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GTRene
7,762 posts
93 months
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what tires do you have on those 8.5 and 9.5J
in this set up can it also handle 255 series?
when you do a engine update say 4.3/4.5 or even LS3/7 then you could need some extra rubber.
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FactoryPilot
Original Poster
1,328 posts
85 months
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Stick with the std tyre sizes, regardless of 8.5 or 9.5.
You could go with a 265 on the back instead of std 255, but I think you would prob have issues with the tyres sticking out from the arches too much.
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Laser Sag
1,044 posts
112 months
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I stayed with the 255s on the front but put 265s on the rear and have not had any problems although from past posts some people have had problems when increasing tyre sizes. Seem to remember that when TVR Power were doing the 19" Jade R wheels they were using 275s on the rear.
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Ron98
147 posts
25 months
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FactoryPilot said: For all 4 inc VAT, postage and a small charge for using credit card, they came to £852.00, which I think is pretty good value for money. I just got the tyres from my old spiders swapped straight over. Sold getting some love um same mat black on lazer blue
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GTrr
1,495 posts
151 months
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Good looking wheels.
but IMHO nothing beats the spiders for looks.
Why don't we do a group buy to have spiders made but in a stronger/light weight version? Odd that none of the dealers/specialists considered this. Or is there a copy right of some sort?
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TVR_owner
3,305 posts
60 months
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GTrr said: Good looking wheels.
but IMHO nothing beats the spiders for looks.
Why don't we do a group buy to have spiders made but in a stronger/light weight version? Odd that none of the dealers/specialists considered this. Or is there a copy right of some sort? If they were better, they would sell less... 
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D14 AYS
3,651 posts
79 months
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I don't get the whole spiders are soft and buckle and all that nonsense, I have probably driven 40,000 miles on spiders ( including track days ) and never had a problem with them!
Spiders are very hard to beat looks wise on the later cars imo.
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GTRene
7,762 posts
93 months
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Laser Sag said: I stayed with the 255s on the front but put 265s on the rear and have not had any problems although from past posts some people have had problems when increasing tyre sizes. Seem to remember that when TVR Power were doing the 19" Jade R wheels they were using 275s on the rear. Ah, I see now that the standard was 255 all round...I thought I read somewhere 235. then indeed 255 will go :-) that original pretty wide up front, did not expect that. then I guess indeed that a 275 on the rear is possible, depends also a bit which brand of tire...some are much wider then others, I had Dunlop and Falken and Michelin, but now Contisport 5P and those are in the same size, say the front 235, about 1 cm wider then those from the other brands in 235, didn't expect that, and when there's not much room not counts... edit: it was a T350c story I was confused with, those came with 225 front and 235 rear...I thought the Sagaris uses the same...maybe that explains also a bit in the better Sagaris lap times  could a T350c handle the same tire set-up as the Sagaris? or... sorry for the thread drift ;-)
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loud430
333 posts
52 months
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hi factory pilot, i saw your sag at str8six yesterday, those wheels look great, good job! 
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Laser Sag
1,044 posts
112 months
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D14 AYS said: I don't get the whole spiders are soft and buckle and all that nonsense, I have probably driven 40,000 miles on spiders ( including track days ) and never had a problem with them!
Spiders are very hard to beat looks wise on the later cars imo. All that nonsense is 3 repairs in 2 years for me for buckled wheels, talking to John the owner of the Tamaris he needs 2 repairing, also they are heavy for what they are. You and many others prefer the spiders thats great, some of us prefer an alternative, surely it is each to their own. Still find it surprising that a company which offered so many options on paint, interior etc only evere had the one wheel design for the T cars.
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Hollowpockets
4,768 posts
85 months
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Laser Sag said: one wheel design for the T cars. It is quite a poor effort when you say it like that! I love the spider, these rota's look good but i've still not seen anything that i prefer to the spider. (had sp12's on my t350 but gone off them) On the nobles we got speedline to agree to make a batch for a group buy of their corsa wheels, much lighter and stronger than the standard wheels (same story as tvr then) so surely if 10/12 owners agreed on a nice wheel a company would make them. Graham
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daveparry
894 posts
69 months
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Cracking wheels on a superb looking car!
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GTrr
1,495 posts
151 months
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TVR_owner said: If they were better, they would sell less... True but if there is a better alternative, they could do a lot of sales that way too. You know a rim manufacturer that could do it? BTW you still have the same email adress? want to discuss something.
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TVR_owner
3,305 posts
60 months
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GTrr said: True but if there is a better alternative, they could do a lot of sales that way too.
You know a rim manufacturer that could do it? Not sure who would manufacture them Gerjo, but I suspect for what they would cost, having some nice lightweight 3 peice split rims would be preferable. You seem to get what you pay for. We changed the wheels on Linda's Tamora last year, because they were slightly out of round - very very slight, but enough to annoy. Brand new 4 wheels were less than what I would have expected to pay for one good forged light wheel. We now have 4 very servicable wheels (if you're not a fussy sort) in excellent cosmetic order that would make good track day wheels for someone.
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GTrr
1,495 posts
151 months
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TVR_owner said: Not sure who would manufacture them Gerjo, but I suspect for what they would cost, having some nice lightweight 3 peice split rims would be preferable. You seem to get what you pay for. We changed the wheels on Linda's Tamora last year, because they were slightly out of round - very very slight, but enough to annoy. Brand new 4 wheels were less than what I would have expected to pay for one good forged light wheel. We now have 4 very servicable wheels (if you're not a fussy sort) in excellent cosmetic order that would make good track day wheels for someone. Don't have any problems with the spiders myself, even including several trackdays etc. And indeed, they are relatively cheap. mailed you off-line on another matter
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crimbo
895 posts
97 months
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 below is what I would like, super aggresive with a lot of dish on the back 
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Don1
8,977 posts
77 months
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Hollowpockets
4,768 posts
85 months
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crimbo said: below is what I would like I would like your tail pipes! 
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FactoryPilot
Original Poster
1,328 posts
85 months
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loud430 said: hi factory pilot, i saw your sag at str8six yesterday, those wheels look great, good job! Hey thanks Are you from Amersham? On my way back, about 10.30/11ish I saw a blue Chim on the outskirts heading towards Wycombe...
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GTrr
1,495 posts
151 months
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[quote=crimbo] these are brilliant, what are they?
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