Wheels, Tires, and Suspension

Above are the "new" wheels for the Aries. They are 15" Shelby Lancer CSS wheels. They should give the car a look similar to the photochop on the first page. I am planning to run a 215/55/R15 tire.

I am debating running them without the center caps for a little bit and making my own custom billet center caps. That decision will come later when the car is ready for the street.

Here is one of the wheels after the duct was cleaned off. These wheels are going to be hard to clean once they are on the car, but it will be worth it. I think they will compliment the cars 1980's (boxy) styling well, while also keeping it low key enough to still call it a sleeper.

Although I don't have pictures, I have rebuilt the K-member using Energy Suspension bushings, Moog ball joints, and Moog tie rods. I also went ahead and replaced the steering rack with a freshly rebuilt Shelby Daytona rack which has a quicker steering ratio than the standard Aries rack.

Page 1: Intro to the "Turbo K"
Page 2: The Turbo Engine (pre rebuild)
Page 3: New Parts Gathered
Page 4: Used Part Prep and Paint
Page 5: Motor Assembly
Page 6: Turbocharger
Page 7: Engine Installation
Page 8: Additional Turbo Engine Parts/Misc
Page 9: New Transmission
Page 10: Wheels, Tires, and Suspension