Macky's Type-S : for sale £1000 (p17)

[macky_6]

The fins are supposed to tidy the air flow over the car, decreasing drag. Good enough for the latest Evo, good enough for me

The tyres i bought on Ebay. I got 4 individual ones from different sellers. Took me a while but just bided my time

[mills]

great work on the wheels bud

really liking the look of this Lude, makes me wanna put my OEM bonnet back on

[macky_6]

Are you selling the bonnet spoiler???

[NafemanNathan]

wheels look great matey the fins on the roof do they actually do anything ? i suppose you wouldnt notice if they did

Aww I thought he'd just gone overboard on rear window washer jets!

Love the rims bud, great broken suspension look

[macky_6]

Thanks all

[mills]

Are you selling the bonnet spoiler???

[macky_6]

Hey all!

Finally clubbed enough cash together to fit my hand refurbed alloys to the tyres i bought, and get them fitted. Tegiwa lug nuts and self made centre caps complete the look

I also got an alignment check done as well as i knew it was way off. Here are the results:









I am quite pleased with the results for several reasons;

The wheels that were on it before looked ok from 6 feet away, but up close they were horrendous. They were also 18 inch, running on 215/35/18 tyres which were probably illegal.

I was a bit worried that dropping 2 sizes would damage the look of the car, but i think that it looks fine now. I can report that the steering feels much lighter and more natural compared to running on the 18's. I did a quick weighing of the wheels/tyres before and after fitting and found that the 16's running 225/45/16 are 3.5kg lighter than the 18's with tyres. Pretty massive difference For reference the 16's weighed 8.9kg.

The thicker sidewall has made the ride much less harsh and very pleased that my fillings may stay in a bit longer now Havn't had a chance to test the full handling power of the Conti Sport Contacts due to adverse road conditions but i can already accelerate much cleaner from a standing start. Tyre roar has increased though

Also, the alignment check has done wonders. The car no longer pulls to the left and the shuddering under braking has disappeared. So, my fears of warped discs have been put to bed

Lastly, this marks the last thing i wanted to do before getting the ATTS looked at. As the 18's ran slightly different tyre profiles from front to back, the ATTS was never going to work. Now we have an even balance and roadholding sorted, it's time to unleash the true firepower of the Type S

[Merlin]

So the ATTS works fine now? Edit - re-read it, not yet then.

[RattyMcClelland]

ATTS would be my priority 1st.

[macky_6]

Another wee pic, this time from my tyre test and 9 MPG run