ascMcLaren Enthusiasts

Ok....After pulling out the rear end, painting it, putting the BBK upper/lower control arms in, the 1" drop coils with all new energy suspension isolators, painted the front sway bar with new end links and bushings....here we are.

The ARE 5 Stars are now off the car and are on
my friend Paul's 82GT


Here are the new shoes!

I took a couple of quick pics just a bit ago, I will get some better ones soon.

So..................What do you think?

17x7 TSW Kyalami HyperBlack (but they are metallic grey) with 245/45/ZR17 Potenza's

Hey those look nice. I wonder how they would look in white.


I'm still trying to get my other rims done. Check my album for pics. They are Borbet type A 17X8.5 The powder coat is a real pain to strip off. Once they are stripped they will be painted blue to match the car. I have already polished the deep dish lip.

Mike

By the way how is the handling with the new suspension pieces?

Mike

Nice! What did the wheels run you, if you don't mind my asking?

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

Thanks guys.

Just added a few more pics to the top post that I had.



I bought the tires and rims for $800 off a guy on craigslist.
He never used them on his project, then sold the project.

I have not got to "test" the suspense much, only drove it about 5 miles since being done.

Mike those borbets are cool!

With the 245/45 tires what gear are you running? and what speedo gear are you using?

I am running 3.73 gears and a 21T speedo gear.

The stock tire is 225/60/R15

At 60 mph these tires would be 59.9mph



So...with 3.73's

(Drive gear * rear end gear * Rev. Per Mile of tire divided by 1000 = _______)

7*3.73*787/1000=20.54857
I choose to steup to 21T to keep my speedo 1-2mph over what I am doing to keep me under the radar..lol

That is just what I needed to know. Thanks

Mike

no problem!

Those wheels look really really nice and I don't like many aftermarket wheels.

-Mike

Thanks Mike!

I think that car is AAA beautiful, even elegant! THE nicest Capri I've seen in decades. I usually do not like aftermarket anything, 'Ya know, Sandy Stocker - but those rims rule ! The entire car is just perfect. It improves upon the original. I could see this having been a `1987-1988 Capri from the factory.
Change nothing. Bulls-Eye perfection

Do you still have the stock springs on it?

Sandy wrote:I think that car is AAA beautiful, even elegant! THE nicest Capri I've seen in decades. I usually do not like aftermarket anything, 'Ya know, Sandy Stocker - but those rims rule ! The entire car is just perfect. It improves upon the original. I could see this having been a `1987-1988 Capri from the factory.
Change nothing. Bulls-Eye perfection

Thanks Sandy! I am pretty happy with the way its going.
The car is far from showroom, but I continue my way forward as
best I can!

86capriasc wrote:Do you still have the stock springs on it?

I put in 1 inch drop coils. I am a little disappointed on the fronts, I wish
they were a 1/2 inch lower. Maybe things will settle in a bit as I have
only driven the car about 3 miles..lol

What brand of springs are they? I have frpp springs. I would guess they are 1 1/2" lower than stock. I hope my front tires won't rub. My fronts will be 225/45/17 with the new rims. The backs will be 245/45/17.

The front of the car now with the stock wheels and 225/50/15's is too low to get a jack under.