Rusty Crobar

Hi and welcome. 

Coincidentally I met a new M3 at the lights today. I wasn't trying to race but I was in a rush and the other driver seemed to take it as an invitation...

From 0-60 it was neck and neck, completely even! Then traffic got in the way and he turned off. I'm pretty impressed with the old girl keeping up with a £60k car (I'm just going to assume the other guy was trying 😁).

I would be interested but I wouldn't be able to get the time of work. My car isn't exactly standard anyway 😀

I really wanted an integrale until the prices went crazy 😟 

@Corrado a debadged c63 estate is a very cool choice, congratulations! 

While there are a number of issues with them in reality these probably only affect the minority of cars so fingers crossed yours will be fine. A remap will soon take your mind off any issues anyway 😉

23 minutes ago, Big Rat said:

@Rusty Crobar Well done Russ sounds like they've taken care of you as regards wheels and tyres.

And they are a top quality boot, having worked for Michelin doesn't make me a little bias of course.

Next time we take the cars for a little 'stretch' we can test these added inches you've acquired.....😉

🐀

You're the only man I would trust with my extra inches 😉

This update probably isn't very helpful for those of you running standard wheels but thought you might find it interesting! 

I've had my new Michelin PS4'S on for a few days. My wheels are an inch wider than standard all round so I was able to fit 255s up front and 275 in the back. I've heard some isf owners run a square set up with 255s all round which would have been an easier fit on the rear but I think this is only really suitable for the track. 

With an aggressive offset, lowered suspension and 275s I had to get the rear arches rolled. A local bodyshop called endless road did an amazing job including full weather proofing and respray of the outer arches for just £270. 

First impressions are very good. The car feels rock solid and cornering speeds are even higher than before 😊. The standard tyre set up on the isf is already excellent and I never felt it needed more grip on the road but the wider set up takes it to a new level. I think you would need to do crazy speed to get understeer, although I guess 400bhp will still light up the rears if you want 😁. 

I can't really say if the PS4'S are better than the mpss I had on before as they were standard size but both are excellent tyres. I think our tame professional driver @Big Rat should take my car for a test drive to see what he thinks... 😎

No pictures sorry as it's impossible to photo black tyres on a black car!

This update probably isn't very helpful for those of you running standard wheels but thought you might find it interesting! 

I've had my new Michelin PS4'S on for a few days. My wheels are an inch wider than standard all round so I was able to fit 255s up front and 275 in the back. I've heard some isf owners run a square set up with 255s all round which would have been an easier fit on the rear but I think this is only really suitable for the track. 

With an aggressive offset, lowered suspension and 275s I had to get the rear arches rolled. A local bodyshop called endless road did an amazing job including full weather proofing and respray of the outer arches for just £270. 

First impressions are very good. The car feels rock solid and cornering speeds are even higher than before 😊. The standard tyre set up on the isf is already excellent and I never felt it needed more grip on the road but the wider set up takes it to a new level. I think you would need to do crazy speed to get understeer, although I guess 400bhp will still light up the rears if you want 😁. 

I can't really say if the PS4'S are better than the mpss I had on before as they were standard size but both are excellent tyres. I think our tame professional driver @Big Rat should take my car for a test drive to see what he thinks... 😎

No pictures sorry as it's impossible to photo black tyres on a black car!

27 minutes ago, emjay82 said:

You're right the car does need it! For me the constant burble/bark would be too much for my work and the neighbours. A switchable exhaust would be of interest. 

Just carry earplugs for your clients...

35 minutes ago, Big Rat said:

@DAW He's a man of taste we'll mostly..... 😉

All this talk I must get myself close to one just to to see if my lusting is justified, or am I and others on here just simply waiting when we should just sort out our bloody exhausts 😡

Big Rat

Just picked up my car from the body shop and the owner said my car was the best sounding car he's ever worked on 😎. Better than all the skylines, rx7s and supra, not bad for a dolled up avensis 😁. 

Every isf should have a proper exhaust, it's a public service!

Talking of Jags, @Toothy Is this anything to do with you????

http://www.evo.co.uk/news/19419/591bhp-jaguar-xe-sv-project-8-confirmed-for-limited-production

Looks like a beast (but I'll take mine without the rear wing thanks)

Do you have to wear the driving gloves if you have one of those?

1 hour ago, Big Rat said:

@Rusty Crobar Have I missed something,  you got some new wheels?

🐀

No, still got the same wheels but I've always known I could do with longer studs (I'll let you make the jokes about this ), due to the more aggressive offset.

Here you go @Flytvr:

Knurl / Spline Measurements

This is the part of the stud which fits into the wheel hub and ensures the wheel studs stays in place and does not rotate when wheel nuts are screwed onto the wheel stud. As this fit is key to installing wheel studs into you hub correctly, it is critical that you select the correct spline diameter.

If the Spline / Knurl size is too small the wheel stud will rotate in the hub, thus making it impossible to tighten any wheel nuts onto it, also if the Spline / Knurl diameter is too big you will not be able to press the wheel studs into the hub

50 minutes ago, Flytvr said:

Can somebody please translate what Rusty is talking about? 

I don't know what I'm talking about, that's the problem! I need some new bolts to stick the wheels on to but I don't know the right specs! 

Thanks for trying @Big Rat but I'm none the wiser 😂

I need some extended wheel hub studs for my new alloys but struggling to find the right specs. Apparently there is a knurl / spline and I need to know the correct diameter! Help! 

Does anyone also know the standard length of the isf studs?

I believe the studs are M12x1.5 but the other things above are proving hard to find 😟

21 hours ago, Neil E said:

@Rusty Crobar good on you for pushing the boundaries. If there's room at the outer edge, it's just a fine adjustment to the offset that's required but I suspect 255 will tram-line a little especially on the inside lane. So totally irrelevant, not sure why I mentioned it, we know you only ever briefly cross that lane when joining and leaving the motorway.

What is the inside lane? Is that where people without 5.0 V8s hang out? 😁

12 hours ago, Spacewagon52 said:

If you ever sell the IS-F, I think that every time you will look at these photos you will regret it!

Well after spending over £2k in the last week on getting her perfect it'll be a while before I look to sell 😁

@Pecker it's a custom one, it was on the car when I bought it. No idea who made it!

If it really is as nice as it looks then I think £16.5k would be fair.

8 hours ago, Neil E said:

@Rusty Crobar So no going back....it's time for the wide arch kit and aggressive offset. 255 sounds a little 'wild' for the front, they must be low profile.

Presumably the usual wheel and tyre fitment checks have been done. I find this one the most help and saves me having to remember 3.14159... and adding 2x the tyre height as a percentage of the width for the full diameter for the rolling circumference and we haven't even got to the offset yet.... www.willtheyfit.com/

Yes, plenty of head scratching before changing. 255/35 is a good match for the standard tyre overall but my wider wheels are causing the issue. Maybe I'll try something a bit smaller next time 🤔

9 hours ago, Flytvr said:

Tell me to bugger off if you want, but are you keeping track of how much you have spent on your car?

Hmm, not really! Hopefully the spending will stop after this week 🖒

It's been a tough time for the finances, I can't lie! The tyres alone were £740 🙉

It's going in to have the rear arches rolled tomorrow to give the tyres some breathing space 😁

255s up front and 275s out back, Michelin PS4'S 😊. 

Early days but it feels good 🖒