Pics of Chimaeras with after-market alloys
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Re the above - you do need to get the ride heights correct, either by adjusting the ride height itself if you have adjustable dampers, or by fitting rear tyres of the correct aspect ratio.
They are a lot better arse up, and your bonnet may well flap at speed if the rear is too low. Not to speak of the handling - TVR knew what they were doing when they specced the standard car with 15/16 inch wheels.
Re the above - you do need to get the ride heights correct, either by adjusting the ride height itself if you have adjustable dampers, or by fitting rear tyres of the correct aspect ratio.
They are a lot better arse up, and your bonnet may well flap at speed if the rear is too low. Not to speak of the handling - TVR knew what they were doing when they specced the standard car with 15/16 inch wheels.
The RL7 cerb things that were discussed a couple dozen posts ago. Need painting but I wanted to get them fitted right first, going to go up a size on the rear tyres.
Yeah, that photo was taken with the suspension settings for the standard wheels, I wanted to find a bit of a flat surface to set it up. Front has been lowered now but definately need a bigger profile rear tyre.
Yeah, that photo was taken with the suspension settings for the standard wheels, I wanted to find a bit of a flat surface to set it up. Front has been lowered now but definately need a bigger profile rear tyre.
Edited by s p a c e m a n on Monday 2nd September 12:47
QBee said:
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re a lot better arse up, and your bonnet may well flap at speed if the rear is too low. Not to speak of the handling - TVR knew what they were doing when they specced the standard car with 15/16 inch wheels.
I would question that, my old Chimaera handled so much better with 16's all roundre a lot better arse up, and your bonnet may well flap at speed if the rear is too low. Not to speak of the handling - TVR knew what they were doing when they specced the standard car with 15/16 inch wheels.
Markh said:
QBee said:
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re a lot better arse up, and your bonnet may well flap at speed if the rear is too low. Not to speak of the handling - TVR knew what they were doing when they specced the standard car with 15/16 inch wheels.
I would question that, my old Chimaera handled so much better with 16's all roundre a lot better arse up, and your bonnet may well flap at speed if the rear is too low. Not to speak of the handling - TVR knew what they were doing when they specced the standard car with 15/16 inch wheels.
QBee said:
And mine handles so much better arse up on 15/16s or 17/18s than on my other option, 205/40/17s all round. Horses for courses. Its in for a full geo and change of dampers all round at the moment, so expect to see me visiting a hedge backwards somewhere near you in the very near future as I test the limits!!
Good luck with that, I am going back 10 years or so, I had teh wheels, Nitrons fitted and set up by Steve Guglielmi (of Tuscan challenge fame) was so much nice than the wheelbarrow look GASMONKEYGARAGE said:
AZEV 17" ALL ROUND,not sure they make them anymore,only ever seen one other set.
Azev Type M's, still shown on their website. 
http://www.azev.com/alufelgen/felgen/
raceboy said:
GASMONKEYGARAGE said:
AZEV 17" ALL ROUND,not sure they make them anymore,only ever seen one other set.
Azev Type M's, still shown on their website. http://www.azev.com/alufelgen/felgen/
I would go with 16 front 17 rear,as 17 on front left the tyre wall to thin compared to the rear
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Golflion said:
Snap!
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