Whats it take to put 360 wheels on a 308? I think I heard u needed to change shock/springs to a smaller diameter setup, is that right? thanks Bill
Here's how I put 360 wheels on my 308: Fronts are easy, order a set of 20mm spacers and F360+30(thirty)mm from Jason at www.dexmllc.com. Bolt on. For tires, I'm currently running 215/45R17s, but will switch to 225s sooner or later as the 215s give the wheel/tire combo too much of an overly-modern vertical sidewall look. Heck, I don't like that look too much on new cars anyways. Rears took a little extra work, I took mine to www.weldcraftwheels.com to be narrowed. This prevented the need to change the entire suspension to accomodate a wheel upgrade. James did a great job with taking a 1.5" slice out of the middle of the wheels so I have 8.5" rears! Look ma, no leaks! Once narrowed, the wheels are a direct bolt on with 360 wheel bolts (once again, Jason at www.dexmllc.com was amazing to work with). There have been debates on here about wheel narrowing; I've raced on wheels widened by Weldcraft, and major auto manufacturers have used wheels modified by these guys for prototype work (heck, how do you think people win showroom stock races?), so you can see why I don't buy into the concerns expressed by others on this issue. To cope with the trails we have here in Michigan, I wanted to maximize sidewall height, so I used a 245/45R17 tire; this also helps fill the wheelwell for appearance's sake. (A rule of thumb is that the tire has to occupy MORE THAN 50% of the gap between the wheel and the fender.) This alters the speedo reading by ~6%. Final verdict: the rear setup fills the wheelwell nicely, the front still has a little more gap than I'd like. It's a little difficult to lower these cars (see "change the entire suspension to accomodate a wheel upgrade" above!), but I'm waiting on a set of springs from QV London for use with stock shocks and unmodified control arms! See profile.
Ah, amenasce removed his "bad taste" comment Check out this thread: http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=55962 It starts with photos of the 328 and those wheels (remember, Omar has an ABS car so his setup isn't like yours). The posts by SloanQV and SpeedMoore are the ones you'll want to pay attention to. It's a relatively common mod.
A 308 with 360 wheels REALLY needs a brake upgrade too, just because those little ol' 308 rotors look hysterically tiny in those wheels! Birdman
Am I the only one that still likes the stock 16" QV wheel best? And there are still a number of very good high performance tires available in the correct sizes.
