Tyres outside the arch...the Law???
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Ive just bought some wide deep dish wheels for my corolla and the arches need to be rolled to fit them! I was wondering what the law is concerning how much of the wheel/tyre is allowed to be outside the arch (if any) so I know how far I have to go?
Ill be running stretched Tyres so the tread will be well in the arch.
I went to a VW show yesterday and a lot of the cars had wide wheels with stretch tyres with the rim well outside the arch!
My MOT guy thinks your allowed some outside but was looking into how much exactly. He also says its mostly down to tyre tread as to reduce water spray!!
Does anyone know?
Cheers!
Ill be running stretched Tyres so the tread will be well in the arch.
I went to a VW show yesterday and a lot of the cars had wide wheels with stretch tyres with the rim well outside the arch!
My MOT guy thinks your allowed some outside but was looking into how much exactly. He also says its mostly down to tyre tread as to reduce water spray!!
Does anyone know?
Cheers!
I believe the rule is that when viewed from directly above the wheel the tread of the tyre should not be visible it's for the central 80%, front to rear not side to side, of the wheel Visible sidewall and rim is acceptable. Overstretched tyres may be failed.
http://www.motester.co.uk/cog.html
http://www.motester.co.uk/cog.html
sniff petrol said:
It may be something to do with spray being kicked up on a wet motorway.
No it actually because of the horrific injuries that were caused in the day before we had fairings around the wheels. Basically if you clip somebody even slightly(even at 5 mph), the tyre digs/catches into the flesh of the leg, as the wheel rotates it strips the skin and muscle off the bone until the tyre disengages through rotation. Obviously its very difficult to reconstruct this blunt damage and often the pedestrian would lose their leg.Still a lot of mixed views but nothing on paper from any forum ive posted this on!?!?!?!?
There must be something somewhere!!
To be honest I dont think it will be that bad on my car when Ive done it but Im just interested in how the Law looks at these things and how they dont seem to have anything official to throw at us?????
There must be something somewhere!!
To be honest I dont think it will be that bad on my car when Ive done it but Im just interested in how the Law looks at these things and how they dont seem to have anything official to throw at us?????
UNCLE SILVIA said:
Still a lot of mixed views but nothing on paper from any forum ive posted this on!?!?!?!?
There must be something somewhere!!
To be honest I dont think it will be that bad on my car when Ive done it but Im just interested in how the Law looks at these things and how they dont seem to have anything official to throw at us?????
Try on http://retrorides.proboards86.com - they like a bit of tyre stretching.There must be something somewhere!!
To be honest I dont think it will be that bad on my car when Ive done it but Im just interested in how the Law looks at these things and how they dont seem to have anything official to throw at us?????
I definitive answer to this would be good, my sprint/hillclimb car gets MOT'd with narrow wheels/tyres fitted, they are my wets, but with the dry tyres on the tyre wall sticks out proud of the arches, but the tread is within the arches. I know one day a scrutineer is going to comment on this and something to back up the legality of this would be good.
protruding Tyre's are covered under the Road vehicles (construction and Use) Regulations 1986 part 11 subsection 20 to 28
If you wish to see in writing the exact wording of the regulation you can buy a copy of the regs from http://www.opsi.gov.uk/
Basically when looking down the side of the vehicle from above no TREAD must be visible pst the bodywork. You are liable to pulled otherwise. There are also regs on how much of an arc the mud flap needs to cover of the tyre if you have exposed wheels (a la caterham)
If you wish to see in writing the exact wording of the regulation you can buy a copy of the regs from http://www.opsi.gov.uk/
Basically when looking down the side of the vehicle from above no TREAD must be visible pst the bodywork. You are liable to pulled otherwise. There are also regs on how much of an arc the mud flap needs to cover of the tyre if you have exposed wheels (a la caterham)
sjn2004 said:
sniff petrol said:
It may be something to do with spray being kicked up on a wet motorway.
No it actually because of the horrific injuries that were caused in the day before we had fairings around the wheels. Basically if you clip somebody even slightly(even at 5 mph), the tyre digs/catches into the flesh of the leg, as the wheel rotates it strips the skin and muscle off the bone until the tyre disengages through rotation. Obviously its very difficult to reconstruct this blunt damage and often the pedestrian would lose their leg.OwenK said:
sjn2004 said:
sniff petrol said:
It may be something to do with spray being kicked up on a wet motorway.
No it actually because of the horrific injuries that were caused in the day before we had fairings around the wheels. Basically if you clip somebody even slightly(even at 5 mph), the tyre digs/catches into the flesh of the leg, as the wheel rotates it strips the skin and muscle off the bone until the tyre disengages through rotation. Obviously its very difficult to reconstruct this blunt damage and often the pedestrian would lose their leg.To my knowledge, aside from some vintage cars, to have a truly "open wheel" is illegal.
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