@Foleydb posted:
- I've not seen mention of aluminum wheels (vs., I imagine, standard steel wheels in the "Wide 5 Wheel and Tire Package" on the Suby build sheet?) before, so this is new.
- I don't see that a front sway bar is standard on the Beck Suby 550, and it's not listed as a formal option, so this too is something new.
- Upgraded Willwood front disc brakes are interesting, and I'd love to know more about which brakes are standard and which you suggest.
So all of these are open questions and I'd love to learn more.
1. Vintage Greg has come up with and gotten the Vintage190 wheels manufactured. Wide5 4.5 and 5.5 inch in either powdercoat silver or black or polished aluminum. They are very light and nicely made cast wheels. I have a set and I'm a big fan.
2. Front swaybars are not standard on any Spyders, talk to Carey about having one fitted. I'm a fan, and have 15 years of seat time in Spyders. The front bar keeps the car flatter in corners and especially transitions side to side.
3. The Wilwood caliper brakes from Airkewld work VERY well. However, combined with the wider track of the brakes and the slightly less backspace of the 4.5" Vintage190s, talk to Carey about fitment. My car has a 2" narrowed beam(fit is perfect with respect to track width). I don't know if there's room to do that on a Beck. I have a Vintage which uses 2" tubing for the main rails where the beam is welded instead of the larger 3" tubing on the Beck frame.
I've gotten hit by bugs coming from the side of the windshield maybe twice in 45,000 miles. I have a glass windshield. You can wear a baseball cap the normal way and it won't blow off. It will buffet but not come off. I know nothing about the plastic windscreens.