Technomagnesia Detroits v Kahn RSR wheel upgrade

[tiny]

Getting a bit fed up of waiting for the factory spider/brake upgrade availability for my Griff 500.After a fair amount of trawling through old threads I'm going for Plan B.

This calls for 17" 7.5 wheels front and back with AP 4 pot/310 drilled dics on the front and 300 drilled discs on the back.(Can I get 7.5" on the front without spacers? - I've got PAS).

I've seen pics of Gerjo's car with it's 16" Front & 17" rear Technomagnesia Detroits and these look great.Has anybody fitted the Kahn RSRs and if so do you have a pic/comments before I make my final decision.

Peninsular will be doing the work

[gerjo]

hi Tiny,

Glad you like the wheels.
Don't know if 7,5J would fit in the front but if possible I would stick to 7J to avoid possible problems with the handling.

I'm sure someone has the Kahn wheels, I saw them on PH when I was chosing mine. Almost went for them myself, but decided in favor of the Techno's in the end.

[gerjo]

found them on a Chim:


car belongs to s willy but looking at his profile he now has a Tuscan (very nice one btw)

[tiny]

Gerjo,

Many thanks for your help and the pic - think I'll go the Techno Detroit route.

I assume the difference between Detroit and Detroit F1 is just size? What offset did you use?

Where did you get the TVR centres from and what tyres did you fit?

Tiny

[gerjo]

As far as I can remember the Detroit F1's were only available in 18" and/or didn't have the right offset.
I have:
7 x 16 ET25 front with Toyo Proxes T1-S 225/45/16
7,5 x 17 ET37 rear with 235/45/17

they fit straight on, no spacers needed
the Toyo's are fantastic

The centres I ordered from my dealer. I cut away the edge of the plastic holder (supplied with the Techno's) for the badges with a nife. Takes no more than 5-10 min per holder. This way the TVR badge fits nicely without any edge visible.

>> Edited by gerjo on Thursday 11th September 09:13

>> Edited by gerjo on Thursday 11th September 09:14

[tiny]

Gerjo,

Appreciate your additional help - I'll be back for more advice when I turn my attention to the engine!!!!

Will post pics when I've got the wheel/brake/Nitron upgrade done.

What did you think of the rear lights mod I had done ( see profile pic)

Tiny

[gerjo]

tiny said:

What did you think of the rear lights mod I had done ( see profile pic) Tiny

Very nice, no edges, smoothly done. I was thinking about it when my car was hit from the rear 2 years ago but didn't have the guts to do it.

[gerjo]

so Tiny, any pics of your new wheels? how do you like 'em?

[tiny]

Gerjo,

My car is still down at Peninsula having the work done and I hope to get it back in about 10 days.I can't get the Pirelli Rosso's I wanted in the sizes I need and as I don't fancy the Neros,I'm going for the Toyos like you (F 215/40 and R 245/40).

After Peninsula have finished I've got the car booked in to TVRbodyshop for their twin Headlight upgrade.

After that its power time! - I'm thinking of keeping this to a Cam,ACT and Mark Adams chip all of which I think you have already had done.Any input on specs,costs and results would be much apprecciated

Tiny