#1948 get some new wider shoes *Lots of pics*
After some debate on new wheels for the GVR4 and the particular look I wanted, I only had a few options of wheels that fit the size/width/offset and color I wanted. Unfortunately it was a bit too much $$$ that I was willing to spend on wheels so I thought of another alternative. I wanted a 17 inch wheel with a 8 inch width and either a +35 or +38 offset that was black with a red lip. Well I ran into a awsome deal on some EVO 8 wheels so :! popped into my head. The EVO wheels were MINT..and kinda debated on sanding down perfectly mint wheels, but I wanted a certain look to achieve. So here is a picturetrail of a 5 day progress:
Sanded down all the wheels and prepped and primered all 4 with self etching primer fro Krylon. (Thanks Seth 8) ) Its design to provide really good adhesion to metal surfaces and prevents rust and all that good stuff. I let the primer cure for a 24 hours.
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I fabricated some masking template of some sort out of aluminum foil and painters masking tape to protect the tires. I painted the lip read with a PPG brand paint that I have used several times before and this stuff is great. I let the red paint cure for 24 hours
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After buying 2 new tire that were bad and getting them mounted I proceeded to paint the rest of the wheels gloss black and the center caps too. I let the paint cure for another 24 hours and sprayed another coat the next day and let it cure for another 24 hours.
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Finally got a weekend off so Saturday I spent most of the day finishing up. I applied several coats of clearcoat and let the wheels and center caps cure for several hours in the sun while I replaced 2 broken rear wheel lug studs :banghead: :banghead: and painted the calipers with caliper paint.
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My old wheels went on my significant others 8G and the custom painted EVO wheels of course went on #1948. All the wheels are fitted with Dunlop 245/40/17's and I will have to make some adjustments on the height and camber too but this is the current results. I took the pics this morning after giving a good wash for my Girls' 8G.
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Went from a 205/50/17 to a 245/40/17...I love it!! :twisted:
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The painted front calipers look MUCH bigger painted than before when they were just black.
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I always never liked how the rear wheels sat more inward than the front wheels and it was very noticable with a +38 offset wheel. I "evened" the offset look by installed 10mm spacers on both rears, so now the front and rear wheels look much more even.
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Installed the front camber/pillowball TEIN mounts. (Thank you Alex from Dentsport :applause:)
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