Posts by NNEVES57

once you cut the plastic it will need to be sanded and all that to look good.

i bought bigger pieces of mesh so that i can fit that to the hole. The hole is the key

SoCal , I am going to follow the lines from the top and then install the mesh underneath so it will be larger and i can screw it in with the rivnut. you can leave as much as you want to the sides of the piece underneath without causing an issue as well having the nuts to the outside of the hole about 1/4". The double sided tape thing sounds good and probably looks better from the top, however, once it gets wet or too hot, will that piece fall off going down the road? i dont want that. I think the screws will look ok as long as you paint them or something. With the piece on the top portion where the majority of the air flow will go through, i am taking the mesh up under the bolts closest to the sling and then putting two rivnuts on the outside. That should hold with no problems. Otherwise i need to think of a way to connect it at the very top of the design. Which rivnut is my go to for now. lol.

as for amount of air flow, on the 2015 model, the fender well has those three holes on the bottom of the mudguard, and that takes some pressure off. I am sure it wont allow a "ton" of air through but it will help reduce it, along with the side hood vents.

you have to cut it out, you can use a dremel or rotary and cut it out. the person that did those in the pic said he used 3m double sided tape to make them stick. I am not going to chance it and i am going to use pop rivets. I was debating whether i should use my RIVNUT that way i can screw and unscrew them if i need to replace or fix them. Because pop rivets are not easy to remove and would mess up the plastic if something happens.

I am wanting to do this to help on the air flow through the fender area. At higher speeds this would help reduce that front end lift and resistance behind the wheel.

yes the side hood vents. I ordered them on the 26th and cant wait to get them installed. I also now have something else i can do cause i seen a guy on one of the facebook forums that did it so now i am doing that in the next couple of days.

well i am hoping to get them in very soon so that i can add them on. I keep looking at the website hoping it will change to shipped lol.

I have the stock calipers also, I painted them Yellow to match my scheme, but which calipers are the best to get?

nice, I bought the rotary tool that Dave told me to get from Home Depot. He said that is the one they use on all their cuts. Those look really good. fits your theme nice. I did the trinity style instead. thought it would fit the batman theme better

Quote from chavey2

Not hard - just "do-it-yourself-vasectomy" scary to cut into the SS. There is a sub-frame right under the hood that you just trace around with your rotary tool or jig saw. The covers cover that cut anyways so no worries even if you screw up a little.

i think that is the part that i am most worried about, how much of my cut might be seen. But if it is completely covered then there should be no worries. Thanks. did you install them on your also? do you have pics?

so is hard doing the cutout? I ordered mine and am anxiously awaiting them coming in. I bought the rotary that Dave @ddmworks said was the best to use and that they use. I cant wait to get them installed. I am excited. Its been awhile since i added a mod. lol.

so it isnt hard doing the cutout? I ordered mine and am anxiously awaiting them coming in. I bought the rotary that Dave @ddmworks said was the best to use and that they use. I cant wait to get them installed. I am excited. Its been awhile since i added a mod. lol.

I have not had any issues or problems at all with Allstate. I like what they have done so far. I have used them since 2017 so 5 years now and never a problem.

Quote from BKL

Always use the manufacturer's website to determine what the manufacturer has determined is the minimum or maximum tire size for a given rim. While most manufacturers will use the same specs, some differ. Keep in mind that running a tire on a wheel the manufacturer has determined is inappropriate may increase the chances of having an unfortunate event.

