin Bronze like finish. I like darker wheels, especially on white cars, but don't want to go full black.
If you ever get bored of your wheels, ping me
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Cheers.
BTW, The rims and the drop look drop dead gorgeous. I wonder what it would look like without the drop and 21's on? or is that tempting fate?