96 Impala SS | lowering the daily

[SuperSport]

Agreed!!^^

I got an email this morning saying that my carpet is going to be here tomorrow, so i stripped the interior to get ready. Sorry for the crappy cell pics, but I was in a hurry and it was cold!





Found some rust on the passenger side floor board. Before I install the carpet tommorow i'll sand it down and spray it with some rust to primer paint.

[Kyle_Eagleton]

Love it!

[SuperSport]

Diggin this alot. Been following it sporadically... are there wheel plans so far? or just looking for performance only? either way, it's bad ass. wheel looks great!

Thanks! Wheel plans have been changing a lot, mainly based on random finds and money. However, I recently visited OE Wheels LLC and they have a set of staggared 17" ZR1 replica wheels from the 90's model that I REALLY like. It would be 9.5" up front and 11" in the rear, meaning I can run 315's in the back. I'd then run 2" adapters to really get a clean look from the side. In case no one's ever seen a pic of that wide a tire on an SS before, here's what it looks like:

This guy is running the same set of wheels and adapters i'd be using, just a different type of tire.

[Kyle_Eagleton]

Diggin this alot. Been following it sporadically... are there wheel plans so far? or just looking for performance only? either way, it's bad ass. wheel looks great!

[SuperSport]

Attaboy. Looking good. It'll be funny to see you autox this thing with a slippery wood wheel

Hope to meet you at an event this coming year.

lol i'm wondering if i should mention it's more of a sticky wood wheel

and yea hopefully i'll bump into you sometime

[brum]

Attaboy. Looking good. It'll be funny to see you autox this thing with a slippery wood wheel

Hope to meet you at an event this coming year.

[SuperSport]

i love those impala's
nice one. Keep us posted ;-)

thanks! i'll do my best

[hens]

i love those impala's
nice one. Keep us posted ;-)

[SuperSport]

Yesterday I got my front sway bar from Hellwig! It's a solid 33.3 mm front sway bar, just a little different in the design than the stock one.


So this morning I got the car up in the air and installed it. A drastic improvement! I'm now driving a 4200 pound car with little to NO body roll. I can't wait to test all of it out on the track.

[SuperSport]

Had a car meet today with Hoosier INC, nothing special just a little get together. But we met at TRU motorsports in Indy and I figured I'd go pick up my NRG quick release

Here's a better pic of the steering wheel with no qr:


Had to take the wheel off and figure out which way to orient the system in order to work properly:




People eager to watch and stare until it becomes uncomfortable lol


Finally got it attached to the MOMO hub, looks good! (rubber sleeve is not covering the hub in this photo, making it look exposed


Went to the Wing Stop and took some photos, this was one of my favorites:

[SuperSport]

Yes it does increase the rigidity of the car. It will prevent flex from side to side in it. Probably won't be noticeable under normal driving conditions. Remember it is just one part, it may not make much of a difference, but combined with other parts to make the car more rigid it could set your car worlds apart from a stock impala. Remember, a more rigid car is a better car.

I read about that in Dsport

Nice wheel by the way, looks great!

I can see side to side flex but another big concern is up and down, or angled flex. I will take care of those this summer when I learn how to weld

And thanks! I love the style of the wheel, it really seems to go well with the car. i just can't wait for the quick release, it's gonna be SSick

[rice4life]

Yes it does increase the rigidity of the car. It will prevent flex from side to side in it. Probably won't be noticeable under normal driving conditions. Remember it is just one part, it may not make much of a difference, but combined with other parts to make the car more rigid it could set your car worlds apart from a stock impala. Remember, a more rigid car is a better car.

I read about that in Dsport

Nice wheel by the way, looks great!

[SuperSport]

Today was a very productive day! I ordered a black NRG thin quick release, and when I got home the MOMO hub adaptor was at the front door! So the project began....

First step, remove the air bag fuse. I don't want that thing blowing up in my face.


i got my sidewinder tool and removed the air bag pod




It was at this point that I realized muscle was not the answer to remove this wheel... i needed a puller.



Adaptor ON!


Here's the final result:



LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!

[SuperSport]

Here's the latest scoop:

Ironically enough, the item I ordered last showed up first! Got my buick rear frame brace today.




Yes the car is dirty, it's my DD so no complaining

There are a lot of different opinions out there as to whether or not this actually provide structural integrity to the frame. My honest opinion is... no it does not. However, i've always wanted one and for the price I'm not gonna complain!

[SuperSport]

ahhhh i know you still want balls and all lol but how about running a slight stretch! lol but dont they offer a 17 for a few more bucks i thought?


There is alot of American Steel wheels that look sex and have nice lips/wide in 5x5!

Yea the set I could get would be about $400 out the door, problem is the back spacing isn't large enough so they won't fit with as low as the car is. Also, steel wheels are just too heavy for what I want. I'm trying to have stock c6 vette handling capabilities before next season.