550 maranello wheels on 348

Just thought i'd post a pic . Just put the wheels on it today. imho makes it look 10 years newer. 18 x 8.5 of front w/ 225/40/18 and 18 x 10.5 on rear w/ 273/35/18
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just haven't gotten around to lowering it yet. will do

 

I liked the design of factory wheels too, just did't like the tall sidewalls of the factory size

 

I should take a pic on flat pavement. Where it's parked the pavement rolls down near the back of the car.

 

seems like the most common way to upgrade to factory 18's is to runs 360 wheels. Personally i'm not to fond of them. I could not find any internet images with the 550 wheels on a 348. They fit without any problems.

 

Of course the best way to upgrade to 18's is the 355 wheels, but i just didn't care so much about the size upgrade to spend $4000 dollars on a set of used wheels

 

Hopefully next week we get around to lowering it. It can easily stand at least an inch or more. Once i lower it i'll park it flat and post more pictures. As soon as we let the lift down we knew it needed to be lowered, then i think it will look perfect.I live in Pa, home of bad roads, hopefully lowering it isn't going to cause me grief with the front spoiler. Unfortunately, today we needed to move on to customers cars , working on my car doesn't pay the bills.

 

Lowered the rear this week. I know the front could come down a little , but i have to be careful, the pa. roads are killers. Now if i could just get people to stop asking me if it's a damn kit car
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finally got around to setting the ride height
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348's have adjustable coilovers. all you do is loosen the lock ring , turn down the cup and re tighten the lock ring. i believe 355;s are the same. one turn is 1.2mm in ride height. snapon makes the spanner whenches needed. the part #'s are ahs301 and ahs304.one for the lock ring and one for the spring cup.

 

we did compress the springs . as far as the outside pics. they were taken with only a little lowering done to the rear. the pic in the garage is after we did all 4 corners

 

you could do it without compressing the springs but its tough. its alot easier with them compressed just a little

 

thanks , they can be had for a great price too compared to some other options. i searched the internet for images of a car with them but couldn't find any so i was a little apprehensive about buying them. they fit great and i'm really happy with the look.