Love this thread! Really learned a lot skimming through it, thanks for all the advice. Took this photo with my iPhone yesterday and was quite impressed with the quality.
Tried fitting 18x10.5 +22 all around and the front was rubbing the struts pretty bad. I am having to send the fronts back and ordering a different size. I'm going with the varrstoen es1's for a different look. Only available sizes right now are 9.5 +22 and +12.
Will 18x9.5 +12 clear the front struts with a 285/40 tire on a s197? Not sure what offset is needed here. I have a brain fart when it comes to offset..
Thank you for the informative information, apparently I was under the wrong impression of how a cowl hood functions (along with a lot of other people on different forums after doing some research). This makes since though. I will look into a heat extractor hood.
Not understanding what you meant here exactly..
A cowl hood allows the hot air that accumilates at the back of the engine bay near the fire wall to escape through the opening in the back of the hood, then creates a low pressure spot in front of the windsheild and actully pulls cool air...
Sweet! Gonna place the order first thing in the am..thanks again skwerl
Ah I see..12" tall x 24" wide x 2.75" thick. That little bit will make a difference. And it's only $30 more so what the heck. Thanks for the info man!