New wheels

[davidn]

Only took 3 months, spent last few days driving in the middle of the road trying not to kerb them, well it does say tear along dotted line on my license.



David


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[EdT]

phwoar! These are the wheels from Germany, right?
Really looks good Dave, nice one.

Can you re-fit the TVR logos ? And what happended about the offsets etc ??

Ed



>> Edited by EdT on Saturday 19th April 19:01

[rako]

V.V. impressed!Look fantastic.

[d1bble]

very nice!

[davidn]

Ed, yeah, Rondel from Germany, rear offsets were only 2mm different so no real problem, front offsets did concern me at first but I had a thought, the last 100 Griffs had the std rear rims fitted to the front with their 37.5mm offset, where the orginals are 25mm, so the 35mm of the new wheels is actually closer to original than the last 100 Griffs. I checked, double checked and checked again all the clearance points and there's plenty of room, get full lock no problem, in fact since reducing the front from 225 to 215 they don't rub anymore. Ride is a bit firmer on the front but turn in more direct. Holes for wheel centre too small for TVR caps unfortunately but a small price to pay to be mobile again.
David

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David...

well worth the wait and effort i'd say!

put the details up, so we can all get them !

[EdT]

Dave - going to the Somerset bash in July ?

Ed

[davidn]

The wheels are made in Germany by Rondel & you can order them from Autobahn in Norfolk who are very helpful and good to do business with.
www.autobahn.uk.com/
Model no. is Type 70 and they come in 17" x 7.5j ET35mm offset on a FORD 108PCD 4 stud, cost for 4 direct from Germany including postage & VAT £620. Comes with spigot rings, centre caps and nuts. Odered mine on a Tuesday morning and arrived on Thursday afternoon direct from Germany.
Good luck with them, I am sure you won't be disappointed.
Ed What's the Somerset bash BTW, otherhalfes parents live in Shepton Mallet so could be worth a look.
Cheers all
David

[EdT]

Dave - www.tvrcc-bristol.co.uk

follow the 'Gang on the Green' link you'll see there

July 20th. Seems like a 'lot' of TVRs will be there

Ed