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So, it's time for my daily drive to have stuff done...
2003 Ford Focus 1.8 TDCi
now with 255.000kms on the clock.
When bought,
first thing to change was Eibach Pro-kit springs and smoked blinkers...
...and I rolled like that for years, until now.
I was looking around for upgrades.
Bilstein B8 was the choice, but then I started getting restless to tune it "German Style" or "euro" like some call it now.
So started to look into budget coilovers like VMAXX, but then seen a KW promotion and bought V1s...
Then was time to go find some everyday wheels... a user from a Ford forum here in Portugal was selling a beautiful set of old style Compomotive MO in 8j x 18" ET50...
Click here to see picture of his car with them fitted on 215/35 rubber all round.
I was a bit puzzled with the offset
and worried that it would catch the coilover springs,
so I test-fitted them...
...maybe 3mm clearance to coilover tube, and very good for springs.
So I got clearance to lower it much more.
I'm planning on running 215/35 rubber like previous owner did.
But the euro surge didnt settle, so I risk in fitting this DZ Exklusiv...
Test-fitted to see how much work is needed to get it proper...
8,5j ET30:
10j ET30:
...before I bought this wheels, some dude hit the right rear arch with is car, since I will be needing work on the arch, will fix it to work with the 10j on both sides.
Then was time to fit the 225/40ZR18 Dunlop Sportmaxx
that my bro' got for me:
...and on the car...
...waiting on the 215/35 for the front 8,5j.
Sorry about the unclean car all the time, but its very bad weather here now.
Front tires arrived finally, Compotive MO then...
215/35...
225/40...
DZ1s then...
Work on rear...
Those are "cm"... ( 1 inch = 2,54 cm )
A better pic...
Thats all for now... more after the steel been rolled.
2003 Ford Focus 1.8 TDCi
now with 255.000kms on the clock.
When bought,
first thing to change was Eibach Pro-kit springs and smoked blinkers...
...and I rolled like that for years, until now.
I was looking around for upgrades.
Bilstein B8 was the choice, but then I started getting restless to tune it "German Style" or "euro" like some call it now.
So started to look into budget coilovers like VMAXX, but then seen a KW promotion and bought V1s...
Then was time to go find some everyday wheels... a user from a Ford forum here in Portugal was selling a beautiful set of old style Compomotive MO in 8j x 18" ET50...
Click here to see picture of his car with them fitted on 215/35 rubber all round.
I was a bit puzzled with the offset
and worried that it would catch the coilover springs,
so I test-fitted them...
...maybe 3mm clearance to coilover tube, and very good for springs.
So I got clearance to lower it much more.
I'm planning on running 215/35 rubber like previous owner did.
But the euro surge didnt settle, so I risk in fitting this DZ Exklusiv...
Test-fitted to see how much work is needed to get it proper...
8,5j ET30:
10j ET30:
...before I bought this wheels, some dude hit the right rear arch with is car, since I will be needing work on the arch, will fix it to work with the 10j on both sides.
Then was time to fit the 225/40ZR18 Dunlop Sportmaxx
that my bro' got for me:
...and on the car...
...waiting on the 215/35 for the front 8,5j.
Sorry about the unclean car all the time, but its very bad weather here now.
Front tires arrived finally, Compotive MO then...
215/35...
225/40...
DZ1s then...
Work on rear...
Those are "cm"... ( 1 inch = 2,54 cm )
A better pic...
Thats all for now... more after the steel been rolled.
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