Wheels and Tires
#21
Talked on the phone with Discount Tire, the fronts will stick out a little over 1.5" more than my 18s, just went with the 20 offset. I've attached some pics of my current wheels, will post more after.
edit: for those of you wondering, Coventry wheels are supposed to accept OE lugs.
edit: for those of you wondering, Coventry wheels are supposed to accept OE lugs.
Last edited by jacobmstein; 05-15-2020 at 12:51 PM.
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Ordered them at noon yesterday, got delivered by freight from GA and IL.
edit: they sent me the wrong wheels, I'm pretty upset, I ordered them on the phone and the rep was very clear that the 9.5s would come from from IL and 8.5s would come from GA, but I got four 8.5s from different places in GA
edit: they sent me the wrong wheels, I'm pretty upset, I ordered them on the phone and the rep was very clear that the 9.5s would come from from IL and 8.5s would come from GA, but I got four 8.5s from different places in GA
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Just dropped 2 wheels (gave them the ones with the most scuffed back sides, not that it really matters) at the local Discount Tire, right ones on the way. I think I'm gonna get the rims ceramic coated on both sides for about $300 by my neighbor. I've cleaned ceramic coated rims and brake dust just comes off with water. Also I like the black barrels, very nice touch. I think I'm going to go with the Pilot Sport 4S. 255/40/19 on the front and 275/35/19 on the rear. It's a stretch for me financially, but I want to do it right.
Last edited by jacobmstein; 05-16-2020 at 03:08 PM.
#28
I have always admired the Coventry Whitley wheels. If my wife's 2006 XK8's factory chrome 19-inch Atlas wheels (I call them the drug-dealer wheels but she likes them) ever fail to the point of not holding air pressure any longer due to pitting and flaking chrome, I will try to convince her to order a set of these Whitley wheels instead of going to the time, trouble, and expense of having her factory wheels shipped off to CalChrome in California to be stripped and re-chromed as she wants to do. That argument will become a battle and as all of us married guys know, we must choose our battles wisely....
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jacobmstein (05-17-2020)
#29
Looking good!
When I got my Montreals, I did an experiment where I ceramic coated two wheels and left the other two alone. Definitely made a difference. I just ceramic coated the remaining two. Will mount them up later this week, maybe. I'm not huge on ceramic coating, but hard to argue with the results there, especially because I hate cleaning wheels.
When I got my Montreals, I did an experiment where I ceramic coated two wheels and left the other two alone. Definitely made a difference. I just ceramic coated the remaining two. Will mount them up later this week, maybe. I'm not huge on ceramic coating, but hard to argue with the results there, especially because I hate cleaning wheels.
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Looking good!
When I got my Montreals, I did an experiment where I ceramic coated two wheels and left the other two alone. Definitely made a difference. I just ceramic coated the remaining two. Will mount them up later this week, maybe. I'm not huge on ceramic coating, but hard to argue with the results there, especially because I hate cleaning wheels.
When I got my Montreals, I did an experiment where I ceramic coated two wheels and left the other two alone. Definitely made a difference. I just ceramic coated the remaining two. Will mount them up later this week, maybe. I'm not huge on ceramic coating, but hard to argue with the results there, especially because I hate cleaning wheels.
#31
Looking good!
When I got my Montreals, I did an experiment where I ceramic coated two wheels and left the other two alone. Definitely made a difference. I just ceramic coated the remaining two. Will mount them up later this week, maybe. I'm not huge on ceramic coating, but hard to argue with the results there, especially because I hate cleaning wheels.
When I got my Montreals, I did an experiment where I ceramic coated two wheels and left the other two alone. Definitely made a difference. I just ceramic coated the remaining two. Will mount them up later this week, maybe. I'm not huge on ceramic coating, but hard to argue with the results there, especially because I hate cleaning wheels.
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Shame the growler branded lug nuts don't fit XK100s, I really like this look.
edit: I looked around some more, I'm not really a fan of mixing Jaguar logos, maybe I'm too obsessive. I think I'm going to stick with the center caps in green from late XK100s or the union jack variant.
edit: I looked around some more, I'm not really a fan of mixing Jaguar logos, maybe I'm too obsessive. I think I'm going to stick with the center caps in green from late XK100s or the union jack variant.
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