Vwthunders build thread (finally)

[vwthunder]

She might look something like this

Going for full track spec

[kaanage]

8.1kg not as light as RPF1's but everyone has those

Initially, I was super annoyed that the RPF1's didn't come in the size I wanted but I'm now happy with the slightly heavier TD Pro Race 1.2's because they're a lot stronger so I think they'll stand up to more track abuse (all the kerbing you need to do at Sandown and sometimes get forced on to at Winton)

And yours are already in black so you won't need to paint them

[vwthunder]

So the wheels are on with the hankook RS3's
I bought some really nice black valve stem/cap valve thingos but Bob Jane said they wouldnt hold air or something

Really happy with how it looks, the 215/45 RS3's are really wide with a really high sidewall. Speedo is accurate for the first time ever !!


Here are the pics, just a few i took at night

[vwthunder]

So they are a 48 offset wheel

I had 10mm spacers on the rear and the tires rubbed, so if i have had gone a ET35 I would be stuffed

Fronts have a 10mm spacer so ET38 and tires hit on inside of arch liner when turning big time. Got some 16mm spacers coming. Lucky i have 3 degrees negative camber on the front !!!

[kendog]

looks stealth! 17"s?

[vwthunder]

looks stealth! 17"s?

Yep .....

[Lito]

Love the wheels and your car mate, its amazing how much the change the look of you whole car....one thing though, shouldn't you be running a 40 series tire not a 45? Maybe that's why it's scrubbing so bad?

[vwthunder]

Love the wheels and your car mate, its amazing how much the change the look of you whole car....one thing though, shouldn't you be running a 40 series tire not a 45? Maybe that's why it's scrubbing so bad?

Most full semis or partly semis seem to be in 45 not 40, guess the higher sidewall is needed to make it stiffer and less chance of damaging the tire on the track buy hitting curbs etc. Licorish strips are for looks/street

[Bullet Fast]

Looks the tits. This is something I'm kinda interested in. I won't confuse the threads by double posting, but I didn't realise how different offsets front to rear are. You're not concerned about scrub radius change on the front?

[vwthunder]

Looks the tits. This is something I'm kinda interested in. I won't confuse the threads by double posting, but I didn't realise how different offsets front to rear are. You're not concerned about scrub radius change on the front?

Did not realise how "fat" the 45 series were

Never had tires scrub on the inside of the guard before, nothing spacers wont fix. The ECS brake kit i have actually moves everything inward closer to the strut (changes offset of caliper rotor).

Having camber adjustment and coilovers means can be set up to a height to aviod scrubbage etc