wheels log..... :'(

srtjesse · Post by **srtjesse** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 1:36 am

sweet man car is looking good wish i was still in az so i could come over to help mind sharing what kind of wheels you got??

wheels04sxt · Post by **wheels04sxt** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 2:01 am

lol yeah theres a few guys from a local forum that are swing by and lend a hand. what part of az were you in?

and once i finish the swap and role the car out ill reveal the wheels lol until then they are a secret

i will say they are 17x9 et25 with 20mm adapters in the rear and 15mm up front

but ive already said to much

srtjesse · Post by **srtjesse** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 2:16 am

i used to live in rio rico its south of tucson by nogales...

i think i know what kind of wheels you got by the dimensions you gave if so its the wheels im getting for my car

wheels04sxt · Post by **wheels04sxt** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 2:45 am

haha nice so you were way south of me im in tempe lol

and we'll just have to wait and see lol

srtjesse · Post by **srtjesse** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 2:51 am

lol when is the car going to be running? Im in the middle of 2.4 swapping my 04 neon

wheels04sxt · Post by **wheels04sxt** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 3:53 am

ive been working night shifts all weekend so i havent had a chance to touch it but the motor is ready to drop in now. i still have to run the engine bay harness then drop the motor/ trans in and run the eingine harness that should be done tomorrow. plus the radiator and stuff.

im picking up a TB tomorrow as well and still need to find a TIP sensor (no luck AT ALL) then im waiting on my intercooler piping to come in from CTI and my Mpx BFMIC, DSP, and a few other parts. they should be here by thursday/friday and once those are here ill install and hopefully have it running by sunday at the latest

hows your swap coming? n/a or boosted 2.4?

srtjesse · Post by **srtjesse** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 3:35 pm

sweet man cant wait to see it done...
oh by the way i already know what wheels you got its going to look sweet man and they are not the ones im getting so even better lol

im doing a 2.4 n/a for now just to get the car running i wanna do srt internals, srt turbo, pt gt atx trans, and ecu by next year like graphite srt did. its the wifes car so it will stay autotragic lol

wheels04sxt · Post by **wheels04sxt** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 9:14 am

^^^ nice man.

moar progrezz!

got a stock coil pack, TB, and spacer from a local

new gates racing timing belt installed along with new water pumpw, tensioner, and idler. and my Unorthadox racing UDP

turbo mani all painted with high temp paint and nounted along with Mpx 3in o2

new MOOG tie rod ends and ball joints!

"teh problem solver" lol

F**K ball joints! lol old one out. forgot to snap a pic of the new one installed though.

i had a member from a local forum come by an lend a hand last night with the wiring. im using the PT GT engine harness (minus the trans portion of course) and alot of wires needed to be extended/lengthened and cleaned up. i hate wiring! lol

motor should be getting dropped in along with the trans tonight! ill post up more as soon as i can

srtjesse · Post by **srtjesse** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 10:09 am

nice... got allot done huh? Ohh by the way i think you should just put the wheels on with out spacers. with the specs your wheels are the wheels are goin to sit about half inch past your fenders if you use those spacers your wheels are going to stick too far out.

Neon4Life · Post by **Neon4Life** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 10:58 am

one word of advise.. those wheels are going to stick out way too far even without the spacers you plan to put on it. trust me. my 17 x 7 sit like less than half an inch from the fender in the rear and up front when i got my wheels straigt its almost touching but when i get my alignment done i usually get -2 camber to fix that.

wheels04sxt · Post by **wheels04sxt** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 11:44 am

well i do plan on running some pretty steep camber. not as much as thr pic i posted, but a decent amount along with a slightly stretched tire and alot more low. im running 17x7 et35 right now and have plenty of room between my fenders and tire. and my fenders arent even rolled all the way yet!

i know what im doing guys, but thanks for the tips. most of you wont agree/like it but i know exactly where im going with it and what i want it to look like.

srtjesse · Post by **srtjesse** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 12:59 pm

oh ok with camber it will look good then im going to get rota ikr in 17x9 with a 25mm offset and put them on with no spacers and add a little camber for tha cool hellaflush look them young kids is getting everywere lol

wheels04sxt · Post by **wheels04sxt** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 1:05 pm

lol nice! thatll lokk pretty sweet man. im deffinitely going for flush idk about hellaflush but probably pretty close. im gonna run a 205/40/17 and get a decent stretch or keep my 215/45n17s i havent decided yet.i gotta finish rolling my fenders first lol my buddy should be coming by this weekend with his roller i hope.

srtjesse · Post by **srtjesse** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 1:55 pm

yeah its going to be sick with the wheels you got. i was actually contemplating getting those.
you are woing to have to camber them in allot tho with those spacers, if you want a flush look just put the wheels on with out spacers and camber them in to sit flush. i would keep the 215/45 you got they will give a really nice strech on a 9 inch wheel and still have good sidewall just my .02

wheels04sxt · Post by **wheels04sxt** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 12:09 am

been a while since ive updated this but the motor is in and the car is running

im having troubles with idle and the p0121 code. ordered a TPS and IAC rewire from modern, should be here tomorrow. hopefully as soon as i get those done itll fix the issues.

