18" wheels

[fastbikes76]

Do 18" wheels clear the front discs on the R8 ? Just toying slightly with the idea of finding some 18's as a spare set of wheels .

[preciousmetal]

fastbikes76 said:

Do 18" wheels clear the front discs on the R8 ? Just toying slightly with the idea of finding some 18's as a spare set of wheels .

ian - Araf will know, think he has had practice

[ARAF]

No. Radially, the caliper stick out about 3mm too much. Some have said they do, but I've never seen it, nor ever found any that do. Rears are not a problem. I have two sets of 18s here (that never got tried), one BMW, and the other is Monaro, and you're welcome to try both at some time.

This is why we went with the Wortecs. 18s fit and are very comfy, though I think it will be a few sets of tyres at £100 per corner before the brakes are paid for.

Edited by ARAF on Thursday 10th July 21:26

[jameshsv]

ARAF said:

No. Radially, the caliper stick out about 3mm too much. Some have said they do, but I've never seen it, nor ever found any that do. Rears are not a problem. I have two sets of 18s here (that never got tried), one BMW, and the other is Monaro, and you're welcome to try both at some time.

This is why we went with the Wortecs. 18s fit and are very comfy, though I think it will be a few sets of tyres at £100 per corner before the brakes are paid for.

Edited by ARAF on Thursday 10th July 21:26

Are the 18" inch bmw wheels lighter than the monaro wheels.

[jameshsv]

ARAF said:

No. Radially, the caliper stick out about 3mm too much. Some have said they do, but I've never seen it, nor ever found any that do. Rears are not a problem. I have two sets of 18s here (that never got tried), one BMW, and the other is Monaro, and you're welcome to try both at some time.

This is why we went with the Wortecs. 18s fit and are very comfy, though I think it will be a few sets of tyres at £100 per corner before the brakes are paid for.

Edited by ARAF on Thursday 10th July 21:26

Are the 18" inch bmw wheels lighter than the monaro wheels.

[ARAF]

jameshsv said:

ARAF said:

No. Radially, the caliper stick out about 3mm too much. Some have said they do, but I've never seen it, nor ever found any that do. Rears are not a problem. I have two sets of 18s here (that never got tried), one BMW, and the other is Monaro, and you're welcome to try both at some time.

This is why we went with the Wortecs. 18s fit and are very comfy, though I think it will be a few sets of tyres at £100 per corner before the brakes are paid for.

Edited by ARAF on Thursday 10th July 21:26

Are the 18" inch bmw wheels lighter than the monaro wheels.

I don't know. We've only just got the Monaro wheels, and they are different to yours. Also, the Monaro wheels have no tyres on, but the AC Schnitzer BMW ones do. I would weight an ACS wheel & tyre for you, but as the VE uses a taller tyre, it will give you a skewed comparison as there's more rubber.

[fastbikes76]

jameshsv said:

Are the 18" inch bmw wheels lighter than the monaro wheels.

Dunno about Ro ones but my maths tells me the Titanic was lighter than my VXR8 wheels

[KMud]

CV8 18x8 are ~13.5 kg/piece.

[jameshsv]

KMud said:

CV8 18x8 are ~13.5 kg/piece.

Do you still have spares.!

[ARAF]

(Monaro) wheels I have are 14kg, and a new tyre is 11.5kg (as I have a pair in the garage).

You'll have to wait a while for the BMW weight, but IIRC on the VXR8, the 19" BMWs were saving about 7.5kg a corner.

[KMud]

jameshsv said:

Do you still have spares.!

Yes, 4 of them, and the CV8 spare! Barely worth selling, seemingly worthless.

[jameshsv]

KMud said:

Yes, 4 of them, and the CV8 spare! Barely worth selling, seemingly worthless.

always worth something.I may no someone who may be in need.

[jameshsv]

will cv8 wheels fit ok on the back of a R8!

[KMud]

jameshsv said:

always worth something.I may no someone who may be in need.

I know a chap half-way across the country that would appreciate them, but they are heavy and take up a lot of space in a vehicle...it was a bugger when I went to swap my alloys over to say the least! One wheel on each seat, one in the boot...