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Pic's of my 348

Discussion in '348/355' started by z348, Apr 19, 2009.

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  1. z348

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    #1 z348, Apr 19, 2009
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  2. Tanaman

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    Very nice. Love the wheels.
     
  3. PAP 348

    PAP 348 Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    Car looks awesome Greg! :D:D

    Love those Modena wheels! ;);)

    I hope you are enjoying the car mate! :):)
     
  4. DonJuan348

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    #4 DonJuan348, Apr 19, 2009
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    HEY! thats my car but I have the targa roof...love the wheels but of course I would...I have the same ones.LOL ... I think they are a huge improvement over stock(stock SUCK!)...gives it a newer/better look


    Everyone thinks my car is new...

    Great choice in car and wheels

    Don Juan
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  5. DonJuan348

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    what size are your tyres? yours look smaller than mine which makes the wheel well gap look larger
     
  6. FandLcars

    FandLcars F1 Rookie

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    It could just be differences in ride height adjustments.
     
  7. z348

    z348 Rookie

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    That is the first time I have heard mine is smaller:^)

    the tires are 265/30/19 and 235/35/19... They maintained the same ride height and kept the gap between the tire and fender the same as stock. If I went with a larger tire (and I wanted to go larger) they would have stuck outside the wheel well in the rear with these wheels

    Thanks for all of the kind words...


    greg
     
  8. DonJuan348

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    i have the same fronts and 295 rears
     
  9. z348

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    do the 295's go outside the fender well?
    it could be the angle of the camera shot...It could also be the difference in tire brands... My 265's give me about 11" of rubber on the ground....

    Do I need to lower my car?
     
  10. Saint Bastage

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    Those are the same size and type wheels I put on my 348 SS. I switched to them from stock SS wheels. It created a problem with suspension geometry that was easily fixed with a full alignment including ride hieght adjustments. If that has not been addressed on your car, you will notice an undesirable feeling in the handling at or near 100MPH. It feels like your balancing on a beach ball. The cause is the change in rake angle with the new tire sizes. Rear gets lower than the front causing air to trap under the car giving it a light feeling...a very light feeling.

    Looks great...Ya gotta love them 3.4.8's
     
  11. gandalfthegray.

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    I certainly don't want to start an argument, but the tires on Jaun's ts were fitted using a wheel/tire circumference calculator. They were the closest overall diameter you can get on a 19" rim in comparison to the 17" wheel/tire circumference. Hence the tb appears to need to be lowered in the rear and the ts appears at factory ride height. Perhaps your ride height adjustments have been altered from the original setting?

    I'm not sure I would want to go much lower on a 348 as you will find it may scrape an awful lot on approaches and so forth. I sure miss my 348. :(

    It is however a very nice looking tb with the best looking wheels for it!

    Steve
     
  12. darrenliu

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    wheels are nice, can someone please tell me what they are? I like the rims, but they make the brake discs look small.

    Also, I notice from the rear end shot the exhaust pipes are not centred on the cutout. I had this problem on my 355 after my mechanic worked on the exhaust system, we tried to straighten the tail pipes but couldn't quite perfect it.

    would 19" wheel and 30 series tyres give better handling than stock 355 rims & tyres.
     
  13. DonJuan348

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    wheels are Speedlines...they make a few styles for Ferraris...a wider tyre will make the car handle better, the look is awesome to boot
     
  14. PAP 348

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    I thought those wheels are ROH Modena's?? :):)

    They are made in Australia, IIRC. :):)
     
  15. PAP 348

    PAP 348 Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    Now hang on, it looks like I am wrong. :D:D

    Here are the ROH Modena's that I was thinking of. They look similar, but are not the same wheels. :):)

    http://www.rohwheels.com.au/newreleasemodena1pc.php
     
  16. DonJuan348

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    Go choice Pap...anything is better than a stock...go with at least 18s. I think 19s look the best
     
  17. z348

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    Maybe I should have said my new wheels and tire are the exact same height as my old set of tires. Since the old set of tires were not original...
    I however think what you are seeing is mainly the different camera shots.

    greg
     
  18. DonJuan348

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    However, they look good...


    another guy how had the guts to go large!
     
  19. albert328gts

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    As long as the wheels are not those cheap wheels made in China off ebay from that guy in Florida, they make look nice but I cannot understand how anyone would put those wheels on a Ferrari, or any other car... Am sure they cant handle any kind load factor's for too long, IMHO. :)

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/19-Ferrari-Modular-Wheels-3PC-style-Rims-348-355-360_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1205Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem180347767570QQitemZ180347767570QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
     
  20. Ingenere

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    Nice wheels, but I still think that Challenge wheels look and perform the best on these cars.
     
  21. MBFerrari

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    Me too, that's why I just got a set! :D I put a poll up in the general Ferrari subject section regarding color and included your picture as an option :p
     
  22. z348

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    I did not get my wheels from the guy in Florida but I am curious about your comments. I have read the many post about the company you are referring to on the wheels. I could not find anything bad about the wheels only information on the poor customer service. Do you have any information about wheels failing? Do you have these wheels? Can you elaborate on why you would not use the wheel, is it simply based on poor customer service?

    I am new here not trying to start trouble just wanting some inform on why one would exclude this wheel.

    greg
     

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