NothernDan

I'd be up for it mate!

It's here (for anyone who can't be ar$ed to search for the location);

Newby Hall & Gardens,
Estate Office,
Newby Hall,
Ripon,
North Yorkshire,
HG4 5AE

Fair old trek for all the boys from daaarn saaaarf. It's opposite York a good way up the A1.

I'd be well up for going though. Not too far for me.

On 1/22/2019 at 3:28 PM, Comedian said:

Partly that - also wonder if they want to preserve a finite resource and stop us normal people using it all up? Also stimulate sale of new cars with "green technology" or "safety systems". I saw the USA advert for the ford edge the other day while watching the playoffs - apparently it's terrifying to be overtaken by a motorbike unless you have a warning beep, and it is now impossible to park or steer a car without a sophisticated radar 

What MPG are you getting out of your bacon these days? And I’m not talking about that plug-in-hybrid stuff 🐷🐷

My god, must be the season for getting shot of your ISF. Two in a week.

I’m keeping mine if anyone wants to tell me what a great idea that is! 🤓🤓

A sad day 8ndeed! Good luck in the GSF hunt, they are rarer than the ISF and RCF from what I can see.

1 hour ago, Northern isf said:

Nice little guide that john will definitely be using it in the future 👍

Good skills mate. Way more confident with the electrics than I am!👌👌

I actually had the pleasure (?) of meeting him a few years back at Gumball. I’d have to say that despite what everyone thinks, when you meet him in person he is just actually much more of a bell-end than he appears to be on the videos. Complete helmet.

Never judge a book by its cover, read a few pages before you throw it out of the window of a moving train into a tar pit.

Turn the volume off and his videos are pretty good.

44 minutes ago, B1RMA said:

I thought I was the only one who thought that, he just grinds on me.

What, you mean guys guys actually turn the volume on when you watch his videos? Schoolboy error!!

1 hour ago, Northern isf said:

www.mysanantonio.com/news/us/article/Ford-and-Cadillac-SUVs-Toyota-sports-car-star-at-13532112.php

Got to say I'm not a fan it looks too awkward the lines are allover the place the roof line looks too high, big disappointment coming from the last supra in my opinion 

I dunno Wayne. I’m properly on the fence. Here’s a much closer look;

40 minutes ago, gb1600e said:

These look great Dan and have to be on my shopping list for the future. The fact that they can be just as easily swapped back for the originals appeals to me. Have you ruled out doing the fronts as well ?  I can only hope the fronts look better in real life than in the you tube video's 

Hey Glynn. 

I've had a real good look at the fronts and they are definitely not for me. Too much black plastic and nasty chrome trim. 

I stand to be corrected once somebody takes the plunge but I can't see me going for these. 

35 minutes ago, gb1600e said:

These look great Dan and have to be on my shopping list for the future. The fact that they can be just as easily swapped back for the originals appeals to me. Have you ruled out doing the fronts as well ?  I can only hope the fronts look better in real life than in the you tube video's 

Hey Glynn. 

I've had a real good look at the front sand they are definitely not for me. Too much black plastic and nasty chrome trim. 

I stand to be corrected once somebody takes the plunge but I can't see me going for these. 

What did you decide to do in the end mate? 

Just found these. Don’t even like them but it does open up another avenue. Ferrari alloys!!!!

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F303021357613

38 minutes ago, Northern isf said:

Your into this wheel game Dan! I'm glad it just confuses me tbh I think I'll have a blast done Sunday and have a trial fit.

Spent too long dreaming as a boy mate. Couldn’t help figuring out how it all worked 😎 

Good luck with trip down mate. Let me know how you get on!!

Found this mate. There are a lot of potential options 😩

You’d need to figure out which ones he has to get the right spacers but ultimately they should all fit as even the highest front one (ET45), is just the same as a standard ISF front wheel (albeit an inch wider, so you’d need to factor that in as if it’s that one then without a spacer it would probably rub inboard and be pretty flush outboard).

Chances are they are all 22 offsets but I wouldn’t bet my mortgage on it.

5 hours ago, Northern isf said:

Cheers Dan your a star thing is I don't know the offset so just been guessing it's that's same as the 350 in the pics I think I'm going to drive down Sunday and do a test fit I've already got some spacers fitting on my oems so that should help a bit bit of a bloody trek though Southampton from my end near Doncaster im starting to have my doubts surely he would be able to measure the offset I've seen it done with a few rulers!

It will say it in the back of one of the spokes unless his powder coating has been done too heavy and you can’t read it. Given that this guy owns those wheels and that car I find it hard to believe he doesn’t know the offset or wouldn’t know how to tell you. Makes me a little dubious but just as I’ve been stung before.

