Tyres and chassis paint

[trickjohn]

Hi all,

Can anyone tell me what the original chassis or similar paint is called, as I need to get a 2 pack mixed - Friday spraying, then it starts going back together - at last I can see some light, I maybe able to match it by some of my old photos. Having a name would make it easier.

Tyres - whats the widest, thats possible to get on the alloy oz s3 wheels ? I think I may need a bit more grip when it gets back on the road.

Thanks in advance for any advise

BR
Sean

[Barkychoc]

The important thing with tyres is to retain as far as possible the original diameter, so if you go wider you have to go down in profile. (Changing the diameter changes the gearing and also means the speedo won't be accurate).

Original is 205/60x15 = 225/55x15 which are an exact match for diameter.

I wouldn't go any wider - and I'm assuming here that 225's fit without problems - I don't actually know that.

Remember the wider you go the heavier the steering gets

The original chassis paint was actually a powder coat process and TVR used whatever colour they had handy at the time - I wouldn't try too hard to apply any science!

Chris

[trickjohn]

Cheers Chris - I will ask them to mix me some red.

BR

Sean

[costina]

Toyo T1R's are good also R888's (Road legal slick) are very good in the dry

Paul

[clarenceboddiger]

trickjohn said:

Tyres - whats the widest, thats possible to get on the alloy oz s3 wheels ? I think I may need a bit more grip when it gets back on the road.

Sean,
I have very limited knowledge of tyre choice but I do remember attending a presentation by Avon Tyres back in the 80s, part of which related to choice of tyre width. Basically they explained how the materials used have a coefficient of friction, this in conjunction with the pressure which the weight of the car pushed the tyre onto the road with dictated the grip of the tyre, they then gave a demonstration of how putting too big an area of tyre on the road for a given weight of vehicle actually reduced the amount of grip available. All a bit scientific I know, but worth looking into before spending a fortune.
There are probably a few people on here who could recommend a good combination of tyre model/size.