Here's a link to the tire NNEVES57 referred to - https://www.nittotire.com/suv-…0v-luxury-truck-suv-tire/. Nitto recommends a rim between 10.5 - 11.5" with an ideal size of an 11.0" wide rim. Personally, I wouldn't recommend that tire for the Slingshot, especially since it's designed for a much heavier vehicle such as an SUV/CUV or light truck. It's also an asymmetric tire. Some folks don't like running an asymmetric tire on the rear of the Slingshot, but I didn't encounter any problems when I ran an asymmetric Sumitomo HTR ZIII on the rear of my Slingshot several years ago.

from all the research and everything, 315 is the widest i can put on the 10.5 rim, but with it being 22 i want more sidewall. and 30 is the best i can tell without hitting the swingarm. This is probably something that will get moved to the right and have to wait until i am forced into a new shoe. for now, i have some tread left to burn off. Thanks for the advice it is truly appreciated.

so you said you have motocycle insurance through USAA? They told me they wouldnt insure motorcycles. I have had to get it outside from other companies since the dawn of time lol. I have been with USAA since 2000 and still cant do motorcycle insurance. I have had allstate for my sling

I have found that a few "cars" have actually ran 315/30R22 without issue, they were on camaro's i believe. The only issue they ran into was having to roll their wheelwell to fit the larger tire. We shouldnt have that issue as, well, NO wheel well. I would have to change my whole rim appearance if i tried to go to a 12" rim. I dont want to have to go that route but I want a bigger tire. I did come across charts for tires and all of them state that the largest tire to go on a 10.5 rim is 295, but those charts are also quoting that it is a 20" rim. Mine are 22x10.5 and have seen larger tires on them. There is a lot to consider i guess. I dont want to be out riding and cause the tire is just a little too big, the bead pops and i end up with a flat tire and even worse end up wrecking the sling due to loss of control. Not good.

See now ya gone and done it, ya talked me out of getting bigger tires. I am stuck with 305s. ugg. you just made my wife very happy. lol

Quote from SoCal

Perhaps a 305/30/22?? This would give you a tad more diameter and perhaps a little bit more protection.

I am looking to get anything i can at this point lol. I am looking at a 315/30zr22 its called a Nitto NT420V. it costs 360 a tire. I dont know if it will rub or cause issues though and the tire store that i am wanting to put it on says they have absolutely NO CLUE. I wonder how they ever got into business if they dont know their own business lol.

How is the XAV-AX7000? i have the 1000 and want to change it. its not picking up radio signal and well isnt quite loud enough for me now a days.

So the Proxes ST III - i was reading the reviews from a few websites, of course by differing vehicle owners, one from a truck owner said it was the next best thing to slice bread and the only vehicle similar in a close proximity to how slingers ride was a porsche Macan and this was his review:

They slide as it seems they maybe don’t have a have Silica mixture(I’m guessing here) but they are harder tires.
Where this is nice is hitting pot holes etc on the road. They do that like a champ.
So if you commute into NYC lets say, these are great for the rough roads.
But performance wise they aren’t made for it. Good for the price but you get what you pay for. Very slick in light rain! For Deep snow they are great as the tread pattern is really aggressive.

Quote from SoCal

my rims are 20 x 10.5. The way I’m reading tire selection from a safety standpoint I think a 305 is the widest you could go. I had a 305 proxy on my rear tire two tires ago and it worked just fine. However being the Scottish person that I am I am now running 285 30 20 as once you go past 285 and gain maybe 3/16 of an inch in tire width the prices go to the moon.

well i think at this point, running a 305/25zr22, spending a couple hundred dollars on shoes is better than having to replace the entire 3 wheels due to a pothole. My rims were custom by Roaring Toyz and you cant get just one rim remade. So If I bust a rim, I have to buy the whole set and i would rather get more meat between the rim and the road because here in Virginia, They have started POTHOLE FARMING and wow is business booming.

Quote from chavey2

I'm running a 335/25R22 and it's probably got about 1/2" in additional height that I could do. You'll hit the curve in the swing arm before you hit the height or width.

Looking at the Discount Tire Size Calculator, there is no way to get a 45 aspect ration on a 22 and fit. You could do a 305/30 if you could find one.

When I was looking at 22" tires, I only found 6 that would fit. 3 of them were in the $600 range, 2 of them were no-names in the sub $200 range, so I went with the Toyo ST III at $250.

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Another 1/2" is better than nothing. I am tired of hitting potholes and coming close to ruining the rim altogether. At least it will have a little bit of a chance to fight back lol