new 18x7.5 Wheels on my BH-5

[TKOSHO24V]

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Just mounted these Circular Spec R wheels on my JDM BH-5 today and I am soooooo happy!!!
I am running 18x7.5 ET48 with a 225/40/18 and had to fully roll the rear fenders, of note this car has been dropped 65 mm on Cusco Coilovers as well. Next is GDB Brembo calipers front and rear.

Please let me know what you think and thank you.

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[Okin DaVanh]

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[r3v_v3ng3]

looks good!

[Reason]

Looks perfect, I always wondered why people put 16"-17" on a BE/BH, 18's are a perfect fit, and this style of rims seems to mesh well with the car.

[httrdd]

Wow i would run those same wheels on mine with some flares. Looks amazing!

[SativaMan04]

Really Nice!

[TKOSHO24V]

NEW CALIPERS JUST ARRIVED!!!

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[BrainStormeR]

Brilliant!

[98legwag]

I dig it.

[SativaMan04]

I love it!! What happened to your silver BH? Do you have any front shots of this car?

[bobbyjimmy]

Will the wheels clear the calipers?

[TKOSHO24V]

Will the wheels clear the calipers?

Update.... no the wheels need to be spaced out 10 mm and this facilitated flaring the fenders.... will post pics soon....
as for the silver Legacy, it was sold..

[hansvonaxion]

Hawt.

Man this thread moves slow! lol.

[TKOSHO24V]

OK, I gotta say 2000gtb was my inspiration for this project, as well as the need to clear my calipers..... lots of work by hand with out power tools and just in the primer stage, as you can see.. here is a front side shot ..... I guess this thing has been widened by 15mm each side.

The crazy thing is that this is my first attempt at this kind of panel beater stuff... I made lots of mistakes that needed to be corrected and this project is moving slowly simply because I am still groping in the dark!! bump.



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After hammering and pulling, on goes the yellow elephant snot.....

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The bumper corners are still in need of love...

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The rear was a royal pain to pull yet easier to shape...

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A close up of the flaws that still need sanding and filling.

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A shot of the work horse at USS Tokyo Auto Auction.

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Will I do this again just to mount some calipers? Definitely!

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I will have some painted pictures up in a few years at this rate!!!

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[r3v_v3ng3]

How much does the sti brakes run you over there?

[TKOSHO24V]

How much does the sti brakes run you over there?

I shopped around for 3 weeks and settled on front calipers with new pads for 37,000 yen or around 500 USD. The rotors , front set me back 50 USD plus additional 60 to have them turned. The rears were a different story. I elected to go with the smaller rear rotor which needed the backing plates. The entire used kit ran 63,000 yen, for a total of 1,350 USD front and back.....

http://auctions.search.yahoo.co.jp/sear ... &ei=euc-jp

Use Yahoo Auction JP for parts, kinda like a oriental Ebay..... good luck!
Also use Google Chrome for a translator....... :smt026