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140litre

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50 posts

222 months

Monday 19th July 2010
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A quick hello from me.
I have a '94 roadster that I bought after selling my Puma and its a whole load of green and tan fun.Just got to find a replacement for the nasty wheels on it at the mo.

piefacemate

592 posts

194 months

Tuesday 20th July 2010
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Welcome, hope you enjoy the new motor. Any pictures of it?

JFReturns

3,783 posts

194 months

Tuesday 20th July 2010
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Welcome. You can get a set of standard daisies easy enough.

bluetone

2,047 posts

242 months

Tuesday 20th July 2010
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Hello!

wavey

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3300hp v12 turbo for work
scratchchin

Quarrying?


140litre

Original Poster:

50 posts

222 months

Tuesday 20th July 2010
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Thanks. Are daisies the O.E on mx5s?
The 3300hp is a GM locomotive.

JFReturns

3,783 posts

194 months

Tuesday 20th July 2010
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Yup. My car came with some jank after markets, which were oversized. The '5 handles much better since going back to standard sized wheels.

140litre

Original Poster:

50 posts

222 months

Wednesday 21st July 2010
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Picked up some 14 inch splt rims made by Black Racing . It might be me but the car feels lighter, more nimble,and it didn't take much to unstick it.
Tyres will do for now .Who makes a decent tyre in this size?
Cheers.

skinny

5,269 posts

258 months

Thursday 22nd July 2010
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lighter wheels do make a noticeable difference on the 5

unfortunately i can't help with the tyres, i never found any decent road tyres in 14", at least not at a sensible price - it's one of the main reasons i changed to 15.

Munter

31,330 posts

264 months

Thursday 22nd July 2010
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140litre said:
Picked up some 14 inch splt rims made by Black Racing . It might be me but the car feels lighter, more nimble,and it didn't take much to unstick it.
Tyres will do for now .Who makes a decent tyre in this size?
Cheers.
Assuming the wheels are the standard width and you are after 185/60/14. I'm a fan of the Dunlop Sport Fast Response. I got 4 of those fitted for £200. But I may have got a small discount.

I actually prefer them to the Goodyear F1 GSD2 they replaced. And which can be hard to get hold of.

I think some people have fitted a slightly wider 195/55/14 and got Toyo T1Rs.

HereBeMonsters

14,180 posts

205 months

Thursday 22nd July 2010
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Munter said:
I think some people have fitted a slightly wider 195/55/14 and got Toyo T1Rs.
I'm a bit miffed that they're not going to make the R1Rs in 14".

Munter

31,330 posts

264 months

Thursday 22nd July 2010
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HereBeMonsters said:
Munter said:
I think some people have fitted a slightly wider 195/55/14 and got Toyo T1Rs.
I'm a bit miffed that they're not going to make the R1Rs in 14".
You can get the R888 in 185/60/14 if you want though.

I can never decide what to do with my 2nd set of wheels. Winter tyres, or track tyres.... scratchchin

HereBeMonsters

14,180 posts

205 months

Thursday 22nd July 2010
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Munter said:
HereBeMonsters said:
Munter said:
I think some people have fitted a slightly wider 195/55/14 and got Toyo T1Rs.
I'm a bit miffed that they're not going to make the R1Rs in 14".
You can get the R888 in 185/60/14 if you want though.
Yes, but I find them a bit aggressive for road driving. If you hit a puddle you skate rather than clear the standing water. The new R1Rs look like a good halfway between the R888 and T1R.

140litre

Original Poster:

50 posts

222 months

Thursday 22nd July 2010
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Ok thanks for the heads up on those tyres.
Now that I've got the Roadster I avoid my normal m25/A21 route to work in favour of the scenic route.
Should have got one years ago.