Improved Handling

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I'm trying to improve the handling of my Tuscan (unofficial mark 3) which has 255 wheels and tyres all round with spacers fitted to the front.

I was speaking to a fella at Chatsworth last weekend who has fitted the TVR Power performance 19" rims (see link: http://www.tvrpower.co.uk/store/slug/powers-perfor... )to his Tuscan, which is the same model as mine, they are 235 front and 265 rear with lower profile tyres so as not to effect the gearing, and he said they have greatly improved the handling and reduced the tramlining and bump steer, and no longer needs his spacers.

Has anyone else had this conversion done, and if so, has it greatly improved the handling?

I'm also aware of the Act SP12 wheels.

[Cliffedge]

I've spoken to Dom at TVR Power about this; he was extremely helpful, also spoken to several other people. It seems that every car is different in its handling characteristics, and wheel/tyre and geo set-ups can also be very different from car to car.

As an ex-racing driver, I do drive my car hard at times, and I'm very particular about the way my car handles and its geo set-up, wheel/tyre sizes etc, trying to develop the prefect handling to suit my style of driving.

I've decided to keep the 18" 255 rims, and try different geo set-ups, and continue to play with tyre pressures until I find the optimum set-up. There's no point in changing the shockers yet, as the standard ones with only 15k miles, there's nothing wrong with them.

My TVR specialist has tested my car and has said it handles a lot better than most other mk2 Tuscans. Don't get me wrong, it handles quite well, it's just me trying to strive for prefection. I will continue my task until it's just right.