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i treated my car to a service today at max kirwans' , and a set of 15x6 NB8A wheels (bought from mx5 plus) and yokohama c-drive tyres (bought and fitted at bob jane preston)

i'm really happy with the results. the car looks much better to my eyes. it just looks \"right\" now. those old wheels were a bit too bling for my tastes i guess, and the NB8A rims are much classier than the stock NA 14 inchers i think, as well.

steering is lighter as well and the car feels more balanced.

so anyway, from this :


to this :

looks great fatty.........something about those NB wheels, they look awesome on an NA, & i agree, much nicer than what was on it








ps. 27 ppl will probably tell you it needs lowering, just ignore 'em

cheers aj. well i'm fitting some bilstien springs and shocks soon... that might lower a bit anyway.

good choice in springs too.....you have good judgement.......you'll probably get caned for that too, but the NC LE crew will back you up

Looks good James, I had the same wheels on my silver mx5 and for standard wheels they looked great..... now slam it!!! Not too much though just a little

Looks good James . . . I'm . . . . with envy . . .

AJ wrote:something about NB wheels, they look awesome on an NA

Fixed for you AJ

Looking schmicko Fatty!

got the same rims on my red NA too. i love em... Eibachs to be fitted soon!

Looking good Fatty!

thanks everyone.

and hey rex, come on mate... you know you need to get rid of those HORRIBLE na rims

i just fitted my 15x8 work wheels.

took it around teh block and steering a lot lighter!

will do a full report when i get to the office ;)

ok, pics to come later tonight,
but it looks cool.

15x8 +35.
195/50/15 khumo ecsta SPT.

the feeling on centre is pretty weird, much much lighter than before, almost feels like power steering. after about 20degrees steering angle, it feels back to normal.

the tyres so far feel great compared to my RT615s, but i havent pushed it passed about 50%.

the feeling on centre is pretty weird, much much lighter than before, almost feels like power steering. after about 20degrees steering angle, it feels back to normal.

maybe too much tyre pressure?

Fatty, watch out. The C-Drives can be scary slippery in the first few hundred kms until you wear off the mould release compound. They're a totally different tyre after 700km.

manga_blue wrote:Fatty, watch out. The C-Drives can be scary slippery in the first few hundred kms until you wear off the mould release compound. They're a totally different tyre after 700km.

Yep, they feel like they're under inflated!

thanks for the warning guys.

yeah i have been taking it easy. they feel better than my old tyres already tho, so i can't wait to see how they go after a few hundred k's.