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[Vectose]

I'm getting 235/40's for my next set. Federal RS-R's

[Bennoz]

235s fit. I've got 235s on an 18 & they fit.

[ZFL45H1]

235s fit. I've got 235s on an 18 & they fit.

+1

[picka]

225/40 is a rare tyre size.

235 is too big.

Am getting Federal RPM's again as i quite liked them on the last set

WOW they are rare, dont even have 225 they have 235/45's only in 17's :/

And i dont want to go back to 215's :/

I wanted to fit my 215's to my rims and was told that i could, but i cannot
find a tyre fitter that will do it, they all say its not possible to stratch that far.

[silverGPX]

225/40 is a rare tyre size.

235 is too big.

Am getting Federal RPM's again as i quite liked them on the last set

WOW they are rare, dont even have 225 they have 235/45's only in 17's :/

And i dont want to go back to 215's :/

I wanted to fit my 215's to my rims and was told that i could, but i cannot
find a tyre fitter that will do it, they all say its not possible to stratch that far.

Yeah probably not a good idea anyway?

If they won't do it, its not safe.

[bjk]

Yeah probably not a good idea anyway?

If they won't do it, its not safe.

Despite you having driven on 9.5 inch rims with 225's. Admittedly you didn't get the tyres fitted iirc.

[silverGPX]

Option One recommended this tyre option straight up without me saying anything when enquiring about a full set of new grids.

If you have a look at the specs on the federal website, the federal RPM are a heavier duty tyre.

[silverGPX]

Im hoping to get the following completed this weekend.

- Horn fixed with deep dish wheel
- Align Deep dish wheel
- Tidy up engine bay wiring
- Install Rear Swaybar I say this every weekend.

[Kustom]

Im hoping to get the following completed this weekend.

- Horn fixed with deep dish wheel
- Align Deep dish wheel
- Tidy up engine bay wiring
- Install Rear Swaybar I say this every weekend.

Fixed my horn the other day Great feeling

[Technikhaus]

Clean interior and exterior I think...

[silverGPX]

Clean interior and exterior I think...

What?

[Technikhaus]

That deleted half my message and is in the wrong place? weird, I must have had too many tabs open.... Ignore it :p

[silverGPX]

Well i fixed my indicator stalk by ripping parts out of a prefacelift complete combination switch.

I seem to have a "Facelift Style" combination switch due to the fact that i have traction control and the ring needs to pass through the sensor as the wheel is turned.

Also before I came accross the complete prefacelift combination switch, i was at the wreckers and was poking around Magnas, Galants, Lancers, Nimbuses and Mirages.

Magna - Stalk is too short and assembly is different

Nimbus - Completely Different

CE-Lancer/Mirage - Stalk Plug different, but able to be connected up to FTO (was not willing on a gamble) - slightly different body but still able to be mounted on facelift FTO Combo

Galant - Completly Different

Id say that you could take the internals out of a CE Lancer/Mirage one and put it into yours.

See pics Below

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TCL Disc.jpg

Stripped.jpg

Refitted parts into Standard..jpg

[silverGPX]

So i ended up doing completely different things to what I said I would do.

Ended up doing a Facelift Steering column upgrade as I had a dickload of play in the steering wheel mounts.

Facelift is a lot more heavy duty and is equipped with solid fixed mounts.

Pictures will come later.

[Technikhaus]

Curious to see this.....
Was it difficult?

[silverGPX]

No not very difficult

Most difficult part was getting most boss kit off the original column, crowbars, hammers then finally Sahin and I used a boss kit puller lol

Alright in the pics below the facelift is the column at the top of the pictures, you'll notice its a lot thicker and the mounts are heavy duty/solid.

Bit of surface rust on the facelift column but its now been removed with rust converter and ive painted the column in subframe gray.

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[Sahin]

Lucky I kept the key for that facelift column lol
You're actually lucky I had a spare column!

[silverGPX]

Lucky I kept the key for that facelift column lol
You're actually lucky I had a spare column!

Thanks babe

[Technikhaus]

May have to keep my eye out for one of these to swap over at some stage then

[silverGPX]

Can anyone confirm how many turns they get to each full lock from centre. I think facelift may have less turns, only takes one and quarter turns from center for me.