Definative wheel offset wanted

[raceboy]

As I'm resigned to the fact I can't afford to change cars, and to be honest I can't think of anything I really fancy thats remotely within budget I'm going to update the tried and trusted Chimaera with a bit of bling.
I fancy 17's on the front and 18's on the back.
Now the thing is if I walk into my local wheel emporium and say 'it's to fit a TVR' I'm going to get a blank look, I roughly know what wheel I want but I need a definative answer as to PCD/Offset, so what should it be for a 94 Chimaera?

[Chauch]

I recently removed my standard wheels and they were:

Front 7J * 15 ET25
Rear 7.5J * 16 ET33

The stud pattern is 4 * 108

You can have a play with what works on here: www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp

I have just gone for 17 * 7.5J with an effective offset of 28 all round and I am really pleased with them although marginally less on the front would have been better IMO.

You can see how they look in my profile...

Edited by Chauch on Sunday 1st October 22:02

[antonyj]

Basically , you need peugeot offsets and ford offsets, I think.

If you say this in the wheel shop it may get you further.
When I tried , our local maxpower shop bascially cried off at the mention of TVR, even though I knew the offsets.

[v8sag]

If you do a search here,loads should come up.
IMO,to many people are still under rimming,you can safely go up 1/2" in width,infact 8"fr's and 9"r's will fit when doing your homework.

[antonyj]

v8sag said:

people are still under rimming

Is that like "muffin the mule?"



I'll get me coat

[raceboy]

v8sag said:

If you do a search here,loads should come up.

And about 15 different answers hence the 'definative' bit.
Just got to teach myself PhotoShop as well so I can see what it might look like.

[bigdods]

Silverstone performance do a nice set of wheels for the chimaera 17" Front 18" rear

http://domain936675.sites.fasthosts.c

[raceboy]

I'm not going into the whole 'Silverstone wheels issue' again.
I want cross-spokes not radials anyway

[chimy]

On my 1998 5l with power stearing, I fitted 18 inch all round, 8 inch on the front and 9 inch on the back with standard offsets 25 and 35, fitted with Falken 452s 225 x 35 on the front and 255 x 35 on the rear. Love it to bits. Just under £1000.

[macdeb]

I found wheel suppliers very unhelpful at the mention of TVR. Tied myself in knots about offsets. When you consider that TVR fitted 16" estorils to the last 100 Griff's, I doubt very much that they had 100 wheels made with different offsets just for these cars. Also, when I had mine set up at a very reputable garage specialising in suspension set-ups, they said it was splitting hairs and they have raced with much success cars with compromised offsets. You may want to run with 2-3mm spacers at front at worst. I'd rather not. Just trying to help.

[sparkythecat]

I recall reading somewhere that if you increased the road wheel diameter, it was necessary to fit 'stops' on the steering rack to prevent fouling resulting an increase in turning circle.

Is that really true?

[victormeldrew]

sparkythecat said:

I recall reading somewhere that if you increased the road wheel diameter, it was necessary to fit 'stops' on the steering rack to prevent fouling resulting an increase in turning circle.

Is that really true?

Depends on many things, like the tyre profile being used (overall circumference may be the same or less with lower profile tyres), the width, and the offset.