17 Inch Alloys on a Griffith 500?

17 Inch Alloys on a Griffith 500?

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archie1

Original Poster:

35 posts

270 months

Tuesday 4th December 2001
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Do you think they suit the car?



Greenv8s

30,244 posts

285 months

Tuesday 4th December 2001
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Do you think they suit the car?

Doesn't that kinda depend which ones you're thinking about?

Peter Humphries (and a green V8S)

tvrinbfg

1,457 posts

285 months

Tuesday 4th December 2001
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TMS have a fab looking Griffith 500 with big 17" alloys on their used section on their website.

tvrinbfg

1,457 posts

285 months

Tuesday 4th December 2001
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TMS have a fab looking Griffith 500 with big 17" alloys on their used section on their website.

mel

10,168 posts

276 months

Tuesday 4th December 2001
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Try AWI (Alloy Wheels International) Autotec in Rochester in Kent, they manufacture loads of wheels for all the big manufacturers and I'm pretty sure but not 100% that includes TVR.

GarryM

1,113 posts

284 months

Tuesday 4th December 2001
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From Peninsula web site: "New wheels include the latest Cerbera items from Raceline to fit Griffith/Chimaera in 16, 17 and 18 inch diameters. A choice of colours is also available."

As an aside: What about the handling - is the suspension up to it? I'm just surprised TVR haven't done this with the last 100 (although I see the fronts are 16 inch now).

Edited by GarryM on Tuesday 4th December 17:26

jamer

1,329 posts

292 months

Tuesday 4th December 2001
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The ones on the TMS site have grooved and drilled discs on them and look superb.

AlexHancock

466 posts

269 months

Tuesday 4th December 2001
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I've been thinking of doing the same thing, so I'd be very interested in full details from anyone who's done this.

Make, size and supplier of both wheels and tyres. Also feedback on performance.

jamer

1,329 posts

292 months

Tuesday 4th December 2001
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Ring Barry at TMS Melton on 01664 481065 to get some prices

apache

39,731 posts

285 months

Wednesday 5th December 2001
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I have 4 stud Raceline 17" all round (see profile) and use Toyo 215/40 front and 245/40 rear, don't know why you need to seek out odd profiles. Spacers x 2 on fronts. Handling is fine with these tyres as they are very pliant and I have no probs with tramlining or harshness in ride, grip is amazing. I feel they give the Griff a new lease of life lookswise