Get him to send you shots of the back side of the wheels and close ups of any serial numbers and text. Rather that than a 5 hour drive there and the same again back mate.

Post em up if you get em and I’ll stick em through the calculator.

Here’s a fitment calculator;

https://www.1010tires.com/Tools/Wheel-Offset-Calculator#

see how much different the wheels you want are from standard ISF wheels with the spacers fitted. It’ll tell you how much more poke and inbound space you have ( or don’t have! And you can also mess around to see what size spacers you might need.

Don’t forget to factor in another £250ish for a refurb and about £300 for spacers and fitting..... plus new tyres......time to remortgage the house!

55 minutes ago, steveledzep said:

And the registration plate adds 23 years 

😁😁😁

OK. So, standsard isf wheels are 8j x ET45 at the front and 9j x ET55 at the rear. I'm running 15mm spacers all round but I know others have run 20mm spacers with no issues so the effective offset of Standard wheels with 15mm spacers would be 30 front and 40 rear. With 20mm spacers you'd be 25 front and 35 rear. Find a decent offset calculator online and stick in those specs versus what you think the other wheels are and see if you'd get any rubbing. Given the rears are 10.5 you'll need to be careful and you'll no doubt need a bit of arch rolling. 

Good luck!! 

A few have asked about these. I am sure there was another thread about these a while ago but here is some pics of mine fitted for anyone that is considering them.

I’m delighted with mine. Half hour job to fit them, takes 10 years off the car! Enjoy!!

To be 100% sure you’d need to know the offsets (ET number,  that the guy says he does not know) To make sure they’ll clear the callipers etc but if they fit a 350z then they should fit ours.

You may need spacers to get the offset right for our cars and as others have said, defintely spigot rings.

google the wheels and see what offsets they come in as standard although I’m sure Rays make a custom offset to your spec.

see if you can find a 350z with them on and see what offset those wheels are, or even just what offset a standard 350z wheel is would be a good start!

32 minutes ago, Northern isf said:

Looking good Dan I'm tempted with them taillights but not sure about the protrusion on the side what it look like in real life is it noticeable as I know photos can be deceiving.

They look 100% better than the stockers Wayne. Well worth the money in my opinion and no noticeable protrusion at all. There’s some pics of mine from a few angles in one of the threads I’m sure.

Yeah, the Vossen stuff is way too pricey for my taste. Nice though!

I’m just running the stock width Potenzas on these. The fronts are perfect and give a slightly stretched look which I love as the front rims are half an inch wider over the OEM wheeels. The rears aren’t as stretched (although they too are half an inch wider than the OEMs) so my next project is to find the perfect, slightly narrower (controversial!), tyre for the rear so that it matches the front level of stretch. Once I’ve done that I’ll defintely go to 20mm spacers on the rears but may leave the fronts as they are on the 15s. Then, to coil or not to coil!?!

its really weird. When I put the AM rims on I loved the fronts but wasn’t sure about the rears and couldn’t figure out why. It’s taken me up until recently to realise what it was. Just the tyre stretch. It gives the impression of a bit more muscle and makes the front rim look slightly larger diameter than the rear. Purely aesthetic I know but that’s what I’m in it for.

Let me know if you end up going for any of the AM wheels and I’ll be happy to share my learnings with you. Some will fit, some won’t. Some need spacers, some don’t. Spigot rings are essential but due to the offsets the ‘poke’ is a lot more fine tuneable.

On 15mm spacers all round mate. Actually going to 20mm all round soon. Here is a later picture on the 15mm spacers, they can definitely take a bit more 'poke'. 

10 hours ago, olliesgrandad said:

I would just put a decent set of tyres on to start with. I'm now running Michelin Cross Climates which have transformed the car and I drive 500 miles a week. 

I second that motion. Decent tyres all round first. If that doesn’t fix it then try the additional muffler, given what you’ve said I’d be surprised if it’s not the tyres and either way, you need new tyres! 😎😎

Had the exact same issue on a MK5 golf which I eventually part exed as I could not determine what the annoying droning noise was. The new owner got in touch via the V5 about the key code for the radio and I asked him if it still droned and he said no as he had changed the tyres. Grrrr, never even thought of that at that point in my car ownership life!!

I’d bet money on this being the tyres. If they are a V-style tread pattern they will drone more. If they are a linear pattern they will drone less. VW actually acknowledged this when the MK7 came out and stopped specifying the noisy tyres. Dealerships even knew about the noisy tyre issue on given models.

You may get a bit of drone off the exhaust but should only be at motorway speeds. This being the case get your exhaust man to fit an additional central muffler.