*FINALLY* - 18" Staggered Thruxtons on Cyclone Grey *PICS*

[Cyclone Chris]

Got the Thruxtons installed today at Butler Tire in Marietta, GA. Let look awesome. I'll post better pics after I wash the beast.

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[IrishGTO]

Looks great! Is that a 3" lip on the rears?

[jmart5736]

Very nice, what are the tire sizes? :thumbs:

[LS2RiDa]

looks nice what are the rim and tire size you have and what kind of tires are those.

[Cyclone Chris]

Very nice, what are the tire sizes? :thumbs:


Those are the TOYO T1S 245/40/18 F / 275/35/18 R.

[Cyclone Chris]

looks nice what are the rim and tire size you have and what kind of tires are those.

Front rims 18 X 8 - 40mm offset
Rear rims 18 X 9.5 - 45mm offset

[Copenhagen848]

Great color/wheel combo! Nice job!

[LSX Performance]

Looks great!

[OldER Goat]

Front rims 18 X 8 - 40mm offset
Rear rims 18 X 9.5 - 45mm offset

those do look great . congrats !
you just have to have done some heavy surgery on the rear lips with those wheel specs tho - right ?
EDIT: yeah- i think i see where the lip was either rolled or grinded in that last photo in #1 starting at about 10oclock. nice work btw

[H2OSGTO]

Very Sharp !!

[sccaGTO]

Am I smoking crack, or has the pic in Cyclone's sig been there longer than the wheels have been on the car? :secret:

[Oh4GTO]

Your not smoking crack.

[JHamilton]

Am I smoking crack, or has the pic in Cyclone's sig been there longer than the wheels have been on the car? :secret:

I believe he chopped that a while back and did a darn good job.

Looks great, congrats.

[Cyclone Chris]

Am I smoking crack, or has the pic in Cyclone's sig been there longer than the wheels have been on the car? :secret:

You're right it was a photochop I've done about 3 weeks before I got the wheels on.

[Cyclone Chris]

those do look great . congrats !
you just have to have done some heavy surgery on the rear lips with those wheel specs tho - right ?
EDIT: yeah- i think i see where the lip was either rolled or grinded in that last photo in #1 starting at about 10oclock. nice work btw

Nothing major on the fender rolling. They just rolled tham back as much as they could. It took them about 15 - 20 mins to roll both sides.

Here are some pics of the rolling. Its not perfect, but it will do. At least the imperfections aren't visible.

http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/attachment.php?attach mentid=20099&stc=1

http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/attachment.php?attach mentid=20100&stc=1

http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/attachment.php?attach mentid=20101&stc=1

As you can see, the right fender lip looks like shit.
http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/attachment.php?attach mentid=20102&stc=1

http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/attachment.php?attach mentid=20103&stc=1

[Cyclone Chris]

Looks great! Is that a 3" lip on the rears?

Here are the lip measurements.

FRONT
http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/attachment.php?attach mentid=20104&stc=1

REAR
http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/attachment.php?attach mentid=20105&stc=1

[Striped04]

Man those look great! I'd like to get a set and powdercoat or paint them black. Nice!

[TrakDay]

HOLY CRAP! They looks awesome! Eventually I will be able to affor d aset of wheels, but I just keep breaking stuff at the track. Time to go back and make some repairs while I save for some wheels. And then of course I will lose those funds to buy a forgeed motor...Ugh, its neverending!

[JHawk]

So do these wheels come in an 8.5" width? Is an 8" the widest you can go without rolling the fenders?

[Cyclone Chris]

So do these wheels come in an 8.5" width? Is an 8" the widest you can go without rolling the fenders?

Yea an 8" would be the widest you can go without rolling the fenders. I thought rolling the fenders was a big deal, but it really isn't. If I knew how east it was I could have done it myself.

[Cyclone Chris]

HOLY CRAP! They looks awesome! Eventually I will be able to affor d aset of wheels, but I just keep breaking stuff at the track. Time to go back and make some repairs while I save for some wheels. And then of course I will lose those funds to buy a forgeed motor...Ugh, its neverending!

They only came to $800 for the set.

[GMMillwright]

Looks good. Big lips are cool (on wheels anyway).

[jjcrow]

Those rims are awesome! I will seriously have to consider a set for my GTO.

[radandy]

HOT!!

:D

[Wavydavy GTO]

Ok, based on the clearance you have with that setup, give me you opinion on this. I want 18's but I have to have drag radials. I can do BFG's or MT's because it rains too much here. That leaves me with Nittos like I have, but they only come in 285 width in 18's. The 9.5 rim would work with them but I'm curious about fender rub. Do you think you could have gone to 285 with the fender rolling? Oh yeah, my car is lowered about 1 to 1.5 inches in the back. Just your thoughts since you know how yours fits. Thanks. BTW, they look great!

Dave

[Cyclone Chris]

Ok, based on the clearance you have with that setup, give me you opinion on this. I want 18's but I have to have drag radials. I can do BFG's or MT's because it rains too much here. That leaves me with Nittos like I have, but they only come in 285 width in 18's. The 9.5 rim would work with them but I'm curious about fender rub. Do you think you could have gone to 285 with the fender rolling? Oh yeah, my car is lowered about 1 to 1.5 inches in the back. Just your thoughts since you know how yours fits. Thanks. BTW, they look great!

Dave

To be honest with you dave... I'm still surprised my 275's haven't rubbed yet ( even with a full tank of gas). If your car is already lowered I would not suggest 285's, but if you have your fenders cut and you have a rounded tire you'll be fine.

[Cyclone Chris]

some more pics.... I got a shit load ... I'll have to post a gallery later... Gotta go out to dinner with wife. PEACE

[JamesW51]

Very Sharp! :driving:

[wildman805]

Wrong! 18x9 is the widest you can go in the back if you get a 52mm offset. You are wasting space towards the shock if you do a 45mm offset. 275's fit without rolling if you have the proper offset. Ask Todd at prodyno. He has done the same thing....

[krt]

Looks great :thumbs:

[Doric]

I'm sold. Anyone wanna buy an 8-month-old set of Fittipaldi Force 18x8.5s?

[Cyclone Chris]

Here is the album on all the pics I took.

http://www.dotphoto.com/Go.asp?l=ChrBut&P=6B35&AID=2812456&T=1

[PHiL2]

looks good....I would have done 19's but thats just me

[NeveGTO]

I don't understand the rolling job. as far as I've always known you're supposed to cut the lip every few inches when you're rolling the lip.

these people didn't know what the hell they were doing, clearly.

how I just described is how I did it to fit my wheels on my car

[NeveGTO]

just wondering, never seen it done like that. no worries.