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« on: June 01, 2011, 04:56:25 am » |
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Mine was the camber of my rear wheels. I liked the height, but it sat so low that even with IRS I had more camber than I liked. Plus the suspension was bottomed out in the rear. It was like looking at a crooked picture on the wall. It bugged me! All I could see is those squatted rear wheels. I finally had to do something about it so I adjust the rear torsions down one notch. The camber is much better now and I even have some suspension in the rear, so a better ride too. However the additional height made my rear tires look huge compared to the 155/60-15's in the front. Having created a new problem that needed fixing, I had to replace them with 145's to get the front to rear tire relation I wanted. I really like the Conti 155's but the car needs to sit real low when using them. Anyway..I'm now happy with the results, and have a pair of 155 Conti's for sale. Less than 100 mles.
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Rennsurfer
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« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2011, 08:10:56 am » |
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How much for the 155 tires and what profile are they in relation to a 145 tire, Ed? I may be interested in those.
Your Ghia looks great, by the way.
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« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2011, 15:28:50 pm » |
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yes! Awesome ghia! Great job! What "Bugs" me about my car is the flimsy steering wheel and seats! How can you control a car good when your body is moving around and the steering wheel is flexing all over the place! I love my low back stock seat look, but will be having them redone to stiffen them up a bit and hold me in place. Steering wheel will be replaced with I think a wood wheel.
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Zach Gomulka
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« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2011, 16:17:35 pm » |
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How much for the 155 tires and what profile are they in relation to a 145 tire, Ed? I may be interested in those.
Your Ghia looks great, by the way.
155/60/15= 23.32" 145/15= 23.91" 135/15= 23.29 The Ghia does look good. I like a tall-ish front tire on a Ghia, you can stuff the wheel up higher, giving the illusion of it being lower 
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« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2011, 17:50:11 pm » |
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What bugs me about my car? The fact it's not done... of course like my buddy Zach G. told me once, they're "never done until it's sold." lol 
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« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2011, 18:37:55 pm » |
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edcraig
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« Reply #7 on: June 02, 2011, 04:08:12 am » |
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Here's a pic from another higher angle. I agree, the taller 145 tires look better on the front of a ghia, but with the lower height they rubbed like crazy. I think the 155's Conti's are much better looking tires. Good tread pattern and I like the scuff bar on the sidewall. I think they sit on the wheel better that the 145's too. Tough call to go back to the 145's, but I think it was the best option with the slightly higher sitting car.
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edcraig
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« Reply #8 on: June 02, 2011, 04:17:20 am » |
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I pics of the 155's. If I could have fixed the rear camber issue W/O raising the car, I would have preferred to stick with them on the front.
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edcraig
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« Reply #9 on: June 02, 2011, 04:19:04 am » |
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Oops...here's the picture.
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« Reply #10 on: June 02, 2011, 04:49:41 am » |
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Oops...here's the picture.
I run the same tire with matching 185/65s out back.
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« Reply #11 on: June 02, 2011, 09:03:54 am » |
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Talking about camber... I got little problems... sometimes   My tires don't like it so much  Rebound stops will fix that dangerous situation.  Pete at Funkenblitz posted some pics ages ago on the club blog I believe. If you race it is likely to bowl you over. 
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« Reply #12 on: June 02, 2011, 10:32:01 am » |
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I never go fast with the car (1200 inside  ), but sometimes I play with it in roundabout, pretty fun you know...  but the three wheels was especially due to the small front tires with a lot of grip. Now I run 145/80 and this is way better 
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« Reply #13 on: June 02, 2011, 13:43:49 pm » |
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I can't stand the state of my interior. It is soon time to make the car comfy and enjoyable to be inside.
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Mike H.
Sven was right.
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« Reply #14 on: June 03, 2011, 02:40:52 am » |
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1. old paint/windshield 2. drum brakes (pull, out of adjustment too often) 3. noisy inside 4. thumpy ride below 45mph 5. general feeling like I could die in this car too easily.
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« Reply #15 on: June 03, 2011, 03:01:57 am » |
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After I redid all of the interior, it doesn't smell like a VW inside anymore. Also, I hate how the EMPI steering wheel shocks me.
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« Reply #16 on: June 03, 2011, 03:10:09 am » |
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Also, I hate how the EMPI steering wheel shocks me.
The price of an Empi wheel shocks me! 
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Mike H.
Sven was right.
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« Reply #17 on: June 03, 2011, 04:43:12 am » |
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My turn signal canceller mysteriously stopped cancelling. Ohh, and my motor isn't finished 
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« Reply #18 on: June 03, 2011, 05:41:20 am » |
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My rear fenders both have cracks in them My front end is completly peppered with chips My engine is also not completed (but will be soon)
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« Reply #19 on: June 03, 2011, 05:43:20 am » |
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My front end is completly peppered with chips
club brother!
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« Reply #21 on: June 03, 2011, 11:17:38 am » |
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That it is ready to drive and I haven't had a single minute to break it out of storage!
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