Wheels 17" all round?

[Golflion]

Easy one can you please confirm tyre depths front and back and what pressures?

245 back

215 front

And do low mieage each year so budget tyres will do nice and soft that do 10,000 max?

Where do you find them with in budget for christ sake????

[SILICONE KID]

I have pro race 1.2
17 inch on front and rears

Front 7x17 ET25
REAR 8X17 ET 35

Tyres Front Falken 452`s 215/40/17

Rear

Falken 452`s 255/40/17




http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m54b44...


http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m54b44...


Very good tyre i run 24 psi front 26psi rear

Edited by SILICONE KID on Friday 17th September 22:37

Edited by SILICONE KID on Friday 17th September 22:39

Edited by SILICONE KID on Friday 17th September 22:43

[Golflion]

SILICONE KID said:

I have pro race 1.2
17 inch on front and rears

Front 7x17 ET25
REAR 8X17 ET 35

Tyres Front Falken 452`s 215/40/17

Rear

Falken 452`s 255/40/17




http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m54b44...


http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m54b44...


Very good tyre i run 24 psi front 26psi rear

Edited by SILICONE KID on Friday 17th September 22:37

Edited by SILICONE KID on Friday 17th September 22:39

Edited by SILICONE KID on Friday 17th September 22:43

Daz
Thanks for that was getting worried at high prices for 17"!!!

Were you at CITP last week?

[SILICONE KID]

Cars in the Park yes..i have the galaxy Grey one.Im going to stick with the Falken 452`s much better than the Toyos..problem is when the Falkens get more popular they will go up in price like the Toyos..

[Golflion]

SILICONE KID said:

Cars in the Park yes..i have the galaxy Grey one.Im going to stick with the Falken 452`s much better than the Toyos..problem is when the Falkens get more popular they will go up in price like the Toyos..

Totally agree, but amount of mileage i do, by the time i need to renew sonething else will have come out.

Bought some 17" wheels,so my Imolas which have been refurbished and have Toyos on that have only done approx 500 miles will be up for sale soon.

They will be some of the best up for sale, for people who want the original wheel set up,unfortunately i like the larger wheel look.

[SILICONE KID]

What wheels did you go for?remember you need at least 8j for the 245 rear tyres.

[Golflion]

SILICONE KID said:

What wheels did you go for?remember you need at least 8j for the 245 rear tyres.

I take it that is the off set?

The ones i have are 7.5,does this mean i will need a spacer then?

[SILICONE KID]

No 8j is the rim width,you will be pushing it with a 7.5j rim.

front is ET25 and rear ET 33 but you can get
away with murder as there is alot of space underneath ..You could go for 225/45/17 on the rear..Try this calulator,I would
not recommend a spacer on these cars..

ET is offset
J is rim width

http://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible_pg4.html

245/40/17 (245 is tyre width) (45 is 45%of the 245 wall height) 17is tyre diameter









http://www.alloywheels.com/tyrecalc.asp

Edited by SILICONE KID on Saturday 18th September 20:47

[Golflion]

SILICONE KID said:

No 8j is the rim width,you will be pushing it with a 7.5j rim.

front is ET25 and rear ET 33 but you can get
away with murder as there is alot of space underneath ..You could go for 225/45/17 on the rear..Try this calulator,I would
not recommend a spacer on these cars..

ET is offset
J is rim width

http://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible_pg4.html

245/40/17 (245 is tyre width) (45 is 45%of the 245 wall height) 17is tyre diameter

Jesus Daz??
Why is 7.5 worse than 8...thought it would be the oter way round?

These wheels came oof a Griff originally?









http://www.alloywheels.com/tyrecalc.asp

Edited by SILICONE KID on Saturday 18th September 20:47

[SILICONE KID]

245 is wider than 225 so a wider wheel rim J width is required.

look at the rim width calculator
http://www.alloywheels.com/tyrecalc.asp

[Golflion]

SILICONE KID said:

245 is wider than 225 so a wider wheel rim J width is required.

look at the rim width calculator
http://www.alloywheels.com/tyrecalc.asp

Got yer!

215 40 on front

225 45 on rear

That will save a bit of cash

[SILICONE KID]

Only problem is the diameter will be 6mm larger than the 245 set up and about 3mm larget than the standard set up you have..Some people complain the wall height looks a little odd..