PICZARS!!!!!!

clutch bolted up

trans on

flyin in!!! lol

safely landed and bolted up FINALLY!

MOAR parts!!!

mopar boost gauge

MPx BFMIC

Diablo Sport (DSP), AGP block off plate, Tbolt clamps (x10 but not all pictured)

CTI Charge and Hard Pipes w/ Turbo XS adapter

NOW onto colpleted pics:

HDR hardpipe and 2.0 injector cover on for funs lol

also painted my front calipers red to match the SRT rears till i get a BBK

Fitst time shes seen the light of day in over a month....

more to come and deffinitely some vids as well

stay tuned!

srtjesse · Post by **srtjesse** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 1:55 am

sweet man i bet you're a happy camper lol

wheels04sxt · Post by **wheels04sxt** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 2:56 am

haha yeah for the most part. just this damn p0121 is f***ing it up for me.. but i will say shes alot quicker than before

speed127 · Post by **speed127** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:40 am

looks sweet! so whats up with the rims?? don't you have new ones to put on or something?

Neon4Life · Post by **Neon4Life** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 10:06 am

srt-4 engine = win.

are you going to keep the intercooler hidden or are you going to cut out the cross hairs and try to make it stick out more..? jw

wheels04sxt · Post by **wheels04sxt** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 6:25 pm

speed127 wrote:looks sweet! so whats up with the rims?? don't you have new ones to put on or something?

thanks man. and yeah ive got new ones but dont have tires for em yet

lol ill go ahead and post up some pics as im thinking i might sell them...

EDIT: heres a few pics. oh and they are 17x9 et35 not 25 lol my bad

Neon4Life wrote:srt-4 engine = win.

are you going to keep the intercooler hidden or are you going to cut out the cross hairs and try to make it stick out more..? jw

thanks bro! that turbo xs xounds pretty bad ass too. but im not exactly sue what you mean by crosshairs? im using the sxt bumper still but if you mean the lower grilles of the bumper ive already trimmed them out lol

speed127 · Post by **speed127** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 10:38 pm

they are sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

quicksilvr · Post by **quicksilvr** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 10:43 pm

Agreed^. Those wheels look pretty sweet with that color combo and style.

wheels04sxt · Post by **wheels04sxt** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 11:07 pm

thanks guys! the only thing holding me back from putting them on are some fresh treads... hopefully i can put some cash away in the next couple weeks and get some tires or try to fit the ecsta xs's on em. i heard they dont stretch to well... lol

quicksilvr · Post by **quicksilvr** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 11:31 pm

What width tires are you trying to put on them? Just curious.

I hope you're not stretching anything too much....

wheels04sxt · Post by **wheels04sxt** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 11:33 pm

im thinking of doing the usual 215 on my 17x9s. not a whole "lot" of stretch but i think it just enough. plus the are 45 series so they are taller. i dont mind the stretched look myself but im not gonna go all out at least not on this car

Neon4Life · Post by **Neon4Life** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 11:48 pm

wheels04sxt wrote:
Neon4Life wrote:srt-4 engine = win.

are you going to keep the intercooler hidden or are you going to cut out the cross hairs and try to make it stick out more..? jw

thanks bro! that turbo xs xounds pretty bad ass too. but im not exactly sue what you mean by crosshairs? im using the sxt bumper still but if you mean the lower grilles of the bumper ive already trimmed them out lol

ahh. my bad, yes i meant the lower grills. but ok i see u already did cut them.

glad u like the BOV. i never got to use it since i didnt go trough with my build but my friend has it and its awesomely loud.

speed127 · Post by **speed127** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 7:42 pm

i would at least do 225s on them I have 7.5in wide rims and have 215's which are perfect.

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 7:57 pm

^I agree with him. I have 215/45/17 on 7.5" wheels and they already are sorta stretched. On a 9" wide wheels I'd go 225 for sure.

quicksilvr · Post by **quicksilvr** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:01 pm

wheels04sxt wrote:im thinking of doing the usual 215 on my 17x9s. not a whole "lot" of stretch but i think it just enough. plus the are 45 series so they are taller. i dont mind the stretched look myself but im not gonna go all out at least not on this car

215's would be a LOT of stretch. Well, by our standards here on 2gn. Not much by the standards over at golfmkv.com. lol

I agree with sidepipe87, go at least 225's.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:20 pm

You had me going until I saw the wheels and the tire size....now I'm a sad panda.