Can anyone tell me what kit this is? Front bumper apron, arches, side skirts and rear bumper apron. I think it's the Zender kit but I'm not 100%. I know the spoiler isn't part of it.
yes, looks like Zender, making it very nice and high quality. i had the full kit on my 156, though with the 'bib' spoiler on the boot (i'm not a fan of the shopping trolley handle ).
I'm not interested in buying the car but I will be getting this kit for my V6 minus the small spoiler with the light in as I'm fond of my shopping trolley handle. Gonna finish it off with the GTA 17" speedline alloys with spacers to bring the tyres out in line with the Zender arches. All sitting on Eibach coilovers.
I think this Bella looks great with this kit and mines the same colour so I'm hoping mine will look just as sweet
Gonna finish it off with the GTA 17" speedline alloys with spacers to bring the tyres out in line with the Zender arches. All sitting on Eibach coilovers.
the Zender wheel arches are cosmetic and fit atop the originals. so the actual 'track' of the car/wheels is not wider. as such, as long as you get the offset of the wheels correct, spacers are unnecessary. i had 7.5" wide wheels (18x7.5) and from memory my offset was +38mm. this sat nicely, no spacers. the only rubbing that occurred was when the rears were under heavy load (eg: 3 rear passengers) with slight rubbing of the black liner inside the wheel arches. very occasionally the fronts rubber on full long and under load (eg: turning up onto a steepish driveway). my car was lowered with Eibac Pro Kit springs.
You'll need to roll the rear arches with anything wider than the GTA wheels and 225/45 tyres.
Good luck should look really good - this is my favourite kit for the 156, better than the GTA bodykit IMO
The Zender arches are about 1cm wider than the standard arches so would easily take wider wheels although certainly not essential. I have GTA wheels with 225/45 tyres and these just touch the arch when fully loaded - offset is 35mm.
the Zender arches of course stick out more, but they do not widen the insides of the original wheel arch! so you can't stick on wider wheels/lower offset without the same risk of rubbing compared with a car without the kit. that is, the wheels you stick on the stock car are exactly the same as the wheels that will fit with the Zender kit in place.
not unless you modify the inner lip of the wheel arch, by either cutting/respraying or rolling them up/in.
You'd need to be careful if you decide to fit spacers to the rear. Anything more than 3-4mm should be a hub-centric spacer which are a minimum of 10mm wide.
BUT a 10mm wide spacer may foul on the wheel bearing cap in the brake disc (mine did) so you need maybe 15mm spacers
Correct.
For example:
A std 6.5x16" ET40 rim with a 15mm spacer, will sit in the same position as an aftermarket 6.5x16" ET25 rim.
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