Where's Wally

[VoodooBoss]

A good test when you get Wally home is to see if a 315 R7 will fit up front on an 11" wheel

And if your 18" CCW wheels fit over the MASSIVE front brakes.

 

[kona302]

congrats and beautiful car.

 

[Black Boss]

Brought Wally home today and parked him next to his brother the Boss:



First impressions, loading into the Trailer: The increased Track width is very noticeable -- less clearance to the trailer fenders, both sides. Second the front Brake rotors are huge -- not a lot of clearance to the inside of the wheel rim for Mac's tie down straps with fleece covers. It took a lot of patience to feed the tie down + cover through the gap.....

I Weighed the car and measured some stuff, will post more details and photos after dinner, but re the tire wheel questions:

A good test when you get Wally home is to see if a 315 R7 will fit up front on an 11" wheel

I think 315's will fit up front -- I measured 10-12mm clearance from the inner Tire to the Strut with the 305's on the 11" rims. There seems to be some space on the outside to the fender which will increase with Camber.

325's on the back looks doubtful -- the 315's already poke on the outside of the fenders....

And if your 18" CCW wheels fit over the MASSIVE front brakes.

Unfortunately it's not even close. The front brakes are HUGE, and I don't see any 18" wheels working -- I'll post photos later.....

 

[RR2334]

And I'm sure the two brothers will get along fine.

 

[cloud9]

That's great news on the fronts. I'm actually more concerned about the front tire than the rear. The IRS will help with rear grip along with a half inch wider wheel. I think we will be just fine 8)

 

[Need4SpeedMotors]

Oh man shes beautiful !

 

[Black Boss]

Checked the R wheels and stud lengths. Confirmation of R Spec Offsets F/R of +24mm/+56mm:





Front Studs extend 3" beyond rotor hub, Rear Studs 2"

@cloud9
@VooDooBOSS
@Need4SpeedMotors

 

[ArizonaBOSS]

HO LEEEEEEE CRAP! ;D (regarding new 350R)

 

[cloud9]

Checked the R wheels and stud lengths. Confirmation of R Spec Offsets F/R of +24mm/+56mm:





Front Studs extend 3" beyond rotor hub, Rear Studs 2"

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@VooDooBOSS
@Need4SpeedMotors

Thanks, I will check stud length on the GT350 sometime over the holiday weekend, but am thinking I will want the ARPs and open lugs anyway.

 

[2012B2L]

They look great together in black.

Look what just showed up at the dealership this evening.

 

[cloud9]

They look great together in black.

Look what just showed up at the dealership this evening.

Congrats, looks great! I bet you'll have an opportunity to break it in over the holiday

 

[VoodooBoss]

Checked the R wheels and stud lengths. Confirmation of R Spec Offsets F/R of +24mm/+56mm:

Glad to see that CarbonRev's website was correct. :

 

[Black Boss]

They look great together in black.

Look what just showed up at the dealership this evening.

Looking great -- I struggled with choosing between that combo & black -- truth is all the colors rock 8)

 

[2012B2L]

Congrats, looks great! I bet you'll have an opportunity to break it in over the holiday

Unfortunately I won't be in town until the Christmas holiday. I'm wishing for a 50 degree plus Christmas this year in Nebraska.

 

[cloud9]

Unfortunately I won't be in town until the Christmas holiday. I'm wishing for a 50 degree plus Christmas this year in Nebraska.

Wishing the same, you deserve it. Good chance of that happening with the nice fall we've had so far.

 

[Black Boss]

Wishing the same, you deserve it. Good chance of that happening with the nice fall we've had so far.

I'm in the same camp -- if you guys get 50* temps so will we here in MI.

Weighed the car today:



Made sure the scales were level. Full tank of Gas, came in at 3655 lbs:



No Trunk Junk is standard on the R:



Cross weight looks great. F/R is 54/46.

 

[byronj]

Brought Wally home today and parked him next to his brother the Boss:



First impressions, loading into the Trailer: The increased Track width is very noticeable -- less clearance to the trailer fenders, both sides. Second the front Brake rotors are huge -- not a lot of clearance to the inside of the wheel rim for Mac's tie down straps with fleece covers. It took a lot of patience to feed the tie down + cover through the gap.....

I Weighed the car and measured some stuff, will post more details and photos after dinner, but re the tire wheel questions:

I think 315's will fit up front -- I measured 10-12mm clearance from the inner Tire to the Strut with the 305's on the 11" rims. There seems to be some space on the outside to the fender which will increase with Camber.

325's on the back looks doubtful -- the 315's already poke on the outside of the fenders....

Unfortunately it's not even close. The front brakes are HUGE, and I don't see any 18" wheels working -- I'll post photos later.....

Awesome pic, I can't wait to read about your impressions.

 

[VoodooBoss]

Ok this has really got me foaming at the mouth awaiting my car. It's gonna be a long three months.

Nick you change your ID. Maybe Black GT350 Boss or Black VooDoo Boss?

@Moto

 

[cloud9]

Looks like the battery might be a good replacement for the trunk junk.

 

[Black Boss]

Looks like the battery might be a good replacement for the trunk junk.

+1. What else to improve F/R Balance?

Some more photos. The Brakes are HUGE. I really didn't take it in from the Track Tour exhibits, but there's about 3-4mm clearance from the front calipers to the inside of the 19" rim:



And if the calipers look big from the outside, just take a look from the inside:



Even the Rears fill the wheels (especially compared to the S197):



Rear rotors are stamped with minimum thickness of 24.00mm. They're 26.00mm new. Huge improvement in both wear and heat dissipation, my 2 piece rotors on the Boss were 18.8mm new, 17.4mm min....

Still need to measure the Fronts......