Upgrade of alloy wheels
Discussion
front: 7 x 15 ET25
rear: 7,5 x 16 ET 35
there are several brands that have these in 16/17/18 inch, it's a matter of a thourough (and long) search.
a few mm plus or minus for the ET size doesn't matter.
I've ended up with Technomagnesio 16" front, 17" rear, and they are great
make sure you fit Toyo Proxes T1-S with these bigger wheels
rear: 7,5 x 16 ET 35
there are several brands that have these in 16/17/18 inch, it's a matter of a thourough (and long) search.
a few mm plus or minus for the ET size doesn't matter.
I've ended up with Technomagnesio 16" front, 17" rear, and they are great
make sure you fit Toyo Proxes T1-S with these bigger wheels
I am looking to upgrade the alooys on my 4.3 griff to seventeens all round. Most of the companies who sell aftermarket wheels say they dont stock anything for my car, does anyone know the correct offset, pcd, etc, as i have been led to belive that ford offset will fit.
Mine are inset 1" at the front and 1.25" at the rear, but I've seen several different offsets quoted, some as high as 40mm.
Ultimately, the width determines the offset. If you're keeping the same width, you should aim to keep the same offset. The best way to do this is to get the people who supply (and presumably fit) your new wheels to measure the old ones for you. In any case, you would be wise to try one on front and rear and check they clear everything over the whole range of steering and suspension travel.
Cheers,
Peter Humphries (and a green V8S)
TVR and original in the same sentence. I could fill a book with the differences between my car and the one produced straight afterwards!
But it didn't include 17 inch wheels, exhaust boxes with more scars than the Terminator, interiors that have more ally than a smelting plant, blue neon lights in the wheel arches....
Each to their own as they say.
I think you'll find the ally content actually has increased over the years. Its what the customer wants so its what they get - one thing TVR get right (because they can) is small evolutionary steps responding to market demand.
interiors that have more ally than a smelting plant
I agree with IPAddis - TVR's are as unique as a fingerprint.
Look at the last of the Griff's, they came with OZ type multispoke wheels. Should their buyers be asking for a refund because they don't have seven spokes?
Nothing wrong with a taseful set of aftermarket 17" wheels - look at Kernikis as an example.
19560 said: If you are going to fit 17" wheels to the rear then I assume that you will be using 245/40 profile tyres; this will require a minimum 8" rim for the tyres - see the tyre manufacturer's tables.
I would be careful with wider rims, better to stick to 7 front and 7,5 rear; this is what I did and ended up with 225/45/16 front and 235/45/17 rear tyres
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