Some tyre suppliers refuse to fit a 245 on a 7.5 rim

Edited by SILICONE KID on Sunday 19th September 12:03

[Golflion]

SILICONE KID said:

Only problem is the diameter will be 6mm larger than the 245 set up and about 3mm larget than the standard set up you have..Some people complain the wall height looks a little odd..

Some tyre suppliers refuse to fit a 245 on a 7.5 rim

Edited by SILICONE KID on Sunday 19th September 12:03

Currently have

205 60 r15 front
225 55 r16 rear

so if i go

215 40 r17 front

225 45 r17 rear

i should be fine then?

[JR]

Golflion said:

Currently have

205 60 r15 front
225 55 r16 rear

so if i go

215 40 r17 front

225 45 r17 rear

i should be fine then?

Yes, as long as your wheel offsets (ET) are OK.

[indy sean]

or you could buy these,

will fit a tvr as et 30 ofset allround, with r888 tyres,


link

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2078631.htm

[SILICONE KID]

what wheels have you gone for?I purchased four Pro race 1.2 including tyres fitted and balanced including fitting kit and insurance approved locking nuts for just over 700 quid...Sold my old wheels for 350 so it worked
out not to bad.Demon tweaks supply alot of wheels for these cars so they supply the correct off sets.If you dont like the writing on the rim you can pay a bit more and get them from A.C.T or Silverstone performance and they come with out the writing on the rim.You can go for 17 all round or 17 front 18 rear but the rear tyres are more expensive and some people complain of a harsh ride.


http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Performance/Wheels/B...

[Golflion]

SILICONE KID said:

what wheels have you gone for?I purchased four Pro race 1.2 including tyres fitted and balanced including fitting kit and insurance approved locking nuts for just over 700 quid...Sold my old wheels for 350 so it worked
out not to bad.Demon tweaks supply alot of wheels for these cars so they supply the correct off sets.If you dont like the writing on the rim you can pay a bit more and get them from A.C.T or Silverstone performance and they come with out the writing on the rim.You can go for 17 all round or 17 front 18 rear but the rear tyres are more expensive and some people complain of a harsh ride.


http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Performance/Wheels/B...

V similar to the newley aquired chim on the forum off Blue Thunder.

5 spoke but not as flat faced.

Will post some picks once i have sorted the bloody tyres out!!

[Golflion]

JR said:

Golflion said:

Currently have

205 60 r15 front
225 55 r16 rear

so if i go

215 40 r17 front

225 45 r17 rear

i should be fine then?

Yes, as long as your wheel offsets (ET) are OK.

ok last question,17" on front at 7.5J when i put new on the Imola 15" told to put 205 instead of 215 due to no PASis this the same princible?

[JR]

Golflion said:

JR said:

Golflion said:

Currently have

205 60 r15 front
225 55 r16 rear

so if i go

215 40 r17 front

225 45 r17 rear

i should be fine then?

Yes, as long as your wheel offsets (ET) are OK.

ok last question,17" on front at 7.5J when i put new on the Imola 15" told to put 205 instead of 215 due to no PASis this the same princible?

I'm not sure what principle you mean but I know what you're getting at and I wonder how you ended up with a choice of 215.

The Griff was launched with a 215 tyre but they soon became rare in 15" so TVR fitted 205s. Then everyone wanted wider rubber so TVR fitted 225f/245r. Then the Chim was launched as a rebodied Griff but on taller tyres so the 205 was used. Then some smart alec dreamt up the 205/225 PAS stuff which most people buy into.

In short fit what you want.

[Golflion]

JR said:

Golflion said:

JR said:

Golflion said:

Currently have

205 60 r15 front
225 55 r16 rear

so if i go

215 40 r17 front

225 45 r17 rear

i should be fine then?

Yes, as long as your wheel offsets (ET) are OK.

ok last question,17" on front at 7.5J when i put new on the Imola 15" told to put 205 instead of 215 due to no PASis this the same princible?

I'm not sure what principle you mean but I know what you're getting at and I wonder how you ended up with a choice of 215.

The Griff was launched with a 215 tyre but they soon became rare in 15" so TVR fitted 205s. Then everyone wanted wider rubber so TVR fitted 225f/245r. Then the Chim was launched as a rebodied Griff but on taller tyres so the 205 was used. Then some smart alec dreamt up the 205/225 PAS stuff which most people buy into.

In short fit what you want.

I have the option of putting the wheels on with existing worn 245 rear and 215 front to find out so thats what i'll do and report back.

Already agreed with Daz that 225 are required on the rears,just now need to decide on front