Cascade Crew

QwkTrip · Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 4:58 pm Post subject:

I was curious what LS1 brakes might do so I measured out the C4 HD rotors and found it spaces out the wheel 3/8 inch. I stacked up 3/8 inch worth of washers and put them on my stock brakes. It might work but the wheel is right out there and I'm not sure if it will rub on the fender when the suspension compresses. I need to get the engine in the car to know.

aaron_sK · Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 5:02 pm Post subject:

Umm... not to be a dick here, Jon, but how attached are you to those rims? Seems to me that's the crux of your problem.

iansane · Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 8:39 pm Post subject:

blue89 · Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 8:49 pm Post subject:

Seems like the wheels are the major problem. Are you thinking of going LS1? You know, you could do the drifter rice thing and stretch some 215/40 rubber on those rims. Hehe.

QwkTrip · Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:19 pm Post subject:

Yes, I like my ROH wheels a lot. They look very nice and the price was right. New wheels are an option but everything I have found that is nice is very expensive. Options suck in economy wheels for our cars now that ROH can't be purchased.

Which is a perfect lead in to let you know that ROH is still in business but they are no longer importing to North America. Any new ROH wheels you see for sale is old inventory that is being used up. When they are gone, they are gone forever.

Ian, I was trying to see where the wheel would sit if I did an LS1 brake swap. I added 3/8 inch stackup to my stock brakes to simulate the thickness of the LS1 rotor.

iansane · Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:55 pm Post subject:

QwkTrip · Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:03 pm Post subject:

Using the 3/8 inch spacer, if I put a plum-bob on the fender then the string is getting pushed out by the tire.

iansane · Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 12:41 am Post subject:

How much room do you have from tread to fenderlip? What springs are you using again?

Edit; If I dropped a plumb bob from my fenderlip it would hit the sidewall bulge and be ~1/4" from my wheel lip.

QwkTrip · Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 1:53 pm Post subject:

Mine measures 1/2 inch from outside fender lip to edge of tire. I have particularly small tires for the rim to help clearance to the sway bar. It will stick out more if I use a bigger tire.

I was using Suspension Techniques springs that are pretty stiff, but those didn't fit in the spring pockets of the BMR A-arms. Now I have a set of Moroso Trick Springs so there is going to be a lot of wheel travel.

I'm considering some CCW modular wheels so I can buy new center sections if this issue ever happens again. Thinking about a set of 16 inch rims on the back with some chubby Mickey Thompson drag radials.

http://www.ccwheel.com/wheelprofiles-display.php?id=LM20

Dewey316 · Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 7:14 pm Post subject:

CCW wheels are sick! I say do it!

QwkTrip · Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 4:07 pm Post subject:

Did you guys know that BMW wheels fit on our cars? Those are a heck of a lot cheaper than what I've been looking at.

chevymad · Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 4:55 pm Post subject:

Yes,.. they're actually just a hair off on the bolt pattern.. difference from metric to standard.. but it doesnt seem to bother.

QwkTrip · Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:01 pm Post subject:

Well, why didn't you tell me this earlier??? Laughing

chevymad · Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:07 pm Post subject:

Cause I figured you were like me.. and that "hair" off stuff would bother me.

QwkTrip · Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:25 pm Post subject:

It does bother me, but not half as much as the fact that I can four BMW wheels for the price of one CCW wheel.

chevymad · Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:50 pm Post subject:

Why worry about wheels til you are all done anyway? 10 years from now they may have some really sweet wheels out there.

DBL_TKE · Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 6:25 pm Post subject:

blue89 · Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 6:36 pm Post subject:

And their brake rotors fit as well. Same offset and you can get almost any size. But their wheels are awesome. Thats the reason I didn't get the 2" offset spacers, so I can run the 19" M3 wheels Cool

QwkTrip · Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 7:10 pm Post subject:

Wow.... Sure are a lot of those BMW wheels with cracks in them. They're going to live a lot harder life on my car than any BMW.

blue89 · Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:17 pm Post subject:

Keep in mind that most bmw drivers, oddly enough, don't know how to drive. Present company excluded.