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Title: What bugs you about your own car. Post by: edcraig on June 01, 2011, 04:56:25 am 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.
Title: Re: What bugs you about your own car. Post by: Rennsurfer on June 01, 2011, 08:10:56 am 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. Title: Re: What bugs you about your own car. Post by: 65bug on June 01, 2011, 15:28:50 pm 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. Title: Re: What bugs you about your own car. Post by: Flow on June 01, 2011, 16:00:38 pm Talking about camber... I got little problems... sometimes ;D
(http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/179209_1841869009474_1323036965_2062420_2047084_n.jpg) My tires don't like it so much ::) Title: Re: What bugs you about your own car. Post by: Zach Gomulka on June 01, 2011, 16:17:35 pm 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 :) Title: Re: What bugs you about your own car. Post by: bugnut68 on June 01, 2011, 17:50:11 pm 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 ;D
Title: Re: What bugs you about your own car. Post by: johnl on June 01, 2011, 18:37:55 pm 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. I have no issues with my car, but thought I'd share the real truth of what bothers Ed with his car. Years ago when we worked together at Royze there was a rather large English chap, Graham Barclough, that drove Ed NUTS :-X Well, Ed started picking up on things that Graham said and did. One of those was the fact that Graham constantly wore large plad shirts and they would be used day after day. We were both sure that once removed they would "stand on their own". Well, to this day I think Mr. Craig has a deep desire to do his entire interior in PLAD.... ;D ;D ;D Title: Re: What bugs you about your own car. Post by: edcraig on June 02, 2011, 04:08:12 am 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.
Title: Re: What bugs you about your own car. Post by: edcraig on June 02, 2011, 04:17:20 am 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.
Title: Re: What bugs you about your own car. Post by: edcraig on June 02, 2011, 04:19:04 am Oops...here's the picture.
Title: Re: What bugs you about your own car. Post by: stealth67vw on June 02, 2011, 04:49:41 am Oops...here's the picture. I run the same tire with matching 185/65s out back.Title: Re: What bugs you about your own car. Post by: H67bug on June 02, 2011, 09:03:54 am Talking about camber... I got little problems... sometimes ;D (http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/179209_1841869009474_1323036965_2062420_2047084_n.jpg) 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. :o Title: Re: What bugs you about your own car. Post by: Flow on June 02, 2011, 10:32:01 am I never go fast with the car (1200 inside ;D), 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 ;)
Title: Re: What bugs you about your own car. Post by: javabug on June 02, 2011, 13:43:49 pm I can't stand the state of my interior. It is soon time to make the car comfy and enjoyable to be inside.
Title: Re: What bugs you about your own car. Post by: Jim Ratto on June 03, 2011, 02:40:52 am 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. Title: Re: What bugs you about your own car. Post by: Sam K on June 03, 2011, 03:01:57 am 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.
Title: Re: What bugs you about your own car. Post by: javabug on June 03, 2011, 03:10:09 am Also, I hate how the EMPI steering wheel shocks me. The price of an Empi wheel shocks me! :o Title: Re: What bugs you about your own car. Post by: Zach Gomulka on June 03, 2011, 04:43:12 am My turn signal canceller mysteriously stopped cancelling.
Ohh, and my motor isn't finished :P Title: Re: What bugs you about your own car. Post by: Jason Foster on June 03, 2011, 05:41:20 am 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) Title: Re: What bugs you about your own car. Post by: Jim Ratto on June 03, 2011, 05:43:20 am My front end is completly peppered with chips club brother! Title: Re: What bugs you about your own car. Post by: volkskris on June 03, 2011, 09:29:22 am the fact that it's in 1000 pieces in the garage >:( :P
Title: Re: What bugs you about your own car. Post by: Mike Maize on June 03, 2011, 11:17:38 am That it is ready to drive and I haven't had a single minute to break it out of storage!
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